Publications and Library
Our responsibilities include the processing and dissemination on a target-group basis of BIBB research and work results, providing the latest information to the (expert) community and to the general public, and documenting specialist literature on topics within vocational education and training.
Overview
The VET Repository’s development into a central point of contact for VET research and literature has seen publication options being established and expanded. The VET Repository is now also available as a publication platform. As external authors, you have the opportunity to publish your research results as an initial or secondary publication via the VET Repository.
We provide compilations of literature on around 50 different topics in vocational education and training research and practice. The selected biographies provide an overview of current discourse on a vocational educational and training topic.
The selected biographies are regularly updated and have been stored in the BIBB's VET repository since 2020. The most up-to-date selected biographies are listed below; older editions can be searched for via the VET Repository.
Selected bibliography "Personal in der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung" (June 2025)
Selected bibliography "Duale Studiengänge" (April 2025)
Selected bibliography "Der europäische Berufsbildungsraum" (March 2025)
Selected bibliography "Demokratie lernen in der Berufsbildung" (January 2025)
Selected bibliography "Nachhaltigkeit in der beruflichen Bildung" (November 2024)
The Aktuell & lesenswert information service is published three times a year and contains references to new and interesting publications from the VET Repository. All literature references contain bibliographic information and abstracts and, for online publications, a link in each case to the full text.
aktuell & lesenswert: Neues aus dem VET Repository Ausgabe 1/2025
aktuell & lesenswert: Neues aus dem VET Repository Ausgabe 3/2024
aktuell & lesenswert: Neues aus dem VET Repository Ausgabe 2/2024
Podcast episodes are released in the BWP podcast and AzubiView series to accompany each BWP issue.
In the BWP podcast, specialists from the areas of academia, policy-making and practice are interviewed on current VET topics.
To the BWP podcast
In the AzubiView podcast, trainees introduce their occupation and share insights into their everyday training.
To the AzubiView podcast
The summary of new publications allows you to find out about current publications in the BIBB publication series and download them directly.