Almost five years of dual vocational education and training in Costa Rica - Time for an assessment
At the end of 2019, the law on dual vocational training was passed in Costa Rica, laying the foundation for dual vocational training programmes. What has happened since then? And what are the challenges? GOVET reports.
New GOVET publication on sustainability in vocational education and training
In cooperation with international partners GOVET has produced a publication on the topic of sustainability in vocational education. What role does the topic play at a political level? How can sustainability be considered in the vocational practice? What best practices are there from other countries?
A Comparative Analysis of Vocational Educational Reforms in Germany and China
How do vocational training systems react to developments such as the fourth industrial revolution and socio-economic transformation? Jia Li, a master's student at the TUM, is comparing the reform approaches of China and Germany. In an interview with GOVET, she talks about her research.
The first Africa Skills Week brought together decision-makers from Africa and at multilateral level in Ghana to address common challenges in vocational education and training. The foundations were also successfully laid for a joint, continental vocational education and training strategy.
Save the Date: Transatlantic webinar on work-based training
GOVET is organizing a webinar together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on November 19. The transatlantic exchange is aimed at those interested in vocational education and training in both countries and focuses on practice-oriented training in the USA and Germany.
Informal learning and its recognition: A comparative overview of South Africa and Ghana
In South Africa and Ghana, learning often takes place outside of institutions, qualifications are not recognized. Both countries aim to increase the recognition of informally acquired qualifications to promote employment. Dr. Ralf Hermann and Julia Olesen analyze the political approaches.
Costa Rica aims to convince more educational institutions and companies of dual vocational training
How can Costa Rica attract more companies to participate in dual training? This question was at the center of a study trip. Eleven representatives from companies, private, and public educational institutions from Costa Rica learned about the dual training system. What insights did they gain?
“Without companies, there's no vocational training in the dual system!”
The title of this article has become a guiding principle for dual VET in Costa Rica and a core topic in the bilateral cooperation. It has led to a joint series of events in Costa Rica specifically aimed at informing companies about dual VET. GOVET was also in attendance.
GOVET presentations provide information on various aspects of vocational training in Germany. They are available in several different languages. Now, the existing presentations have been updated and two new presentations were added to the product range.
Singapore: Transformation in Vocational Education and Training
Education and training in the transformation process is also of great importance to PISA champion Singapore. Mechanisms of qualification for the upcoming challenges also occupy the city state's trade unions and business community - a delegation gathered inspiration during a study trip.
The Costa Rican Ministry of Education visits GOVET
Training regulations require a lot of coordination. Many stakeholders are involved in their development and implementation. Representatives of the Ministry of Education in Costa Rica examined this issue on a study trip and exchanged ideas and views with BIBB colleagues and companies in the region.
Guest Article: German apprenticeship collaboration yields new strategies to strengthen workforce and advance a thriving economy
A weeklong visit by leaders from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee to the German cities of Bonn, Koblenz, and Berlin is sparking new strategies to boost apprenticeship on both sides of the Atlantic.
First TVET Symposium in Ghana is a complete success
At the first TVET Symposium in Ghana, the CVET joined forces with GOVET and the BMBF to stage an impressive programme which also included the presentation of a Declaration of Intent for further bilateral cooperation in VET and the launch of Ghana’s second Vocational Education and Training Report.
This was GOVET's working year 2023: The annual report highlights success stories, new formats, challenges and topics from GOVET's advisory work in a multimedia overview: as a one-stop shop for the international VET-cooperation, at the round table and in the ministry's (BMBF) collaborations.
Ghana – second Vocational Education and Training Report published
Ghana’s TVET Report marks an important milestone in the German-Ghanaian bilateral cooperation. One and a half years after its first publication, the TVET Report has become firmly established amongst the Ghanaian partners. The publication of a second report has met with considerable appreciation.
Making sustainability tangible - with the VET Chain
Sustainability is slowly becoming a new standard in the training and framework curricula of VET. Implementation in companies and schools offers new scope for design. In this context, GOVET has developed the "VET Chain" counselling tool, which celebrated its premiere as a workshop at didacta 2024.
Trainer exchange Costa Rica and Germany - first-hand experience
"From trainer to trainer..." - In order to learn from each other, direct dialogue is often the best. This was the experience of Enrique Mejia Cespedes from the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje Costa Rica. With the support of GOVET, he realised an exchange of trainers at the Schlosshotel Gedern.
From the occupational description to the training plan – BIBB/GOVET staged two workshops in Costa Rica with participants from the country’s Ministry of Education and National Education Institute on the development and implementation of training regulations in the Costa-Rican training system.
