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Leadership Training

Headmaster Program / School Management

Headmasters, Coordinators, Heads of Teacher Training Institutions

The character and organization of vocational education and training is quite specific in each country. Internationally, Germany’s VET system is recognized as a successful model, which leads to high-quality vocational qualifications and enables smooth education-to-work transitions. This designed program aims to give you a comprehensive overview of the system of German VET.

Your Benefit

We introduce you to most of the key concepts and ideas of German VET and its elements, like the dual system, vocational orientation or school-based initial training. Also you will get an overview of management requirements in VET and some of the management skills and approaches that you will need in instructional leadership, pupil management and the co-operative design of the relations between school and enterprise. It also contains practical suggestions, reference to transfer questions and should primarily contribute to the improvement of school management in vocational schools.

  • Example program:

    Module 1: Vocational training in Germany

    • Levels and Forms of Vocational Training
      (Skilled Workers, Technicians, Master, Bachelor, Master)
    • Structures, Responsibilities, Standards
    • Training of Vocational School Teachers in Germany

    Module 2: Design of Vocational training 

    • Learning Locations: School, Company, College
    • Curriculum Development 
    • Action-oriented Training
    • Modern Teaching and Learning Methods 
    • Action-oriented Design of Exams 
    • Cooperation between Learning Venues

    Module 3: Management of training institutions

    • Equipment of Training Institutions 
    • Financing, Marketing
    • Quality Management
    • Vocational Orientation

    Module 4: Transfer considerations

    • Individual Work Assignments for the Training Participants
    • Transfer under Consideration of Conditions and Demands in the PRC

    ! Accompanying the modules theme-specific explorations and excursions to companies, training centers and vocational schools.

Learning / Teaching Methods

Lecture, Group Work, Discussion, Project Work

Certification

Participation Certificate of a German University

Venue

Germany

Duration

2–3 weeks possible