1. AHK Services in Vocational Education and Training
Morgenrunde

2. Worldwide Chamber Network
130 locations in 90 countries
79 offices in Germany

3. German VET – Key Element IHK
Chambers of Commerce are responsible
as “competent bodies” by law (VET act from 1969/2005)
for organization, registration, examination, certification on a national level
for quality assurance throughout the whole training process
for representing and organizing the companies needs, interests and inputs – in co-operation with business associations
IHKs guarantee VET standards and quality by organizing and certifying VET

4. Overall Objectives of our Activities
Business Promotion – in Germany and worldwide
Extension of bilateral Business Relations
Development of Locations for Business
Spreading and Establishing the Idea and Method of dual Vocational Education and Training
Strengthening the Private Sector as regards the role of Business Chambers and Associations

5. Role of AHKs in vocational education
Offer
Locally established
Local dual VET following the German approach
Classification of VET into several quality categories
Internationally standardized training of in-company trainers
Examination based on German assessment tasks
Award of homogeneous certificates as quality brand for German VET
Closely linked to Germany and the IHK-Network
Access to IHK-VET know-how
Client & Partners
Showroom for dual VET “made in Germany”
Companies
VET companies
VET schools
VET institutes
Political bodies, chambers and business association
Platform AHK
System consultancy for institutions and politics

6. German VET – The “Dual System”
350 standard curricula defined by sector experts and decreed by the federal government
Specialized occupation Specialized but broadly Occupations cutting
employable occupations across different branches

7. Quality Certification
Target: internationally comparable AHK-service portfolio
Ongoing development and usage of quality standards
Starting point: three DIHK-quality categories
German dual VET in foreign countries
Local dual VET following the German example
Local dual qualification adapted to the German system

8. AdA International: One Concept – two Versions
Full Version
German dual VET
in foreign countries
Local dual VET
closely related to
German Standards
AdA-International
Basic Version

9. Thank you for your attention!
For more information please refer to:
Mona Ayoub, Head of VT Department