Aktuelle Kursangebote

Employment in the Agri-Food-Sector 

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Date: 28.01.2025-31.01.2025
Time: 10:00-14:30 (Central European Time CET)

Target groups:
This training is primarily aimed at GIZ staff who work

• in the field of rural development /with the Agri-Food-Sector,
• in the field of employment promotion / sustainable economic development,
• towards the economic empowerment of rural youth.

Contents:

This training will address

• the context of rural labour markets and rural youth,
• the adapted integrated approach for employment promotion within the agri-food-sector,
• specific instruments and tools for employment promotion with a focus on rural development and rural youth,
• good practices and lessons learnt, mainly based on experiences in the African context,
• specific concepts for measuring employment effects in rural areas
• employment promotion in the agrifood system approach.

Expert Meeting on AI and TVET

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Date: 17.02.2025-19.02.2025
Time: 09:00-16:00 (on the first day from the afternoon)
Place: Magdeburg, Germany

Join us at the UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre Magdeburg for an insightful Expert Meeting on AI and TVET. 

Discover the latest developments in AI teacher training programs, AI applications, and the integration of AI  into higher education. Gain valuable insights into the competencies needed for future jobs and practical strategies for  incorporating AI into curricula and training programs.

Target groups:
Educators, policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers

Contents:

• Engage with cutting-edge research and best practices in AI and TVET
• Network with international experts and stakeholders
• Develop actionable strategies to integrate AI into education and training programmes
• Experience state of the art training & research facilities in action/hands on
• Explore the future competencies  needed for an AI-driven workforce
• Learn about industry use cases first hand and on-site.

Strategic TVET Management and Institutional Leadership
Course online or classroom training: 21st Century Leadership in TVET - How can changes be successfully implemented?

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Date: on request for groups of 10-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 40 hours

This course addresses GIZ advisors aiming at strengthening their capacities to support project partners in the field of management of TVET institutions and other training providers. 21st Century Leadership in the educational sector is based on an appreciative growth-mindset attitude which should be embraced by the whole institution and spearheaded by the management. The course provides an overview of the theory and practice of modern leadership competencies and behaviours in TVET, and the processes needed to initiate a corresponding change process in the institutional environment. The concept of transformational leadership combined with new approaches to agile and change management tools and methods will form the focus of the programme.

Target groups

• GIZ employees and project staff of other organisations working for a TVET programme or other sector projects with TVET elements

On completion of the training, participants

• are aware of the interlinkages between 21st century leadership, 21st century education and 21st century skills
• know instruments to create a school environment that fosters and enables innovation and change projects
• are able to distinguish transformational leadership from traditional leadership principles and deduce appropriate measures for changes in training institutions
• are able to identify demands with regard to institutional capacity related to the implementation of change projects and 21st century leadership in the partner institution
• are able to advice partner institutions to select tools of agile and change management

Please find more offers on the topic area Management of TVET Institutions on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

21st Century Technologies for Teaching and Learning

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 10-15 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 40 hours (28 hrs synchron, 12 hrs asynchron) in 1-6 weeks

This course is designed to sensitise for and introduce immersive learning in a practice-oriented way. It introduces the spectrum of Mixed Reality (XR) with its technologies Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), 360-degree video and 3D. The course enables participants to get to know the different learning technologies and to get hands on experiences. The training shows where and how learning processes can be improved in a meaningful way with XR.

Target groups

• International experts specialised in TVET training
• TVET teachers / In-company trainers in the context of GIZ projects
• Private sector stakeholders
• employees from GIZ who deal with TVET and sector projects

On completion of the training, participants

• know basics about the 21st Century technologies – XR (VR, 360, 3D, AR)
• know the basics of „Immersive Learning“ and the usage of VR/AR in training situations
• are able to identify when and where VR/AR methodology can be integrated into the teaching environment
• are able to design didactical units in TVET using VR/AR
• know necessary appropriate equipment, software/programmes and physical learning environment
• enhance consulting competence when setting up TVET courses and program activities, incl. VR/AR

Please find more offers on the topic area TVET and Digitalisation on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

Greening TVET

Greening TVET - Approaches to Green Competence Development

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 10-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 25 hrs (20 hrs synchron within 3-5 days, 5 hrs self-work, coaching on demand)

The ongoing green transition requires a workforce with adequate green skills. The participants will learn the concept and implementation levels of green competence development. They will know how green competences can be identified, trained and assessed in an adequate manner.

Target groups

• TVET teachers and in-company trainers
• TVET experts
• TVET management staff
• Private sector stakeholders (from all occupational fields)
• GIZ staff

On completion of the training, participants

• are able to describe approaches and examples of implementing green competence development in the TVET system on different levels,
• are able to identify green skills areas for selected occupations,
• are able to explain how they can involve companies in identifying and developing green competences,
• can apply selected teaching methods within an action-oriented approach,
• are able to assess different competence levels by adequate assessment methods.

Please find more offers on the topic area Greening TVET on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

Greening TVET

Greening TVET Institutions - Frameworks, Features and Approaches

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 10-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 25 hrs (20 hrs synchron within 3-5 days, 5 hrs self-work, coaching on demand)

TVET institutions are requested to transform themselves into sustainable learning venues. With reference to the relevant international activities, the participants will learn about fundamental requirements of green TVET institutions as well as their features and favourable conditions. They will also learn how to apply the Greening TVET institutions approach.

Target groups

• TVET experts
• TVET teachers
• TVET management staff
• Decision makers from relevant ministries, authorities and institutions
• Private sector stakeholders (from all occupational fields)
• GIZ staff

On completion of the training, participants

• are able to name international activities and approaches on transforming learning venues towards sustainable development,
• are able to describe the requirements that are placed on sustainable learning venues,
• are able to explain the characteristics of green TVET institutions,
• are able to apply the greening TVET institutions approach.

Please find more offers on the topic area Greening TVET on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

Greening TVET

Greening TVET - Approaches to Green Competence Development

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 10-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 30 hrs 

A greener economy requires a workforce with adequate green skills. The participants will learn which concepts of green transitions are currently discussed on system and on company level and explore what their respective implications are for green jobs and green skills development.

Target groups

• TVET experts
• TVET management staff
• Decision makers from relevant ministries, authorities and institutions
• Private sector stakeholders (from all occupational fields)
• GIZ staff

On completion of the training, participants

• are able to describe policies, strategies and concepts on green economy, green skills and green jobs,
• are able to name international initiatives, approaches and standards for greening companies,
• can derive green competence requirements for different groups of employees from these standards.

Please find more offers on the topic area Greening TVET on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

Areas and Stakeholders in Cooperation

Empowerment of Stakeholders from the Business Sector in Priority Topics

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 12-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 40 hrs in 2-3 weeks

The course aims to empower personnel of companies to initiate and develop cooperation with TVET institutes. It guides the participants through the different areas of cooperation and how to engage in public private partnerships from analysing frame conditions, to making the first contact, planning and conducting cooperation until evaluating and continuous improvement of the involved processes.

Target groups

• In-company trainers
• HRD and CSR personnel at companies
• Shop floor managers
• Members of industry/trade federations, chambers, industrial zone committees

On completion of the training, participants

• can describe the different areas, challenges, benefits and process of cooperation
• can initiate cooperation
• can discuss the benefits of different stakeholder and arguments for engagement
• can plan, prepare, conduct and evaluate cooperation

Please find more offers on the topic area Cooperation with the Business Sector on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de 

Areas and Stakeholders in Cooperation

Linking TVET Institutes with the Private Sector

Online or classroom training

Date: on request for groups of 12-18 persons
Time: according to your needs 
Duration: 40 hrs

The course aims to empower management and teaching staff of TVET institutions to initiate and develop cooperation with the industry / the private sector.  It guides the participants through the different areas of cooperation and how to engage in public private partnerships from analysing frame conditions, to making the first contact, planning, and conducting cooperation until evaluating and continuous improvement of the involved processes.

Target groups

• Lecturers and teachers
• TVET executives and decision makers
• National TVET experts and consultants
• from all occupational fields and business sectors

On completion of the training, participants

• describe the different areas, challenges, benefits, and process of cooperation
• initiate cooperation
• discuss the benefits of different stakeholder and arguments for engagement
• plan, prepare, conduct, and evaluate cooperation

Please find more offers on the topic area Cooperation with the Business Sector on our website.

You can contact us via tvet-academy@giz.de