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Sustainable economic development
Vocational training and the labour market
In order for their economy to be able to face the global competition in the long run, developing countries urgently need a trained workforce. In most cases, though, existing vocational training systems do not yet meet the social and economic requirements. The training is not good enough, many curricula are outdated and not very geared to practical needs; many countries also lack the necessary infrastructure.
In transition countries, emerging countries and developing countries, the economic structures in place are diverse. Modern economic sectors exist alongside traditional artisanal and mercantile structures. The training systems therefore need to diversify their training offerings.
In accordance with these requirements, German development cooperation measures for vocational training are increasingly being incorporated into integrated approaches for education and training system reform. These take account of the interfaces with other educational sectors and the labour market, as well as economic and employment policy.
Capacity development is used to develop the potentials of local institutions and people, and enable them to implement the necessary reforms professionally. The needed quality assurance of vocational training is supported through the development of qualification and certification standards, as well as national qualification frameworks (NQFs). This makes skills and qualifications more comparable, thus facilitating professional mobility and making it easier to control the migration of qualified specialists.
Further information on promoting vocational training is available in the section on Education.
