VET System Management of
Germany
A very short overview
prepared by Wolfgang Kappler
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)
Main committee
Land committee
Land ministries
Employer and employee
representatives
* Curricula
Conference of
Ministers for
Education and
Culture (KMK)
* Framework curricula
Vocational
schools
part-time
Training
enterprises
Federal Agency for Employment
Vocational guidance
Finding of training places
VET committee
Competent bodies
* Examinations
*Suitability of
training venue
Main Committee of
BIBB
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
Trade Unions
16 Representatives
16 Votes
Employers
16 Representatives
16 Votes
Federal Government
5 Representatives
16 Votes
Cohort structure by type of qualification, 2004
15%
15,4%
no
vocationel
training
Full-time
Vocational
schools/
occupation
as assistants/
health service
schools/
goverment
employee
training
47,5%
only dual system
5%
17%
dual
system
+ studies
only
studies
studies 22%
Dual system 52,5%
Financing of vocational training by financing bodies, 2005
Financing bodies
Enterprises
Expenditure
(in € billions)
27,7
Federation and Länder
Part-time vocational schools (dual system)
2,8
Full-time vocational schools
2,2
1,5
Other school types providing VET
(e.g. spec. Grammar schools, Fachoberschulen)
Intercompany VET facilities (ÜBS)
Teaching courses and programmes
Federal Agency for Employment (BA)
0,03
0,28
4,5
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