Moving from project to structure – findings relating from BIBB pilot projects on VETSD on the firm establishment of sustainability

There is increasing recognition that sustainability requires a firm structural basis in vocational education and training rather than being restricted to individual projects. Nevertheless, one issue which largely remains unclear is how sustainability can be specifically integrated into company-based training. The “vocational education and training for sustainable development” (VETSD) pilot projects undertaken by BIBB are delivering ideas in this regard. This article looks back at the pilot projects of the past 20 years and identifies five dimensions which offer starting points for the structural integration of sustainable development into vocational education and training.