European training and further education congress
The European Education and Training Congress is a conference that took place annually until 2008 as part of the craft days at Koelnmesse and was relaunched in 2012. Founded in 1992 by the West German Chamber of Handicrafts ( WHKT ) and its members and European partners, the congress deals with current topics from the field of training and further education, professional qualifications, quality and personnel management. Politicians, members of the Chamber and economic experts from all over Europe are invited. After four years of pause, the Congress was supported by the Central Association of German Crafts ( ZDH ) on November 9, 2012 at the Convention Center Cologne Gürzenich first time instead. The 19th congress was held on November 21, 2014 in the Flora Cologne . The 20th congress took place on July 5, 2017 in Bonn as a "training and further education congress".
- The following congresses took place
- 1st European Education and Training Congress, 1992
- 2nd Congress 1993: "Structural change through qualification"
- 3rd Congress 1994: "Quality Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises"
- 4th congress 1995: "Vocational training put to the test - concepts for innovative educational strategies"
- 5th Congress 1996: "The Future of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe - Lifelong Learning"
- 6th Congress 1997: "European Quality Standards for Entrepreneur Certification"
- 7th Congress 1998: "Vocational Training in Europe: Expectations of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts"
- 8th Congress 1999: “Strengthening the service of SMEs. New ways of customer orientation! Challenge for education and training "
- 9th Congress 2000: "Crafts and Science - Paths of Cooperation"
- 10th Congress 2001: "Competitive Advantages Through International Competencies - Success Strategies for Crafts and SMEs"
- 11th Congress 2002: "Changes in the economy and society - Vocational training in European change"
- 12th Congress 2003: "Entrepreneurship and Certifications in Europe - From Entrepreneur School to Soft Skills"
- 13th Congress 2004: "Ensuring Employability - Requirements for Vocational Training"
- 14th Congress 2005: "Equivalence of General and Vocational Education - New Ways to Strengthen the Dual System"
- 15th Congress 2006: "Changing values and developing skills - vocational training in the area of tension between family, labor market and social policy"
- 16th Congress 2007: "Securing skilled workers in medium-sized businesses - start crisis management today!"
- 17th Congress 2008: "Opportunities and Value of Vocational Training in the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)"
- 18th Congress 2012: "Company seeks talent: recognize - qualify - employ"
- 19th Congress 2014: "Educational Motivation - Does Education Need a Reason?"
- 20th Congress 2017: "From school to work - securing skilled workers in SMEs"