Projects
Ongoing projects
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2025–2027
Karrieren@Stahl – Careers@Steel – Career models and professional development pathways to secure and develop skilled workers in the steel industry
The research project ‘Karrieren@Stahl – Career models and professional development pathways for securing and developing skilled labour in the steel industry’ aims to address the changing qualification and skills requirements in the steel and foundry industries.
PD Dr. Susanne Peters Frieda Klaus Dr. Lisa Meyne Michael Sander Alexander Seedorf
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2024–2026
FUESE – Strengthening Outreach within the Social Ecosystem of Universities in Central America
In recent years, universities in Central America have undergone profound changes as a result of globalisation, the shift towards a knowledge-based society and advances in information and communication technologies. These changes particularly affect their remit, their governance and their social role. The FUESE project aims to modernise university continuing education by reforming institutional policies and practices in order to strengthen their impact on the socio-economic environment in the region. The project is being implemented in three phases, with all partners involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and institutionalisation of a new model designed to improve the effectiveness of university continuing education.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2024–2026
FLAME – Modern and efficient fire service career training
As part of the ‘Modern and Efficient Fire Service Career Training’ (FLAME) project, the ITB is supporting the Hamburg Fire Service Academy in modernising and expanding its career training programme for civil servants.
Dr. Claudia Fenzl Dr. Lisa Meyne Nils Weinowski
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
Completed projects
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2015–2017
NewStart – Company-based training as an opportunity for university drop-outs
The project networks various stakeholders and institutions of VET and higher education in Bremen in order to realise a recruitment, information and guidance structure that transfers university drop-outs into vocational qualification in SMEs in a precisely tailored way.
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2014–2017
Brofessio – Occupational professionalism in manufacturing
Problem statement: In view of advancing digitalisation and changing worlds of work, continuing in-company training faces new challenges in realising learning integrated into work processes. Objectives: The collaborative project aimed to develop media-supported learning formats linking work and learning.
Dr. Daniela Ahrens Torsten Grantz Dr. Christian Staden
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2013–2017
ArKoH – Work-process-oriented competence development for the port of the future
Problem statement: Advancing digitalisation in ports (particularly at port terminals and in the area of industrial trucks) is leading to new competence requirements for skilled port workers. At the same time, competitive pressure among the north German ports is increasing, so that work processes tend to be viewed in terms of rationalisation and optimisation rather than their learning potential. Objectives: The aim of the ArKoH project was to develop a serious game for skilled port workers to support competence development.
Dr. Daniela Ahrens Dr. Sven Schulte
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2006–2007
Continuing Education Officers for In-Company Training with a Focus on Older Employees
As part of the project ‘Continuing Professional Development Officer for In-Company Training with a Focus on Older Employees’ (BWBB), employees from small and medium-sized enterprises in Bremen and Bremerhaven were trained as in-company continuing professional development officers on a part-time basis whilst continuing to work between 2006 and 2007. The aim was to establish a dedicated role within companies that systematically identifies training needs, plans and evaluates further training measures, whilst focusing on the professional development of older employees. The project, funded by the European Social Fund and run by the Economic and Social Academy of the Bremen Chamber of Employees, received academic support from the University of Bremen.
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler