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Ministerium für Kultus, Jugend und Sport

Vocational Education and Training in

Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany

Vocational Education and Training in

Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany


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Information on Baden-Wuerttemberg

The Dual System in Baden-Wuerttemberg

Vocational Education and Training inBaden-Wuerttemberg

Vocational Education and Training inBaden-Wuerttemberg


Information on Baden-Wuerttemberg

and Germany


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Impressions of Baden-WuerttembergImpressions of Baden-Wuerttemberg


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State of Baden-WuerttembergState of Baden-Wuerttemberg

• Population: 10,747,000

• Size: 35,725 km²

• No natural resources


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• Employees: 4.4 Mio.

• Unemployment rate: Germany 7.2 % BW 4.0 % BW 25 an younger 2.8%

• more than 125,000 crafts enterprises

• more than 8,400 industrial enterprises

• About 60% of all enterprises have the right to participate in the training in the Dual System - 80% of them actually train young apprentices

Economy in BWEconomy in BW


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22%

20%

12%7% 6%

5%

28%

Engineering

Autom otiveIndustry

Metal Industry

Electronics

OpticalIndustry

Chem icalIndustry

OthersBW holds a percentage of 4.3 % of the world‘s total engineering market, as compared to nations like Great Britain (3.1 %) or France (4.0 %)

22%

28%

20%

12%

7%

6%

5%

Main Industries in BWMain Industries in BW


The Dual System in

Baden-Wuerttemberg

The Dual System in

Baden-Wuerttemberg


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German Federal LawGerman Federal Law

According to our “constitution”, the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany

(Grundgesetz, Art. 70):

“All educational issues are decided by the individual Federal States autonomously” (Länderhoheit)


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Coordination between Federal Republic and Federal States

Coordination between Federal Republic and Federal States

Standing Conference of Ministers of Education

BW

Hamburg

Saxony

Bavaria

National Minister of Education

16 Federal States BMBF


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General Certificate of Education

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education

General Secondary School (5 years) (151,000)

IntermediateSecondary

School(6 years)

(233,000)

Voc.Interm.

Second.School(1 year)

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Upper Secondary

School(8 years)

(311,000)

Upper Secondary Vocational

School(3 years)

(50,300)

40.8%34.0%24.4%

Upper Sec.Voc.School

(2,100)

Dual System of VTE part-time vocational school plus

in-company training(2 – 3.5 years)

(201,000)

Employ-ment

Senior Voc.School (FE)

(13,400)

Advanced Voc.School(45,300)

Advanced Certificate of VE

Primary School (4 years) (395,700)

Voc Prep.(3,600)

Voc. Intro (6,700)

Full-time Voc. Sch

(27,000)

Univ. of Applied Science University Cooperative State University


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Dual System: Challenges and Strengths

Dual System: Challenges and Strengths


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What is our advantage?What is our advantage?

• Modern training programmes in 350 professions

• Training is a combination of theory and practice

• VET takes care of employment and labour market needs

• State of the art technology in VET

• Preparing young people for employment and life-long learning combined with the possibility to enter tertiary education


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How do we achieve this?How do we achieve this?

• Close cooperation with industry and craft on all levels:

• Curriculum and training regulation development

• In-service training for teachers

• Generation of teaching materials

• Common centralized exams with our partners

• Assessment and quality management systems


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Basic Idea:

To train young people in vocational school

and in company

Basic Idea:

To train young people in vocational school

and in company

Two educational centres!

The Dual System in VETtraining to become a Skilled Professional

The Dual System in VETtraining to become a Skilled Professional


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Dual System in VETDual System in VET

30%30%at vocational schoolat vocational school

• State Law of Baden-Wuerttemberg:

Framework Curriculum

(Rahmenlehrplan)

1.5 days per week theory

• Law of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Training Regulations

(Ausbildungsordnung)

3.5 days per week

work experience

The two Educational CentresThe two Educational Centres

70%70%in-company trainingin-company training


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Challenges for Vocational School

Challenges for Vocational School

• Very close cooperation with industry on all levels:

• Federal Ministries and industrial associations• Ministries and social partners• Chambers and local school authorities• Enterprises and vocational schools• Teachers and company trainers

Permanent demand for modernization of VET!


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Car electricianCar mechanic

Car mechatronic

Changes in RequirementsChanges in Requirements


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Modernizing Professions Modernizing Professions

Parallel to the legislative process:• Generation of teaching materials • In-service-training at State Academy for

multipliers• In-service-training for teachers by multipliers on

school level

process of modernization and in-service training of teachers within one year


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Curriculum in Modernised and new Professions

Curriculum in Modernised and new Professions

• Special emphasis is placed on vocational competencies

• Learning units are no longer taught according to traditional vocational subjects but according to vocational competencies (Lernfelder)

• Part of these competencies are taught in vocational English

• Project work and problem solving techniques become part of the

modern curriculum • general subjects (e.g. German, Economics) and optional subjects

(e.g. for University Entrance Exam) still play a major role


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• Maximum exposure to job reality

• Match between supply and demand of highly qualified skilled professionals

• Low rate of youth unemployment

• Guarantees a better employability

• Combination of theoretical learning in school is combined with practical work experience

Benefits of the Dual SystemBenefits of the Dual System


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General Certificate of Education

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education

General Secondary School (5 years) (151,000)

IntermediateSecondary

School(6 years)

(233,000)

Voc.Interm.

Second.School(1 year)

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Upper Secondary

School(8 years)

(311,000)

Upper Secondary Vocational

School(3 years)

(50,300)

40.8%34.0%24.4%

Upper Sec.Voc.School

(2,100)

Dual System of VTE part-time vocational school plus

in-company training(2 – 3.5 years)

(201,000)

Employ-ment

Senior Voc.School (FE)

(13,400)

Advanced Voc.School(45,300)

Advanced Certificate of VE

Primary School (4 years) (395,700)

Voc Prep.(3,600)

Voc. Intro (6,700)

Full-time Voc. Sch

(27,000)

Univ. of Applied Science University Cooperative State University


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Information about the Dual System in English or other languages may be found under the following address:

www.bibb.de/en

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