As member of the Vocational Education and Training without Borders network, we advise companies, trainees and young skilled workers on the possibilities of spending time abroad during and after their training. 

According to the German Vocational Training Act (§ 2, paragraph 3), all trainees can spend part of their training abroad. This requires the approval of the company and the vocational school. According to the German Vocational Training Act, up to a quarter of the regular training period can be spent abroad. For a three-year training programme, this is nine months. This time can be utilised in a block or in individual sections.

Internships abroad are generally possible in any country in the world. However, the decision in favour of a country often depends on the learning content or the funding available. There are a variety of funding programmes that cover most or all of the costs. You can find more information here.

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As a member of the National VET Team, we support Erasmus+ project applicants in their projects in shaping the content of their work and in using European transparency and quality assurance tools.

Furthermore, we inform project coordinators and managers about the possibilities of integrating the horizontal priorities "Digitalisation, Inclusion, Sustainability, Participation" as relevant priorities in their Erasmus+ projects.

The National VET Team is coordinated by the National Agency at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (NA BIBB). 

Further information on the consultancy and contact persons can be found here.

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As an (advisory board) member of the Green Network "Netzwerk grüne Arbeitswelt" and as a member of the consortium of the European network "Teachers Academies. Teaching Sustainability", which is coordinated by the Centre for Teacher Education, School and Vocational Training Research at the Technical University of Dresden, we advise general and vocational schools as well as extracurricular institutions on the possibilities of implementing sustainability principles in their lessons and educational programmes. 

A particular focus of our work in the area of education for sustainable development is advising school companies on the topic of sustainability and the transformation of the school company into a sustainable school company. 

Further information on the consultancy is available in our flyer below. 

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