Friedrich Hubert Esser

Friedrich Hubert Esser (* 1959 in Grevenbroich ) has been President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in Bonn since May 1, 2011 .

Life and work

Esser first completed a dual training as a baker and then passed his Abitur on the second educational path at the Friedrich-Spee-Kolleg in Neuss . From 1983 to 1989 he studied economics at the Technical University of Braunschweig as well as business administration and business education at the University of Cologne . There he worked from 1989 to 1991 as a research assistant at the chair for economic and social education. From 1991 to 2004 he moved within the university to the Research Institute for Vocational Training in Crafts (FBH), which he led from 1998 as managing director and from 2003 as deputy director. In 1997 he did his doctorate at the University of Cologne with the work Profession as a didactic category: Tradition and Innovation . From 1998 to 2005 he was a lecturer at the University of Economics and Social Sciences. In 2004 he took over the management of the “Vocational Education” department at the Central Association of German Crafts in Berlin until he switched to BIBB . Since 2005 he has also been active as an honorary professor in Cologne. His inaugural lecture was entitled "Vocational training in the knowledge society: a challenge for politics and science". When he was inaugurated as the new BIBB President, he was introduced by Federal Education Minister Annette Schavan with the words: "I am delighted that with you the BIBB has a proven specialist in the national and international vocational training system at the top". On October 10, 2011, Esser was awarded the Badge of Honor of the West German Chamber of Crafts .

Friedrich Hubert Esser is married and has two children.

Public offices (excerpt)

• 1991–2004: Main Committee "Vocational Training" at the German Chamber of Crafts
• 1999–2004: Working groups “Inter-company vocational training”, “Further training”, “Examinations” in the German Chamber of Crafts
• 2005–2011: Main Committee of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
• 2005–2011: Head of the Task Force "European Vocational Education and Training" of the Board of Trustees of German Business for Vocational Education and Training (KWB)
• 2007–2011: Working Group German Qualifications Framework (DQR)
• 2007–2008: Innovation Group Further Education (IKWB)

Fonts (selection)

• Friedrich Hubert Esser, Walter Bourichter, Ulrich Brand: Sackmann - the textbook for the master craftsman's examination, Part IV, vocational and work pedagogy, training of trainers according to AEVO 35th edition 2002. Verlaganstalt Handwerk, ISBN 978-3-87864-482-8 .
• Friedrich Hubert Esser, Martin Twardy: Framework for action-oriented preparatory courses on Part IV of the master craftsman's examination in the craft 1st edition 2000, Eusl, Paderborn, ISBN 978-3-933436-21-4 .
• Friedrich Hubert Esser (Ed.): Learning online: Results from the model experiment MERCUR 1st edition 2003, Eusl, Paderborn, ISBN 978-3-933436-47-4 .
• Friedrich Hubert Esser (Ed.): Project report: Reform of the master craftsman's examination system as a task of organizational development 1st edition 2003, Eusl, Paderborn, ISBN 3-933436-44-3 .
• Friedrich Hubert Esser (Ed.): Vocational training in the craft: Continuity and Perspectives 1st edition 2002, Eusl, Paderborn, ISBN 978-3-933436-37-5 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Friedrich Hubert Esser in the catalog of the German National Library
• Esser page at BIBB, accessed December 24, 2011.
• Page from Esser at the University of Cologne, accessed December 24, 2011.
• Speech “Training - Responsibility for the Future” at the KWB training manager conference 2011, (PDF, 112 kB), accessed on December 24, 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Message "Prof. Dr. Friedrich Hubert Esser new President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training ”from May 5, 2011 on bundesregierung.de , accessed on December 24, 2011.
2. ^ Announcement "Friedrich Hubert Esser is honorary professor at the University of Cologne" on dhi.zdh.de from August 3, 2005 , accessed on December 24, 2011.
3. ↑ Message "Prof. Dr. Friedrich Hubert Esser new President of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training ”from May 2, 2011 on foraus.de ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 24, 2011.