Projects
Ongoing projects
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2026–2027
PoR – Poetiken des Widerstands und der Hoffnung: Poetische/Ästhetische Widerstandsformen marginalisierter Communities in Deutschland
Das Projekt „Poetries of Resistance and Hope“ untersucht poetische und audiovisuelle Ausdrucksformen marginalisierter, insbesondere von Rassismus und Ableismus betroffener Communities in Deutschland. Im Zentrum steht die Frage, inwiefern Gedichte, Spoken Word Performances sowie Audio- und Videoinstallationen, insbesondere in digitalen und sozialen Medien, als Bildungsräume der Verweigerung, des Widerstands, der Hoffnung und der Imagination alternativer Gegenwarten und Zukünfte verstanden werden können. Ziel des Projekts ist es, diese medialen und ästhetischen Praktiken als Formen gesellschaftlicher Auseinandersetzung sichtbar zu machen und ihre hegemoniekritischen Bildungspotenziale zu untersuchen. Hierzu wird ein Text- und Bildarchiv aufgebaut und ausgewähltes Material diskursanalytisch untersucht. Zugleich dient die Studie der Entwicklung empirischer und konzeptioneller Grundlagen für ein weiterführendes Drittmittelprojekt.
Department: Prof. Dr. Alisha Heinemann
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2026–2029
GEKKO – Innovative approaches to logistics design to enhance the skills of continuing professional development mentors
The project ‘Innovative Approaches in Logistics to Foster the Competence of Continuing Professional Development Mentors’ (GEKKO) is funded under the guidelines for supporting projects aimed at enhancing and strengthening work-related continuing professional development through the training and establishment of continuing professional development mentors. GEKKO aims to train continuing professional development mentors (CPD mentors) within the context of small and medium-sized logistics enterprises (SMEs) and to establish them at company level.
Dr. Christine Siemer Frieda Klaus
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2026
BLP Mechtronik – BLP Industrial Mechatronics: Advancing TVET in Namibia through the Introduction of an Industrial Mechatronics Qualification
The GIZ project supports the introduction of a practice-oriented, competency-based qualification in industrial mechatronics in Namibia. Working with Namibian vocational training centres and the Namibia University of Science and Technology, the Institute Technology and Education at the University of Bremen has trained teachers and developed curricula and teaching materials. The professional development programme combined short courses, online training and mentoring with action-based learning. The aim is to establish the programme as a lasting part of Namibia’s vocational education and training system and broaden career opportunities in technical occupations. The project is funded by BMZ through the German Government and Federal States Programme and co-financed by the federal state of Bremen.
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2025–2028
FinDMB – An educational game on financial literacy for migrants – sensitive to cultural differences, multilingual, career-focused
The ‘FinDMB’ project is developing and testing an educational game designed to promote financial literacy amongst (relatively) recent migrants. The programme is therefore aimed at learners who are acquiring the German language for educational and professional purposes, who face intersectional disadvantages, and who are still finding their feet in the German financial, education and labour markets.
Dr. Franziska Bonna Dr. Julia Tietjen
Department: Prof. Dr. Alisha Heinemann
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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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2024–2027
ISOV – Innovative Skills for an Old Vocation
Like all sectors, the industrial footwear manufacturing sector is also facing the megatrends of globalisation, digitalisation and sustainability. Work processes are changing – and so both initial and continuing vocational training must change as well.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2024–2027
VETAssIst – Artificial Intelligence as a VET Teaching Assistant
The ‘Artificial Intelligence as VET Teacher Assistant’ (VETAssIst) project is supported by the Erasmus+ KA220-VET funding scheme. Our aim is to further develop vocational education and training by integrating the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) into the day-to-day work of vocational education and training teachers.
Dr. Vivian Harberts Dr. Andreas Saniter
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2024–2027
CESynergy – Circular Economy Pathways for the Energy Transition
Challenges of the energy transition - - - The energy sector is at a critical juncture: electricity supply systems are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. In transitioning the energy supply from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, it is not only the technological and environmental aspects that must be taken into account, but also the necessary material resources.
Dr. Vivian Harberts Myrthe Reinsberg Dr. Andreas Saniter Dr. Julia Tietjen
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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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
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2023–2026
DEVISE4KE – Strengthening the sustainable development of vocational education and training in Kenya by integrating workplace-based learning and improving the ICT skills of teachers and pupils through the use of solar energy and energy-efficient equipment
As part of the DEVISE4KE project, three secondary schools offering vocational training programmes in a rural region of Kenya are being equipped with photovoltaic systems and low-energy IT equipment. Through these measures, as well as teaching and learning activities for teachers, the aim is to enable digital-supported and work-based learning for local pupils.
Dr. Vivian Harberts Peter Kaune Dr. Christian Staden
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2023–2026
SKILLS4JUSTICE – Skills Partnerships for Sustainable and Just Migration Patterns
The issue: Many countries are experiencing, or are seeing a rise in, skills shortages, including in the IT sector, the care sector and the skilled trades. At the same time, there are both regular and irregular migration flows. Irregular migration results in significant disadvantages for those affected in terms of access to the labour market, which is not legally possible; however, regular labour migration also presents challenges for all stakeholders.
Dr. Kristina Kühn Frieda Klaus Dr. Andreas Saniter
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2023–2027
WASABI – AI in human-centred manufacturing
WASABI will develop intelligent digital assistance solutions, thereby enabling SMEs to recruit new staff more quickly and to provide training and further education in a more efficient, employee-centred manner. The solutions will enable employees to interact with complex software using natural language, thereby meeting skills requirements.
Department: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maren Petersen
Completed projects
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2012–2014
KOM-ING – Modelling and measuring competences in engineering mechanics in the education of mechanical engineers
The aim of the project on modelling and measuring competences in engineering mechanics in the education of mechanical engineers (KOM-ING) is the differentiation of a competence model for engineering mechanics (EM) and its validation.
Dr. Frank Musekamp Dr. Andreas Saniter Britta Schlömer Prof. Dr. Georg Spöttl
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2012
National Automotive College (NAC) in the Sultanate Oman – A Survey in the Automotive Sector
The target is to establish a sector‐related Automotive College in the Sultanate Oman. The main reasons for the proposal are the gap in quality and quantity of the public institutions in qualifying the young Omani generation for the sector. Colleges do not offer any automotive technology/automotive service and repair courses and Vocational Centers only deliver low quality and low numbers of graduates (less then 100 per year).
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2012–2015
Berufspädagoge@Kompetenzerweiterung Phase II (BP@Kom II)
At the centre of the project “Berufspädagoge@Kompetenzerweiterung” is the development, testing and sustainable establishment of a part-time degree programme based on the trial concept for the professionalisation of certified vocational pedagogues (IHK), trainers and continuing training staff, and other occupational target groups such as technicians and master craftsmen.
Dr. Claudia Fenzl Dr. Tamara Riehle Dr. Roland Tutschner Prof. Dr. Georg Spöttl
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2012–2016
ForstA 4****
Research-based learning from the very beginning
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2012–2014
KWST2.0 – Skills Workshop 2.0 – My Career
Development of a software-supported teaching and learning concept to strengthen work-process-oriented and media-supported dual vocational training. The focus was on a modular software framework comprising three key tools (portfolio, task manager and skills assessment) designed to provide digital support for the organisation of learning, learning support and reflection on vocational work and learning processes.
Michael Sander Dr. Christian Staden
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2012–2013
ZDK‐Fachkräfte 2020 – Development of the demand for skilled workers in the motor vehicle trade
On behalf of the German Federation for Motor Trades and Repairs (ZDK), a survey was carried out to estimate how the demand for skilled workers in the motor vehicle trade will develop over the current decade.
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2011–2012
StugaNHES – Needs analysis for a degree programme in Sustainable Energy Systems within the consortium of universities and the University of Bremen
The aim of this exploratory study was to assess the regional needs, the prospects of success, the framework conditions and the necessary content for a degree programme in ‘Sustainable Energy Systems’ within the engineering departments of the universities in the State of Bremen.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2011–2014
KaTE – Key predictors of age-related transfer processes and the success of in-company continuing professional development
The KaTE project collects quantitative and qualitative continuing professional development data in the learning domain and the functional domain as part of a longitudinal study, with the aim of determining (age-related) effect sizes, interactions and trajectories of key predictors for forecasting success in workplace continuing professional development.
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2011–2014
TETVET – Teacher Education and Training in Tourism in Belarus
TETVET serves the cooperation of higher education institutions from the EU and Eastern Europe, in this case Belarus. The aim is to improve the tourism business in Belarus by supporting the higher education institutions where the teachers study who will later train, at colleges, the skilled workers who will subsequently work in hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, etc.; this support consists in the modularisation of teacher education.
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2011–2014
INOS – Integrated online study preparation programme for vocationally qualified people
The project “Individualised Online Study Preparation Programme for Vocationally Qualified People” (InOS), coordinated by the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, aims to offer individual study guidance, in cooperation with regional education providers, to participants in commercial further and continuing training who, after completing their training, aspire to study in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Business Administration at the University of Oldenburg.
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2011–2013
PIA – Project management as a labour market-oriented tool for developing and ensuring the quality of teaching in vocational education and training
In a business context, innovative solutions to problems are increasingly being developed within projects, the successful implementation of which is ensured through project management. In vocational education and training, this change in the organisation of work has so far received little attention.
Dr. Anja-Christina Greppmair Dr. Andreas Sebe-Opfermann Lena Setzepfand
Department: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Gessler
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2011–2013
EWT – The European Workplace Tutor
The shift towards lifelong learning and the re‐definition of the role of in‐company trainers from instructors to coaches/facilitators has meant that trainers find themselves challenged by new trends, needs and expectations. In order to ensure that training personnel can respond to these challenges and promote the quality of vocational training in Europe, it is essential that they are provided with indepth and high‐quality training.
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2011–2013
CrediCare – Quality-oriented Accreditation of Vocational Learning Outcomes in Health Care and Nursing
The European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) aims to facilitate the transfer, recognition and accumulation of learning outcomes by describing qualifications in the form of units of learning outcomes and by awarding credit points. The EU member states therefore need implementation concepts that enable description, verification and assessment as well as their transfer and assignment to recognised vocational qualifications.
Dr. Roland Tutschner Dr. Wolfgang Wittig PD Dr. Rainer Bremer
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2011–2012
Competence-oriented examinations
The assignment comprises the analysis of the written examination tasks of the extended journeyman’s final examination, parts 1 and 2, as well as of the examination requirements in the training occupation of tool mechanic.
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2011–2014
Waterbiotech – Biotechnology for Africa’s sustainable water supply
Africa, the world’s second driest continent, faces mounting challenges in providing sufficient safe water for its growing population. Wastewater treatment technologies and reuse applied to the treatment of polluted water resources can play an important role in addressing this challenge. The WATERBIOTECH project has been designed to find an appropriate solution to water scarcity in Africa.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2011–2014
KoDIN-Kfz – Collaborative diagnostic network for motor vehicle service work, sub-project research and implementation
The KoDiN-Kfz project aims to develop and test a system for optimising diagnostics and for learning in the work process in motor vehicle workshops. KoDiN-Kfz serves to handle complex faults in vehicle technical systems in a more targeted manner than before, in order to ensure efficient process design.
Torsten Grantz Nils Petermann Tim Richter Dr. Sven Schulte Prof. Dr. Georg Spöttl
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2011–2014
IQ‐Evaluation – IQ Evaluation – Evaluation of the ‘State-Certified Mechanical Engineering Technician’ course
The IQ-Technikum has opted for a blended-learning approach for the part-time training programme leading to the qualification of ‘State-Certified Technician – specialising in Mechanical Engineering’, which is subject to the regulations governing distance learning.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2011–2014
Knowledge Network Cement–Lime–Concrete
The project “Knowledge Network Cement–Lime–Concrete” examines how Web 2.0 technologies can be introduced and used in three central areas of the building materials, stone and earth industry through applications in the fields of networking knowledge and knowledge holders, cooperative knowledge generation, and modern qualification.
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2011–2012
Lura – Service techniques in the aerospace industry
The Bremen site is of supra-regional importance to the European aviation industry. However, the local labour market lacks the skilled workers required for this, particularly in the field of authorised service technicians.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe
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2011–2012
ILA – Innovative Learning in Automation Technology
The aim of the ILA pilot project is to incorporate more advanced automation technology content into the curricula of vocational schools.
Department: Prof. Dr. Falk Howe