Welcome to the Department of Vocational Education
PD Dr. habil Christian Steib, Dr. Daniela Reimann, Dr. Alexandra Zelfel, Vanessa Greber
Vocational education studies deals with questions of vocational education, its organization, didactics and vocational teacher training. The tense relationship between work, occupation and education as well as the conditions and processes of acquiring vocational qualifications and vocational orientation are examined within the framework of vocational education research in the department. Company, school, education and labor market policy as well as qualification aspects and interests play a central role here, as these have a significant influence on the design of vocational education. In addition, initial and further training are closely interrelated with various technological innovations and transformation processes and lead to continuous change in the world of work.
The Department of Vocational Education at KIT is responsible for the training of teachers for the industrial-technical teaching profession. As part of a wide range of research and development projects, the conditions and challenges of learning processes, qualification and skilled work for different target groups are examined. Research results are used to design job profiles and to further develop vocational teaching/learning processes and are incorporated into didactic concepts for vocational training and teacher training for vocational schools.
We are pleased to introduce the core team of Vocational Education. Together, we are driving forward the funded InnoVET PLUS project, shaping teaching and supervising students on the Engineering Education course.
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On January 23, 2026, a New Year's reception was held in the Department of Vocational Education. School management, teaching staff, internal KIT employees and other interested parties from the degree program were invited. The buffet consisted of a selection of finger food and various drinks were available.
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Martin Schwarz provides insights into how he went from being a trainee to a vocational teacher and which biographical moments were significant for him, how he finds balance through running and nature and how his monograph "Pädagogik im Betrieb" came about. Find out what challenges he faces as part of the InnoVET PLUS joint project and what tips he gives students on how to write their own texts.
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Social innovation potentials through new cooperative actor constellations - learning factories as a learning space for continuing vocational training.
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How is AI changing production and what skills do employees need? These questions were the focus of the AI expert hearing at the AgenturQ Advisory Board on December 8. Dr. Martin Schwarz (KIT) commented on the results from a scientific perspective.
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Dr. Daniela Reimann represented our team at the "transformativ - Sharing Perspectives on AI" conference in Heilbronn, where she presented her paper on AI skills in engineering education. The event offered a wide range of ideas on AI and education.
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