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Alliance for Dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean

Vocational training institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean have joined forces to form the Alliance for Dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean. Their aim is to work together to improve the quality and spread of dual training programs. As a reference institution, BIBB supports the Alliance by providing technical support and advice.

Members of the Alianza para la formación dual de América Latina y el Caribe
at the conference in Rio (October 2026)

The Alliance for Dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean (Alianza para la formación dual en América Latina y el Caribe) was founded in 2021, in part at the initiative of BIBB, as a networking platform for peer and policy learning and innovation transfer. Its members are leading vocational training institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean. The majority of the institutions cover the largest share of public vocational training provision in their countries.

With the Alliance, the member organizations want to

  • promote cooperation between the leading institutions for VET in Latin America and the Caribbean,
  • form cooperative communities to consolidate dual systems,
  • analyze national, regional and sectoral examples of best practice in the participating countries,
  • innovate models of cooperation between the productive sector and educational institutions, and
  • enable the mobility of the individual actors in the dual system.

The Alliance is steered by a coordination group consisting of the respective one-year presidency (“chair country”), BIBB (reference institution) and ILO/Cinterfor (technical secretariat at the Inter-American Centre of the International Labour Organization).

Participants in the study visit are standing in front of the BIBB building.
Friday, 25 September 2026

Latin American Alliance visits BIBB

Study visit by the Alliance for dual VET in Latin America and the Caribbean combines insights into the German system of vocational education and training (VET) with an international exchange of experiences.

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A sheet bearing the inscription: Conmemoración de los 5 años de la Alianza para la formación dual de América Latina y el Caribe, Debate: Aplicación del modelo dual en economías con alta informalidad
Monday, 6 July 2026

Five years of Alliance for Dual VET in Latin America

At the end of June, the Alliance for Dual Vocational Training in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrated its fifth anniversary. Following the commemorative ceremony, experts discussed in a webinar how dual models can be implemented in economies with high levels of informality.

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