Russian Federation
An agreement between the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Union signed in 1989 led to the start of BIBB's contacts with the Soviet Union and its successor states. These contacts initially consisted of sporadic observation activities.
In 1992 Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Science assigned BIBB a number of extensive tasks aimed at supporting efforts to foster vocational education and training in Central and Eastern Europe. These tasks included in particular the implementation, supervision and execution of vocational education and training measures. The first cooperation agreement was subsequently signed with BIBB's Russian partner institute, the Institute for the Development of Vocational Education and Training (IRPO) in Moscow. This agreement revolved around vocational training consultancy services, information, exchanges and pilot projects. The cooperation agreement with the IRPO was renewed in 2002 after the TRANSFORM Programme ended its vocational education and training assistance. The agreement now focuses on collaboration in the field of vocational training research. This collaboration took concrete form in the research project Continued Development of Instruments for Vocational Training Consultancy Services Abroad Based on a Sustainability Analysis of TRANSFORM Projects.
