Vocational Training

Christina Anger / Axel Plünnecke ·
IW-Analyse Nr. 140 ·
21 January 2021

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A Challenge for the German education system

Germany has been making good progress towards achieving equality of opportunity in its education system. Latterly, however, it has become clear that the correlation between socio-economic background and educational success is again becoming more pronounced, a phenomenon which can be partly attributed to the high level of immigration in recent years.

Susanne Seyda / Luisa Wallossek / Michael Zibrowius ·
IW-Analyse Nr. 122 ·
15 May 2018

Factors influencing the Participation of Workers with no formal Qualifications in further Training

The present analysis examines the factors influencing the participation of workers with no formal qualifications in further training. Within this group, there has been an increase in the proportion of menial jobs, which correlates negatively with the probability of undergoing further training.

The Costs and Benefits of Continuing Further Training

Susanne Seyda / Beate Placke ·
IW-Trends Nr. 4 ·
4 December 2017

The 9th IW Survey of Further Training

In 2016 some 85 per cent of companies in Germany were active in continuing vocational training, using a broad mix of methods.

Regina Flake / Lydia Malin / Paula Risius ·
IW-Trends Nr. 5 ·
26 October 2017

How High School Graduates Decide Between a University Course and Vocational Trai

The proportion of school students who take and pass the German Abitur exams (equivalent to British ‘A’-levels or the American high school diploma) has been increasing for many years.

Markus Körbel / Sarah Pierenkemper / Michael Zibrowius ·
Expertise ·
28 September 2017

Gaining and Retaining Skilled Personnel Abroad

The present study investigates training strategies of German companies in developing and emerging countries. By means of semi-structured interviews we shed light on the experiences of 16 companies operating in six countries. We thereby aim at identifying guidance for companies’ training and personnel development abroad.

Developments and Success Factors in Selected Countries

Regina Flake ·
Expertise ·
7 March 2017

The Role of the Private Sector in Vocational and Educational Training

Even though the four analysed countries are very different in terms of their starting points and their demographic, economic and institutional framework conditions, they all face the same challenge: designing a vocational education and training system that makes the country future-proof.

New Skills Agenda of the European Commission ·
IW News ·
5 December 2016

Brush up the image of vocational training

The European Vocational Education and Training (VET) Week is designed to make vocational training more attractive. The dual system in Germany can serve as a model for countries with high youth unemployment.