Lisa Urner

Promotion of Vocational Education and Training in Namibia

The European College of Business and Management (ECBM) is the officially accredited college of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce (AHK) in London. The ECBM specialises in the provision of customised Business and Management programmes by working in close partnership with employers and UK universities. In my role as a program manager I am responsible for the organisation of one of the college's most successful programs for German apprentices.

Guest Lecture on the "Kaufmann/-frau International" Programme Topics include Business English, Intercultural Communication, Business Correspondence and Translations

German Dual Apprenticeship: Practical experience in different departments, e.g. internal sales, process planning, purchasing, marketing, logistics, patents, etc. Concurrent education at the Chamber of Commerce and Vocational School in Passau

Dissertation "The German Apprenticeship System: Still a success story? How current challenges could disturb the German High-Skills Equilibrium"