Iran in talks to send manpower to Germany, Switzerland – Official
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Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization is in talks
with Germany and Switzerland to send its trained manpower to the
European countries, the head of the organization said.
“I held two separate meetings with the head and director of
international relations of Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational
Education and Training,” Suleiman Pakseresht told Mehr news agency
on June 11 after wrapping up his visits to Switzerland and
Germany.
We agreed to increase our cooperation in the sector vocational
education, hold joint workshops and retrain Iranian teachers, he
added.
Pakseresht also sat down with Swiss State Secretary for Education,
Research and Innovation Mauro Dell'Ambrogio.
“During the meeting, both sides decided to strengthen their ties by
organizing educational workshops and exchanging educators,” he
said.
The Iranian official further said that he also had held a meeting
with the head of the Federal Institute of German Technical and
Vocational Education in Berlin during which they discussed ways to
re-organize management training at Iran’s technical and vocational
organization.
“We are in negotiations with German officials to send Iranian
manpower to the country”, Pakseresht concluded.
On March 5, Germany’s Stiftung Bildung and Handwerk (Education and
Craft Foundation) signed a memorandum of understanding with the
Technical and Vocational Training Organization and Iran Chamber of
Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.
Based on the MoU, Iranian educators and teachers of vocational
schools will be trained by German experts in the field. Germany’s
Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development will
finance the project and the Iranian side will provide the
facilities and required personnel.
The MoU stipulates that SBH will transfer its dual education system
methods to the Iranian side over three years to encourage Iranian
industries and private sector to train their workforce.
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