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Training staff make a valuable contribution to the training and socialisation of the future’s skilled workers. This issue of BWP focuses on the acquisition and training of vocational training staff and on which old and new requirements need to be managed along the way.

What will dual VET look like in the industrial sector in ten years’ time? In order to examine issues of this nature in greater detail, BIBB hosted a workshop  which was attended by around 40 specially chosen participants from several industrial sectors.

How has training changed in the era of digitisation and heterogeneous learning groups? Are trainers prepared to face these technological and pedagogical challenges? This BWP issue provides answers to these questions.

Comprehensive information on current issues relating to VET will be presented by BIBB at the "didacta" trade fair, held in Hanover from 20 to 24 February 2018. Visit us in Hall 13, Stand F112. We look forward to an exchange of views with you.

EduTECH Asia, which took place from 8 to 10 November in Singapore, is Asia’s largest education conference and technology exhibition. The BIBB, represented by Head of Department Birgit Thomann, used the opportunity to draw international attention to the importance of in-company training personnel.

Vocational schools face challenges such as demographic change, digitalisation, and the trend towards higher school leaving qualifications. BIBB investigated the current situation of the learning venue and of the various approaches adopted in the federal states in a national comparison.

Having well-qualified education and training personnel makes a significant contribution to high-quality vocational education and training. This issue focusses on concepts for the training of vocational education and training personnel in Germany and abroad.