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Vocational education and training in a global context

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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Mexican expertise on the German labour market is a win-win situation

"I really want to go back to Germany and work there." Rosa S. was very excited when she heard that the Carl Duisberg Centren in Latin America had accepted her onto a new programme.

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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

International Call For Edtech Start-ups

Apply now: Together with its partner SENAI, BIBB invites to an international call for start-ups. The programme promotes the technical development and market launch of digital innovations for VET in Brazil. Funding is provided by SENAI, while BIBB supports the start-ups with jury and expert advice.

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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Cedefop study on the current state of transparency and transferability of qualifications in VET in Europe

A Cedefop study on the state of progress of the learning outcome approach in VET in Europe revealed that thematic areas, such as credit accumulation and transfer, quality assurance, recognition of qualifications, and validation systems for non-formal and informal learning, are also relevant. 

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Delegation from the Indonesian Embassy Visits BIBB
Monday, 23 June 2025

Delegation from the Indonesian Embassy Visits BIBB

The Chargé d'Affaires of the Indonesian Embassy and his delegation visited the BIBB offices in Bonn to learn more about Germany’s dual vocational training system. They also exchanged views on BIBB’s advisory work in Indonesia. It was a lively and stimulating discussion throughout.

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The German VET system

The English BIBB website offers a new section that provides an overview of the German vocational education and training system.

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VET Glossary

The glossary is a source for terms and definitions which are used in the field of vocational education and training. Emphasis is placed on its usage in the context of the German dual system.

look up terms in the VET Glossary