american institute for contemporary german studies (aicgs) at johns hopkins university

About the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) at Johns Hopkins University:

Produces objective and original analyses of developments and trends in Germany, Europe, and the United States.

• Creates new transatlantic networks among changing generations.

• Intensifies dialogue among the business, political, and academic communities to manage differences and define and promote common interests.

AICGS and NOVA Promoting Energy Innovation and Investment Through Transatlantic Transfer of Community Energy Policies

Transportation and Land-Use Planning in Germany and the U.S.: Lessons from the Stuttgart and Washington, DC Regions

2010

2013

2015 Transatlantic Dialogue of the Cities, States, and Communities: Cities and States as Global Actors

Transatlantic Dialogue on Skills and IndustryMay 23, 2014; Washington, DC

AICGS Project on Workforce Education

Transatlantic Approaches to Employment, Education, and Training

March 13, 2015; Washington, DC

German Dual System (in two slides)• complex system of institutionalized relationships and coordination

between employers, schools, government, labor unions, and employer associations

• Number of apprentices: 1.4 million (2012)• Apprentices per 1,000 employed: 40 (2012)• Unemployment rate: 6.7% (Aug.

2014)• Youth unemployment rate: 4.6% (2013)

Financing

Elements of Apprenticeship for the U.S.

Results of study trip in October, 2014 to employers, schools and intermediary institutions in France, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom

1. Make the Business Case

2. Know Your Intermediaries

3. Incentivize and Promote

More at AICGS

http://www.aicgs.org/category/educating-the-future-workforce/

http://www.aicgs.org/events/transatlantic-approaches-to-employment-education-and-training/

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