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

VET Repository

The VET Repository offers a systematic point of reference from 1988 onwards for all aspects of German-language vocational education and training and VET research. It can also be used as a publication platform for initial and secondary publications.
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BIBB Publications

The main BIBB research and work results are published in a range of Open Access publication series. Publications from selected series are also available as printed copies. BIBB publications are intended for both research and practice and cover the broad range of vocational education and training topics.
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Vocational Training in Research and Practice

The BIBB specialist journal publishes academic findings and practical experience of current issues in vocational education and training. It is published four times a year and each issue has a special focus. It has a broad readership from the areas of academia, policy-making and practice. All articles are available to download free of charge.
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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.

Details on publishing in 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 "Jugendberufsagenturen – Rechtskreisübergreifende Zusammenarbeit am Übergang Schule - Beruf" (January 2025)

Selected bibliography "Nachhaltigkeit in der beruflichen Bildung" (November 2024)

All selected bibliographies

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.
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In the AzubiView podcast, trainees introduce their occupation and share insights into their everyday training.
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The summary of new publications allows you to find out about current publications in the BIBB publication series and download them directly.

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