The international conference hosted by "Education and Employers" took place under the motto "Preparing Young People for the Future". BIBB Director of Research and Vice President, Prof. Hubert Ertl, analysed the role of employers in initial and continuing vocational education and training in Germany.
BIBB presents study on minimum training remuneration from the perspective of companies
The BIBB has used a data-based simulation to investigate the issue of which businesses would be affected by a minimum training remuneration and how high the anticipated cost increase might be for companies. Result: Small businesses face particular challenges.
Thursday, 7 June 2018
Company survey shows: There is no way around vocational education and training!
Internal training remains the ideal way for many companies to secure their requirements for skilled workers over the long term. These are the findings of a BIBB company survey, which were presented at the opening of the BIBB Congress in Berlin.
Friday, 6 April 2018
BWP 2/2018 published: Cooperations in VET
This issue of BWP highlights the reasons behind various types of cooperation in vocational education and training and reveals areas of potential for learners and learning venues.
Improving the integration of refugees in Germany in future by means of vocational education and training will be critically dependent on providing individually-tailored training programmes of the right quality and in the right amounts. These are some of the key findings from a new analysis by BIBB.
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Important: school marks, work attitude and social behaviour
A company survey conducted by BIBB and the Social Science Research Centre Berlin shows what requirements companies make of applicants who hold an intermediate secondary school leaving certificate.
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Strengthening VET – Small companies and vocational schools need more support
Both policy makers and trade and industry need to adopt measures to strengthen the status of vocational education and training in Germany. BIBB President Esser emphasised this on the occasion of the start of the new training year, which officially begins on 1 August.
