Stakeholder of the German dual vocational education system
The main stakeholders of the German dual VET systems are the federal government, the federal states, the social partners and the chambers.
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The federal government…
- has legislative powers for company-based vocational education and training,
- is responsible for the content structure of the company-based element of the training occupations it has recognised,
- recognises training occupations via a legal ordinance and stipulates binding requirements for the respective training and examination in training regulations,
- funds measures for the support and innovation of vocational education and training and measures relating to the transitions at interfaces within VET,
- and promotes vocational education and training research
The federal states …
- bear full and sole responsibility for the school system in Germany,
- draw up skeleton curricula for the vocational school which are harmonised with the training regulations for company-based training,
- finance teaching staff (municipal authorities and local government districts are responsible for buildings and inventory),
- and exercise legal scrutiny of the chambers.
The social partners ...
- work together to develop proposals for the creation of new training occupations or for the modernisation of existing occupations,
- appoint experts to prepare training regulations and skeleton curricula within the respective area of responsibility,
- and conclude regulations in collective wage agreements relating to matters such as the amount of training allowances.
The chambers ...
- advise companies and trainees,
- monitor company-based training,
- ascertain the suitability of companies and trainers,
- register training contracts,
- conduct examinations,
- and set up a Vocational Education and Training Committee.
Sources used on this page:
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Hippach-Schneider, Ute; Huismann, Adrienne: "Germany - VET in Europe - 2016 Country Report". Published by BIBB in the context of ReferNet Country reports by CEDEFOP. Bonn 2016. p. 9-10.