Trainer qualification East

The adoption of the West’s dual system of vocational education and training by the new federal states confronted the training staff with new tasks and challenges. It was in August 1990 that the support for the qualification of vocational education and training staff began in East Germany. Up until 1992, the then Federal Ministry of Education and Science (BMBW) set aside approximately 50 million DM for that purpose. What was achieved through that programme? What role did it play in the transformation process? How did East and West Germans support this process? The paper follows up these questions and draws attention to insights and experiences in retrospect.