International teacher training in the GDR – throwback to the past, learning for the present

In training their vocational education and training personnel, many countries want to learn from Germany. But the models that are crucial in German dual vocational training – academic training of vocational school teachers and continuing education of company specialists to become trainers – are often not suited to the conditions and requirements prevailing there. The "integrated teacher" approach could be of interest. Foreign students were trained as "teachers for vocational education" in this technical college course in the last years of the GDR. The programme is presented in this paper. It ends by discussing how it can stimulate today's vocational education and training cooperation.