1. VET System Management of Germany
A very short overview
prepared by Wolfgang Kappler

2. Legislation
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology or other competent ministry by agreement with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Federal Institut for Vocational Training (BIBB)
Land committee
Main committee
Land ministries
Employer and employee representatives
* Curricula
Conference of Ministers for Education and Culture (KMK)
Vocational schools
part-time
Training enterprises
VET committee
Competent bodies
* Examinations
* Framework curricula
Federal Agency for Employment
Vocational guidance
Finding of training places
*Suitability of
training venue

3. Main Committee of BIBB
Federal Government
5 Representatives
16 Votes
16 Representatives
Employers
16 Votes
16 Representatives
Trade Unions
16 Votes
Consultative body of the Federal Government
Vocational training report
Fundamental questions of vocational training
Decision-making body of the institute
Federal States
16 Representatives
16 Votes

4. Cohort structure by type of qualification, 2004
15%
15,4%
47,5% 5%
17% no
vocationel
training
only dual system
Full-time
Vocational
schools/
occupation
as assistants/
health service
goverment
employee
training
dual
system
+ studies
only
studies
studies 22%
Dual system 52,5%

5. Financing of vocational training by financing bodies, 2005
Expenditure
(in € billions)
Enterprises
27,7
Federation and Länder
Part-time vocational schools (dual system)
2,8
Full-time vocational schools
2,2
Other school types providing VET
(e.g. spec. Grammar schools, Fachoberschulen)
1,5
Intercompany VET facilities (ÜBS)
0,03
Teaching courses and programmes
0,28
Federal Agency for Employment (BA)
4,5

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