Michael Axmann - International Apprenticeship Expert

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I'm Michael Axmann, an International Apprenticeship Expert

I believe in vocational education and training as a means for higher youth employment, better productivity and decent working conditions.

This can best be done in moderated social dialogue processes with government ministries, employers' and workers' organisations and with representatives from civil society.

45+

Years of Experience

57

Countries worked in

32

Publications

50Mill+

USD revenues for my clients

What I do

My Work

Design and implementation of vocational education systems

Quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) always comes with a very high dosage of social dialogue and this is why that is at the core of my work.

Sectoral and national labour market analyses

As a labour market economist by training, I have always believed in starting from labour market data analysing sectoral and national labour market data and identifying sectors and areas with job and growth potential for vocational education and training.

Project development in Quality Vocational Education and Training

I am happy to say that in my career I won projects for more than 50 Mio USD for my clients and for my home organization(s) during the last 20 years of my work.

Quality vocational teacher and instructor training

Vocational teacher training is so often undervalued and underestimated in policy discussions about change.

Training of directors of vocational schools

I believe that working with directors of vocational schools and colleges has not always been the easiest thing for me in my work, but it has been ‐ whenever successful ‐ a very rewarding way of training people, producing long-lasting and impactful changes.

Evaluation of systems and programmes in vocational education and training

A German writer once said in “…evaluations the least important can be measured most precisely. - But how do you find out what is important?”

Testimony Video

El Salvador's ex-minister Ricardo Montenegro gives a word on Michael, with the occasion of his retirement from ILO CINTERFOR in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Publications

What I say

Workplaces

Around the World

This map shows all the locations where Michael has worked

Work done on each location varied in nature, depending on client needs, circumstances and timing. Feel free to explore what has been done in every place by interacting with the pins scattered throughout the globe.