Job-shadowing the German VET Dual System – The case of Electricity, Electronics and Renewable Energies in Berlin

Between the 27^th of June to 1^st of July a Spanish delegation of 18 teachers from Barcelona, Madrid, Alcoi, Gandia and Reus participated in a weekly study visit in Berlin to learn about the Dual VET System in the fields of Electricity, Electronics and Renewable Energy, as part of the Erasmus+ “RETRAINVET” staff mobility project organised by Xarxa FP.

The Senatsverwaltung für Bildung of Berlin co-organised the week of activities and visits to education providers like VET schools within the fields of electronics and energy (OSZ Tiem, Hein Moeller Schule) and the Technical University of Berlin, as well as institutions involved in the dual system such as the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), the Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK) or the youth employment agency of Berlin (Jugendberufsagentur). Additionally, participants visited the BMW Plant and the EUREF-Campus.