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KRISTINA ALICE HENSEN-REIFGENS | UTE HIPPACH-SCHNEIDER Germany VET in Europe – Country report 2014 Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training Robert-Schuman-Platz 3 ISBN 978-3-945981-01-6 53175 Bonn Phone: (02 28) 1 07-0 Fax: (02 28) 1 07-29 76 / 77 Web: www.bibb.de Email: [email protected] KRISTINA ALICE HENSEN-REIFGENS | UTE HIPPACH-SCHNEIDER Germany VET in Europe – Country report 2014 „This report is based on a common structure defned by Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) for the purpose of its ReferNet Country reports. 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Monitoring of VET Systems Publication Management: Divison 1.4 For further information please visit our Creative-Commons-Infopage at Layout & Cover: CD Werbeagentur, Troisdorf www.bibb.de/cc-lizenz. Printing: W. Bertelsmann Verlag, GmbH & Co. KG This online pulication is registered and archived at the German National Distribution: Library. Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training Division 1.4 – Publication Management/Library – Publications – Robert-Schuman-Platz 3 D-53175 Bonn Fax: 02 28/1 07-29 67 E-Mail: [email protected] ISBN 978-3-945981-01-6 Catalogue No.: 09.237 Printed in Germany 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. External factors influencing VET ................................................................ 5 1.1 Population statistics ...................................................................................... 5 1.2 Economy and labour market ............................................................................. 6 1.3 Educational Attainment ................................................................................. 6 2. Providing vocational education and training in a lifelong learning perspective .............................................................................................. 8 2.1 Diagram of the national education and training system ............................................... 8 2.2 Government-regulated VET provision .................................................................. 9 2.2.1 Role of the central government. 9 2.2.2 Role of the regional government ........................................................................ 9 2.2.3 Role of the social partners ............................................................................... 9 2.2.4 Education and training providers ....................................................................... 10 2.2.5 Teachers and trainers .................................................................................... 18 2.3 Other forms of training .................................................................................. 18 2.3.1 Training providers, typical programmes and target groups ........................................... 19 2.3.2 Funding mechanisms .................................................................................... 20 2.3.3 Quality assurance mechanisms .......................................................................... 20 2.3.4 Teachers and trainers .................................................................................... 21 3. Shaping VET qualifications ........................................................................ 22 3.1 Development of standards ............................................................................... 22 3.2 Shared responsibilities ................................................................................... 22 3.3 Examination .............................................................................................. 24 3.4 Anticipation of future skill needs. 24 3.5 German Qualifications Framework – DQR (Deutscher Qualifikationsrahmen) ...................... 25 4. Promoting participation in vocational education and training ..................... 27 4.1 IVET ....................................................................................................... 27 4.2 CVET ...................................................................................................... 30 4.3 Training for the Unemployed ............................................................................ 31 4.4 Guidance and counselling ............................................................................... 31 5. Authors, sources, bibliography, acronyms and abbreviations ....................... 34 5.1 Authors. 34 5.2 Sources, references and websites ........................................................................ 34 5.3 List of acronyms .......................................................................................... 40 Annex A: Tables .................................................................................................... 42 Annex B: Diagrams ............................................................................................... 56 Annex C: Further explanations ............................................................................... 59 Annex D: Laws and regulations .............................................................................. 61 4 LIST OF DIAGRAMS Diagram A: The German education and training system .................................................................................................... 8 Diagram B: Participation rates in occupationally related continuing training by employment status 2007 and 2012 (%) ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Diagram C: Updating procedure of training regulations ..................................................................................................... 23 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: School based IVET at upper secondary level .................................................................................................... 11 Table 2: Students in other youth programmes .................................................................................................................. 11 Table 3: Students enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation (values and share of total), 2012 ........................................................................................................................... 12 Table 4: Apprenticeship ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 5: Students in VET at post-secondary (non tertiary level) ............................................................................... 14 Table 6: Students enrolled in post-secondary non tertiary education by programme orientation (values and share of total), 2012 ........................................................................................................................... 15 Table 7: Students in VET at tertiary level ........................................................................................................................... 17 Table 8: Students at ISCED level 5 by programme destination (values and share of total) and at ISCED 6, 2012 .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 9: Types of teachers and trainers in the German VET system ......................................................................... 18 Table 10: CVET teachers and trainers .................................................................................................................................... 21 Table 11: Financing of vocational training ........................................................................................................................... 27 5 1. EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING VET Germany is a republic and a democracy; it is a federal people aged under 20, 61% were aged between 20 and state based on the rule of constitutional law and social 65 and 20% were 65 or older. By 2060, as many as one in justice. Berlin is both the country’s capital city and the three (34%) will be at least 65 and there will be twice as seat of government. During its founding phase, the fed- many 70 year-olds than children born.2 eral republic of Germany chose to adopt a social market economy, combining free enterprise within a competitive The age group of those aged between 17 and 25 will economy with social progress. shrink by around a ffth by 2030, and a change in the ed- ucational decisions made by young people will also take Germany comprises 16 Länder. There is a distinct cooper- place. This trend will lead to higher school qualifcations, ative federalism within the State sector, both horizontally and higher education reforms will increase the attrac- between the Länder and between the Länder