Apprenticeship
for workforce development professionals

Since 2014, TOP has offered one-week-long apprenticeship study tours for workforce development professionals.

TOP Aprenticeship Tour © W. Powell/ TOP

The apprenticeship study tours for workforce development professional provide participants with a comprehensive, 360-degree perspective of the world-renown German apprenticeship model. The goal is to provide best-practice examples as inspiration for new strategic partnerships and workforce development solutions in the United States.

The study tours focus on such topics as
  • skills assessment
  • career guidance
  • the interconnection of federal, state, and local workforce policies
  • internships
  • apprenticeships
  • the role of trade unions
  • the role of chambers of commerce
  • Industry 4.0
  • skills evaluation and certification, and much more.

Conditions

Next application round

The deadline to apply for a 2025 TOP apprenticeship tour to Germany is February 1, 2025.

Applicants will be notified about their status (accepted, wait listed, not accepted) in the spring of 2025.

Any questions?

Send an email to top@goethe.de.