Education Forum Asia: Education as an ongoing process
Around 100 participants gained valuable insights into current trends and developments in vocational education and training in Germany and Asia at the Education Forum Asia on 28 March 2025. iMOVE organized the event together with OAV - German Asia-Pacific Business Association in Hamburg.
The German-Asian Forum aimed at connecting decision makers from the Asian training sector with German providers of initial and continuing VET and with German companies needing skilled workers in and from Asia. International partnerships are intended to strengthen skilled worker recruitment.
German dual vocational training: successful blueprint in Rwanda
The "Youth Skilling and Employment Initiative Rwanda" of the Bildungswerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft e. V. (BIWE) trains young Rwandans in areas such as sales, customer service, welding and plumbing and places them in companies.
Interview on the occasion of International Women's Day: How are women represented in typically male professions in Brazil? Do they need special support? Felipe Morgado reports on the work of the BIBB partner institution SENAI.
The perspective of apprentices in the monitoring of vocational education and training policy
Providing valuable input for education policy decisions, monitoring is essential for evidence-based VET policy. But how is the perspective of trainees captured? This article shows how the perspectives of trainees are systematically captured through surveys in Denmark, Switzerland and Germany.
Virtual Book Launch Sustainability in Vocational Education and Training – National and International Experiences
What role does sustainability play in international VET cooperation? In December, GOVET published a publication on this topic in December 2024, which was developed in collaboration with 22 authors from eleven countries. GOVET is organising a virtual book launch for 29 January 2025.
3rd German-African Forum on Vocational Training and Education
Under the motto "Boosting future skills and partnerships for sustainable growth", decision-makers from education, business and politics, including the education ministers from Benin, Madagascar and Nigeria, met in Berlin on 2 October 2024 for the "3rd German-African Forum on VET".
Africa Skills Week: Global cooperation for excellent vocational education and training
The BILT Bridging Event in Ghana offered a platform for political exchange in the context of the African Union’s Africa Skills Week. In Accra, discussions were held with African and international VET stakeholders: What could a global agenda for excellent vocational education and training look like?
Based on 2023 Spotlights on VET, this brochure provides a concise overview of the VET system in each country of the EU, Iceland and Norway. Next to a system chart, it outlines key features of VET as well as challenges and policy responses on two pages per country.
The Cedefop ReferNet database with detailed information on VET systems in the EU, Iceland and Norway, has been updated. It is worth taking a look at the diagrams, as they provide an excellent overview of the variety of systems in Europe; generate reports or compare by country and topic!
Transparency is crucial in shaping a European Education Area. Its aim is to facilitate communication between the different national education systems. BWP issue 2/2025 “European transparency instruments” takes a look at different instruments, reflecting their origins and relevance to VET in Europe.
New presidency of the Alliance for VET in Latin America and the Caribbean
At the invitation of the presidency of the Alliance for VET in Latin America and the Caribbean, INFOTEP, BIBB and ILO/Cinterfor, the members of the Alliance and representatives from politics, business and practice discussed the pillars of dual VET at an international conference in Santo Domingo.
BILT publication on vocational education and training in tourism and hospitality
A report and compendium of innovative practice examples have been published after a year of intensive collaboration between some 30 experts from Africa, Asia and Europe, as well as international organisations.
An overview of vocational education and training initiatives and programmes in Germany in 2023, successful approaches and challenges from the perspective of European priority setting.
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.
