Franco-German secretariat for exchanges in vocational training
The Franco-German Secretariat for Exchange in Vocational Education and Training (DFS) is an institution founded in 1980 to support the exchange between Germans and French.
history
On February 5, 1980, the Foreign Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic signed an agreement on the implementation of an exchange of young people and adults in vocational training or further training. Since then, over 100,000 vocational training participants have passed through the DFS. Since June 1, 2018, DFS has been operating under the new name "ProTandem - German-French Agency for Exchange in Vocational Education".
offer
- Group exchanges in initial training
- Group exchanges in further education
- Individual exchanges of teachers and trainers
- Language courses for adults
advancement
The DFS is funded on the German side by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and on the French side by the Ministry of Education and Labor.
Seat
The DFS (since 2018 ProTandem) has been in Saarbrücken ( Saarland ) since it was founded .
abbreviation
The Franco-German Secretariat for exchanges in vocational training is often abbreviated as "Franco-German Secretariat" or "DFS".