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During this week, the Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf is welcoming a delegation from Mozambique. Together with KH’s International Team, member companies and educational institutions in the districts of Steinfurt and Warendorf are being visited. The visitors represent the two main partners of the Vocational Education and Training Partnership (BBP), the Mozambican Association for Renewable Energies (AMER) […]
The National Artisan Academy was inaugurated on 1 March 2024 with great fervour and anticipation by the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Director-General, Dr Nkosinathi Sishi: “The aim is to produce 30 000 artisans every year by 2030 , as they are currently producing 20 000 artisans per year nationally.” It’s the beginning of […]
During the past week, Frank Tischner, CEO of Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf, worked as a short-term expert for the Vocational Education and Training Partnership (BBP) with Motheo TVET College in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The week-long expert mission included meetings with private sector organisations and local authorities, such as the QCTO (Quality Council for Trades & Occupations), […]
Today’s International Day of Education is dedicated to the fourth goal of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030.” We have been planning and managing projects all over the world here in Münsterland for almost 10 years now. Our focus is […]
In 2023, the motto for us and our partners in the respective projects was: “Hands on!” Our Vocational Education and Training Partnership (BBP) with AMER and the IICM in Mozambique entered its second phase, while the BBP with Motheo TVET College in South Africa was launched. The year 2024 will now be all about implementing […]
Last week, a prestigious delegation from South Africa visited Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf. The guests from the vocational education sector and the private economy visited companies and training centres in the districts of Steinfurt and Warendorf together with the KH International Team. During several discussions on topics relating to the vocational training systems in both countries, […]
On 20 November 2023, an IRESA networking event titled Future Skills Challenges in the format of a round table discussion was held in Bloemfontein, South Africa. IRESA is a network of professional trade associations and organisations, such as our training and vocational education partner, Motheo TVET College. The Initiative for Responsible Economy South Africa was […]
Last Friday, 10 November, BMZ Regional Manager for Mozambique, Mark Holzberger, and GIZ Regional Director for Mozambique, Ekkehard Lang, visited our project in Mozambique. During a tour around KH’s partner school IICM (Instituto Industrial e Comercial da Matola), both learned about the progress of the cooperation between KH and its partners. Our local representatives, Jan […]
On 26 September, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) introduced its new private sector cooperation strategy at the “Partners in Transformation – New Networks for Business and Development” event in Berlin, which KH – as a long-standing cooperation partner – was also invited to attend. Federal Minister Svenja Schulze took the time […]
The plumbing industry in South Africa is represented by a very committed professional association with the Institute of Plumbing (IOPSA). KH has been working together with IOPSA since the beginning of the first Vocational Education and Training Partnerships (BBP) with the uMfolozi TVET College in 2015. As a thank you for the many years of […]
