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38/ 2007
Bonn, 30.08.2007
Training occupations and the process behind them
Ten new or updated occupations which require completion of formal vocational training ("training occupations") will going into effect at the start of the 2007 training year. The new occupations are specialist for wood and structure protection work, wood and structure protection technician, mathematical/technical software developer and sport activities specialist. Over the past several months, new training regulations were developed for these four new occupations. Additionally, the existing training regulations for this year's six updated occupations were revised. Training regulations lay down the objectives, content and the examination requirements for vocational training that is provided on an in-house basis in actual firms. But who decides which activities will be formalized as a new occupation? Who lays down the parameters for the content to be taught during training and what does this procedure look like?
Answers to these and other questions can be found in the new brochure Vocational Training Regulations and the Process Behind Them from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training ("BIBB"). Over the course of up to 12 months, experts from companies and relevant chambers, trade unions, Germany's federal government and state governments develop - under BIBB's "lead management" - the fundamental features of the new vocational training regulations which regulate the practical in-company training segment. Parallel to this, experts from the individual states draft the framework curriculum for the theoretical school-based segment. The two groups then bring the respective content and timetables into line with one another.
The competent ministry in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research subsequently issues the new/revised training regulations in their finalized form and publishes them in the Federal Gazette. The involvement of all players involved ensures that new vocational training regulations represent viable offerings for companies and young people. As a result, companies in Germany can provide in-house vocational training that is highly relevant to day-to-day vocational practice, is up-to-date and can be tailored to the individual firm's interests.
The brochure Vocational Training Regulations and the Process Behind Them is available free of charge from
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)
Publikationen/Vertrieb
53142 Bonn
Germany Fax: +49 (0) 228 / 107-2967
ISBN: 978-3-88555-779-1 E-mail: vertrieb@bibb.de
3-88555-792-4
The German version of this brochure is also available for downloading on the Internet at www.bibb.de/pub/ausbildungsordnungen
Further information in German regarding the ten new or revised training occupations being launched in 2007 can be found at
www.bibb.de/pub/ausbildungsberufe-2007 .
