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Implementation of the German Qualifications Framework Prof. Dr. Friedrich Hubert Esser, President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training On 22 March 2011, the GQF Working Group adopted the draft German Qualifications Framework (GQF). An important milestone was thus reached in the agenda for implementing the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The task now is to pump life into the implementation of the GQF. This article will first of all illuminate the background to the development of the GQF and the current state of affairs. In the process, attention will be directed in particular towards the placement of vocational qualifications in relation to general school leaving certificates. Read more Implementation of the German Qualifications Framework |
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Traineeships during the transition from education to employment in Germany and Europe Philipp Grollmann, Tanja Weigel, Tobias Wolfgarten In the wake of the economic and financial crisis, the subject of the transition from school to the working world is drawing the particular interest of the European Commission and EU Member States. Countries in Southern Europe such as Spain and Greece report youth unemployment rates of up to 50% in some places. This high level of youth unemployment often goes hand-in-hand with precarious employment for those youths who have found a job. Read more Traineeships during the transition from education to employment in Germany and Europe |
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Reinhold Weiß, Prof. Dr., Deputy President and Head of the Research at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn Working life is now almost unimaginable without computers, mobile phones, email and the Internet. It is hard to name any occupational field that has not been affected. Media competence has developed de facto into a new cultural technique. It is a cross-cutting competency in practically all occupations. |
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BWP 3/2012 Learning with digital media
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Shortages on the labour market: Changes in education and employment behaviour will mitigate shortages of skilled workers Robert Helmrich, Gerd Zika, Michael Kalinowski, Marc Ingo Wolter
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Exchanging views with Switzerland on the structuring of commercial occupations Franz Kaiser Over the course of the last fifteen years, twelve new commercial training occupations have been developed in Germany and existing occupations within the area have largely been updated. In contrast to Germany, commercial training in Switzerland (which is referred to as basic training) is predominantly regulated via a single ordinance which provides specifications for 21 branches. Does this mean that Switzerland trains completely different types of commercial employees to those found in Germany? Please also note BIBB's conference on commercial occupations on 14 november 2012. Details at activities. Read more Exchanging views with Switzerland on the structuring of commercial occupations |
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BIBB vocational education and training workshop in Puebla Diana Cáceres-Reebs, Michael Wiechert Approximately 60 participants attended the workshop. These included CONALEP's Director General Mr. Wilfrido Perea, the regional directors from the federal states of Mexico, Puebla, Guanajuato, Chiapas, Taxcala and Zacatecas, staff from the National Employers' Association COPARMEX and representatives from both the German-Mexican Chamber of Industry and Commerce and from German and Mexican companies. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) initiative iMOVE was also represented alongside employees from BIBB.The main purpose of the workshop was the exchange of information with regard to the legal structures and current challenges of the VET systems of the two countries. |
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First regional meeting of BIBB partner institutions in Latin America Diana Cáceres-Reebs, Michael Wiechert The first regional meeting of BIBB partner institutions in Latin America took place in Metepec (Mexico). The event was organised in conjunction with BIBB's partner institute in the country, the Mexican National College of Technical Professional Education (Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica, CONALEP). Around 20 representatives from CONALEP, from the Columbian National Vocational Training Service SENA and from the Chilean Ministry of Labour (MinTrab/MINEDUC) were invited to attend. Read more Further information |
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ECVET as a vehicle for better mobility? Moving from Recommendation to practice Christiane Eberhardt The Copenhagen Declaration of 2002 initiated a multitude of activities aimed at fostering the mobility of individual persons and at increasing the transparency of qualifications. One of these initiatives encompasses the development of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training, or ECVET. The aim of ECVET is to establish a procedure which permits the transfer and reciprocal recognition of learning outcomes achieved in different educational systems and within various contexts of initial and continuing vocational education and training. Read more Academic Research Discussion Paper issue 134 (Information and Download) |
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Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) Robert-Schuman-Platz 3 Editorial Team:
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