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GERMANY
Diversifying VET
www.bibb.de/de/65925.php
Germany is one of the few countries with an implemented dual VET system, meaning that training
consists of a theoretical part (vocational school) and of a practical part (companies). New
regulations for initial and continuing training are regularly drawn up and the existing ones are
revised. The result is new and modernised initial and continuing training occupations that meet the
current requirements of the economy, policies, and society.
The reorganisation of initial and continuing training ensures the competitiveness of dual training in
Germany. This includes a diversification and specialisation of standardised trainings and recognised
VET degrees.
In 2019, there were 326 recognised or deemed recognised professions listed in Germany.

Generalisation of training in the care sector
www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/pflegeberufegesetz/faq-pflegeberufegesetz.html
The care sector is part of the “vital infrastructure” in Germany and it is heavily hit by demographic
changes. On one hand, the aging society creates a greater need for care, especially in the field of
geriatric care, and, on the other hand, the low birth rate over the last 20 years in Germany leads to
a lack of skilled workers in general and in the care sector. The Covid19 pandemic aggravated the
issue further.
To train intersectoral care staff for the future, the Federal Ministry of Health facilitated a reform of
the professional care training, called “Generalism”. The new generalist training merges three
previous care professions in the areas of "geriatric care", "health and nursing care" and "health and
children's nursing care" to enable trainees to care for people of all ages in all areas of care.
This new training offers new professional opportunities for the graduates due to the automatic
recognition of the generalist vocational qualification. It is also valid in other EU member states and
enables the care staff to work in various fields of care activities from acute care to outpatient care
and to long-term care, and to adapt their professional life even better to their own personal
development and life situation.

Digitalisation of the VET sector due to Industries 4.0/5.0
www.bildungsserver.de/digitalisierung-der-arbeitswelt-arbeit-berufsbildung-und-industrie-4.0-
11628-de.html
Industry 4.0 facilitates production business with state-of-the-art information and communication
technology. This process also calls for a deep transformation process of the VET sector to meet the
needs of the business world and includes the upskilling of current and the new skilling of the future
workforce.
VET 4.0 was launched in 2016, screening 14 recognised occupations in Germany. It elaborated
recommendations for the structure of initial and continuing vocational education and training, as
well as for the further development of a systematic framework and the further development of
national initial and continuing vocational education and training regulations. A complimentary
study on VET 4.0 is available in German at
www.bibb.de/dienst/veroeffentlichungen/de/publication/show/10371

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