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05/ 2009
Bonn, 27.01.2009
Prime Minister Wulff and BIBB President Kremer to award the 2009 "Prize for Innovation in Continuing Education and Training" (WIP)
BIBB at the "didacta" education fair in Hanover
This year's "Prize for Innovation in Continuing Education and Training" (WIP) will be presented on 12 February 2009 by the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony Christian Wulff and the President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Manfred Kremer. The WIP (www.bibb.de/wip ) is awarded by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training every year to recognise innovative and forward looking ideas in continuing vocational training and in-company continuing training. The WIP 2009 will confer prizes on five outstanding projects, and the prize-giving ceremony (which will begin at 3:00 pm in Hall 15, Stand D 51) will provide one of the centrepieces of BIBB's activities at this year's "didacta" in Hanover. The "didacta" is the largest educational fair in Europe, and the Federal Institute will once again be maintaining a presence from 10 to 14 February offering information, presentations and discussions on current topics and perspectives relating to initial and continuing vocational training.
The BIBB exhibition stand (Halle 15, Stand D 49) will provide visitors to the fair with information on such topics as:
- the ongoing national and international research and development work the Institute is pursuing;
- the broad spectrum of BIBB training material on vocational training (publications, CD-ROM's, videos, online and offline products);
- the services of the Vocational Training Literature Database (www.ldbb.de) and
- "Training Plus" - the BIBB portal on additional qualifications and dual courses of study in vocational training (www.ausbildungplus.de).
BIBB is also organising the "Training/Skills" Forum to run in parallel to the above (Hall 15, Stand D 51). This will feature a daily programme of lectures and presentations in which vocational training experts will focus on the latest status of research and the most recent activities within the following main areas.
- International vocational education and training (Tuesday 10 February 2009)
- Vocational training for trainers (Wednesday 11 February 2009)
- New developments in continuing vocational training and the presentation of the 2009 BIBB "Prize for Innovation in Continuing Education and Training" (Thursday 12 February 2009)
- Career choice/vocational orientation (Friday 13 February 2009)
- Current vocational education and training (Saturday 14 February 2009)
For further (German language) details on the programme for the "Training/Skills" Forum please visit the BIBB website at www.bibb.de/messen.
BIBB's activities at the "didacta" are supplemented by two specialist conferences.
"Putting vocational training to the test: initial and continuing training in technical manufacturing occupations"
This specialist conference, which will take place on 13 February 2009, is subject to an entry fee and will be jointly staged by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training and the Didacta Association. (The conference begins at 10:00 am and ends at 4:30 pm).
"Basic IT competences and their significance for a competitive location policy"
This specialist conference will take place on 12 February 2009 from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. It will be jointly staged by BIBB and the Didacta Association in conjunction with the Service Association for Information Technology (DLGI).
For more (German language) details on the programmes of these two specialist conferences and on conditions of participation please visit the BIBB website at www.bibb.de/messen.
Point of contact at BIBB for further information:
Angela Hauke, Tel.: 0228 / 107-2830; e-mail: hauke@bibb.de
Information on the "didacta 2009" education fair is available at http://www.didacta-hannover.de/
Visit BIBB and the events it is staging at the "didacta" education fair in Hanover
(Halle 15, Stand D 49 und D 51).
Gather information; take advantage of the advisory services we offer
and join us in debating current issues relating to
initial and continuing vocational education and training.
