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Disrupting Unemployment

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  • Case Studies
    • 2020 Legacy of Good Plan
    • 5by20
    • A-B
      • Activate
      • Apprenticeship Programme
      • Apprenticeship Programme
      • Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC)
      • Born to Be
      • Bridge Academy London
      • Buen Trabajo (“Good Job”)
    • C-E
      • Centum Learning
      • Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
      • Coletivo
      • Dangote Academy of Learning and Development
      • Digital Jobs Africa
      • Dual Vocational Education and Training Programme
      • Enterprise Gardens
      • Entrepreneurship Mindset Index
      • Escola Escritório Programme
      • [email protected]
    • F-I
      • facealemploi.tv
      • Fast Start
      • Foundation Programme
      • Future Leaders Programme
      • Generation (Social Initiative)
      • Global Education Initiative – STEM Brazil Learning Programme
      • Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project
      • Global Internship Programme for Unemployed Youth
      • Google for Entrepreneurs
      • Helping Women Get Online
      • Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Skills Development Corporation
      • Internship Programme
      • It’s TYME and Unlocking Youth Potential (UYP)
    • J-L
      • JOBLINGE
      • Junior Achievement and Marsh & McLennan Companies
      • Junior Power
      • Juntos por el Empleo de los Mas Vulnerable (“Together for Employment for the Most Vulnerable”)
      • LEAP Mentorship and Coaching Development Programme
      • Leveraging Unique Talents of People with Autism
      • Lifelong Learning Apprenticeship
      • Linking Postgraduate Students with Job Opportunities
      • Localizing a Business Process Outsourcing Industry
    • M-P
      • Made in Italy
      • Management Trainee Programme
      • Movement for Alternatives and Youth Awareness (MAYA)
      • National Industrial Training Institute
      • National Youth Policy 2014
      • Nayee Disha (“New Direction”)
      • Nestlé needs YOUth
      • Networking Academy
      • Pan African Graduate Development Programme
      • Partnership for Economic Opportunities through Technology in the Americas (POETA)
      • PepsiCo México Foundation
      • Project Business
      • Prominp
    • R-T
      • REACH Project
      • Satya Bharti School Programme
      • Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center
      • Save the Children and Accenture
      • Sino-German Automotive Vocational Education Project
      • Skills to Succeed Academy
      • Solutions for Youth Employment Coalition (S4YE)
      • StartUp Europe
      • StreetWise Partners Career Ventures Programme
      • Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise Programme (STRYDE)
      • Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards
      • TEACH Ambassadors
      • Teacher Support Programme
      • Think Forward
      • Tshepo 10 000 (“Hope”)
    • U-Z
      • Udaan Programme
      • Upstream Professional Development Center
      • Vocational Training Cooperation
      • Women Development Programme
      • Women Employment Organization
      • Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Programme and Business Skills Development Programme
      • Youth Business International
      • Youth Employment Accelerator
      • Youth Unemployment Initiative
      • YouthActionNet

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Key Partners

 

Status

Start year of the initiative:
2012 – still ongoing.

Next steps of initiative:
Regional expansion: More schools are being planned and training is scheduled to extend to other professions.

Impact

Country(ies) of impact: 
China

   

 

Number of people impacted annually: 
750

  

 

Time to intended impact:

2 to 5 years

 

Metrics:

  • Participant attainment of the officially recognized professional qualification
  • Employment quota of participants upon programme completion

Benefit to organization: 

  • Indirect benefit to organization

Key Partners

 

Status

Start year of the initiative:
2012 – still ongoing.

Next steps of initiative:
Regional expansion: More schools are being planned and training is scheduled to extend to other professions.

Impact

Country(ies) of impact: 
China

   

 

Number of people impacted annually: 
750

  

 

Time to intended impact:

2 to 5 years

 

Metrics:

  • Participant attainment of the officially recognized professional qualification
  • Employment quota of participants upon programme completion

Benefit to organization: 

  • Indirect benefit to organization

Sino-German Automotive Vocational Education Project

Submitted by Volkswagen

Objective

To provide youth with technical skills and training in the automotive industry while building a local talent pipeline.

Overview and Main Activities

Based on the German dual training system, Volkswagen provides apprenticeships in China and several other countries. Apprenticeships usually take three years to complete and apprentices are trained for IT and engineering positions (such as automotive mechatronics). Following the German model, training consists of both on-the-job and off-the-job training. Upon successful completion, apprentices receive a full-time position with Volkswagen.

This project is divided into ten work packages that include: selection of cooperating schools, national introduction of the apprenticeship course, development of the learning plan, qualification of education personnel, equipment and introduction of competence-oriented examinations. Volkswagen delivers these dual training systems in close cooperation with each country’s responsible education and training institutions, as well as with local partners.

The Sino-German Automotive Vocational Education Project was adapted to the Chinese context in multiple ways:

  • Compared to traditional education in China, the programme offers extensive practical elements
  • Structured integration of dealer operations within the education (learning in the car service station)
  • Use of competencies-oriented examinations and certifications
  • Quality management system in pilot schools to ensure sustainability
  • Upgrading teachers’ knowledge by providing them with advanced training in modern techniques and learning methods
  • Calling training participants “students” instead of “apprentices” to avoid any negative connotation

Key partners that participate in the initiative include China’s Ministry of Education Ministry and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Educational partners in China include the Hunan Communication Polytechnic, Changsha; Shiyan Technical Institute, Shiyan; Jiangxi Vocational & Technical College of Communication, Nanchang; Liuzhou Vocational & Technical College, Liuzhou; and Xinjiang Vocational University, Xinjiang.

Similarly, in Spain, based on an agreement between the German and Spanish ministries for education, the programme includes an element where the apprentice works in Germany for part of the duration in order to develop German language skills.

Other examples of dual training systems are programmes with Portugal’s ATEC (Associação de Formação para a Indústria); the USA’s Tennessee Technology Center and Chattanooga State Community College; India’s Directorate of Vocational Education & training (DVET), located in Mumbai Maharashtra; Russia’s College for Information Technologies and Management (KKITiU) and Brazil’s SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial).

To transfer dual vocational training models of one country into another is extremely complex. The German model was not copied one-to-one, but key principles of the dual vocational training were integrated into the current Chinese education system. An important task was furthermore to win over traders for the cooperation.

Success Factors and Challenges

Most critical success factors:

  • Close cooperation between Volkswagen and the responsible education and training institution
  • Funding and investment
  • Reduction of cultural barriers

Main challenges:

  • Consideration of the respective government education system requirements
  • Consideration of legal requirements
  • Accreditation of the vocational training through the responsible authorities
  • Implementation of the programme within vocational education system
  • Recruiting programme participants

Recommendations for Others

It is important, firstly, to involve business in vocational training. Developing a unified, holistic curriculum is also key. The project in China resulted in a textbook, which will be freely accessible. It is also recommended to change participants’ focus away from “memorizing” to “independent work on the vehicle”, using the example of a vehicle repairing order; invest in teacher training; develop action-oriented tests; and improve the image of hands-on training through education.

Replicability and Scalability

How easily could other organizations implement this initiative?
Easy: Much of the work in China has already been done. However, using the model for other countries would be much more difficult due to local conditions.

How easily can this initiative be expanded to include a larger number of participants?
Easy: However, the project is dependent on finding the right partners – the right schools with enough teachers and facilities.

About the Organization

Website: www.volkswagen.de
Sector: Automotive
Size (number of employees): 100,000+
Headquarters: Wolfsburg, Germany

For Further Engagement

Contact name: Olaf Katzer
Contact position: Volkswagen Group Academy
Email: [email protected]

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