Developing skills for employability with German partners: 8 success stories from the renewables and cleantech sector
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
Participation of employers' and workers' organizations
The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets.
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Case studies and good practices
Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.
The initiative iMove was established by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in 2001 in order to promote cooperation between German training providers and public and private organisations in other countries. This report presents eight success stories of partnership between German and other international partners in skill development in the renewable energy and environmental technology sectors.
The projects covered are as follows: Sustainable qualification in the water sector / AQWA Academy; Building intelligence in China / BFW Bau Sachsen; Master craftsman qualification for solar technology and energy efficiency / ICON-INSTITUT Gesellschaft fur Berufliche Bilding und Training mbH; Qualification for green economy demands / German Academy for Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology; Capacity building for engineers in the MENA region / Renewables Academy (RENAC); Training of trainers for renewable energy / Saar-Lor-Lux-Umweltzentrum gGmbH (UWZ); Training curriculum development in Bangladesh / DWA - German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste; Comprehensive renewable energy education concept / Dr-Ing Paul Christiani GmbH and Co KG.