A small city nicknamed "China's German town" is just a one-hour drive from financial hub Shanghai. Over the past few decades, Taicang has attracted hundreds of German firms and huge amounts of investment. Currently there are over twenty training centres. Chen Tong travels to the city to find out why.
Why German training providers?
German VET providers are experts for work-based training. They offer a broad range of services and products:
- Consultancy on setting-up and managing training institutions and centers
- Workshop design and equipment
- Training and instructional material and media
- Design and adaptation of business-oriented curricula and syllabi
- VET programmes
- Upskilling of the existing workforce
- Train-the-trainer programmes
- Development and installation of quality assurance systems in VET
- Introduction of internationally recognized certification standards