Weiter mit Bildung und Beratung (Continuing with education and guidance), sub-segment subsequent qualification

This offer comprises continuing education guidance and the pathway to a vocational qualification via an external examination. The project is run by the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, Unit 22: Vocational education policy, regional alliances, EU affairs, fundamental questions of financing initial and continuing training. As the scientific cooperation partner, the ITB works mainly in the sub-segment of subsequent qualification as preparation for the external examination. The work includes:

• Pre-selection of suitable persons for the external examination.
• Creation of sustainable structures for guidance on the external examination and for the selection of individually tailored qualifications at the Jobcenter Bremen.
• Training for specialist staff of the Jobcenters Bremen and Bremerhaven: development and delivery of training for Jobcenter staff.
• Establishment of competence checks for employed persons: establishment of competence checks with a view to participation in external examinations for persons in employment.
• Tracking of outcomes: the ITB determines the whereabouts of the persons who have obtained a vocational qualification in the project.
• Potential-oriented competence assessment in continuing education guidance.

Further scientific evaluations and reflections within the partnership deal with the further development of the guidance instruments, workshops with the competent bodies to coordinate and standardise the access routes to the external examination, and support for newly created offers for competence checks and qualification measures in fields where providers are lacking.