Siemens Vocational Education Strategy

Brookings Institution / Global Cities Initiative, SPE Nuremberg, November 19, 2014
Siemens supports education
reform and extends vocational
education across the globe
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A strong local partner for customers
In more than 200 countries
Germany
70
14% 24%
Europe, C.I.S., Africa, Asia, Australia
10.8
Middle East (excl. Germany)
29.1
101,000 68
28% 37%
64,000 15.1 74
17% 20%
25%
24%
38% 24%
20% 26%
Employees Revenue (billions of €) Major production facilities
Employee figures as of December 31, 2013; Revenue and production sites, FY2013
All numbers refer to continuing operations
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up to precisely 100
Americas
78,000 20.9 77
117,000
28% 27%

Innovation that improves quality of life –
the larger purpose of our company
Employees in R&D
• 13,300 employees
in R&D in Germany
• Another 16,500
R&D employees
in approximately
30 other countries
worldwide
R&D spending
as % of revenue
Patent applications
(position)
Germany (2013) No. 4
Europe (2013) No. 2
USA (2012) No. 11
• Siemens currently
holds approximately
60,000 patents granted
worldwide
• 21,400 patents and
intellectual property
rights are related to our
Environmental
Portfolio
Partnerships
• Approximately 1,000
partnerships with
universities and
research institutions
per year
Inventors of the year 2013
€4.3 billion
5.7%
2013
5.5%
2012
5.3%
2011

Dual VET means: Combine theory taught in
classrooms with applied learning in the workplace
Theory periods
at vocational school
ƒ Job-specific
specialist knowledge
ƒ General knowledge
(German, social studies,
business management etc.)
ƒ Personal, social and
method skills
ƒ Teaching in blocks or one
day per week
Theory and practice
periods alternate and
"complement each other"
Practical periods
at the company
ƒ Career-oriented practical
specialist and method
knowledge
ƒ ''Real work''
(day-to-day operations,
projects) at the company
ƒ Supported by
instructor or
apprenticeship-training
coordinator
Objective:
holistic competencies and decision-making skills

In Germany, the Dual Education Model is run as a
public-private partnership
Source: DIHK

There is a high degree of permeability within the
German education system
10-15 Yrs Elementary school
Primary
6-9 Yrs
Gymnasium - Upper Level
General university qualification
(Abitur / Alg. Hochschulreife)
Vocational
School
(Fachoberschule /
FOS )
Dual Vocational
FOS 13
BOS 13
Vocational
Abitur
Education and Training
( Dual VET- Work based)
BOS
Voc. Abitur
Work-experience
Upper Secondary Level
University
(Bachelor, Master,
Ph.D)
Dual Degree
Programs
Dual VET + University
(Bachelor, Master)
College of
Applied Science
Fachhochschule / FH
Vocational
Academy
Berufsakademie
15-18 Yrs Tertiary Level
Gymnasium
General university
qualification track
(Mitl. Reife)
Realschule
Upper intermediate
leaving certificate
(Mitl. Reife)
Hauptschule
Lower leaving
certificate
(Quali)
Extra
Year
Lower Secondary Level

Siemens is one of the largest
training organizations in Germany
Total trainees (30.09.2013): 6.957
Technical
professions
5.375
incl. 589 female
Business
professions
1.195
incl. 707 female
Siemens Technical
Academies
387
incl. 54 female
External
apprentices 2.813
Students in
special programs 100
2.140 New trainees in 2013
Business apprentices
and students
incl. dual
study programs
Students at
Siemens
Technical
440
21%
() Academy
(25%)
1.493
68%
447
20%
(460)
(21%)
incl. dual
1.507
70%
(596)
(27%)
Technical study programs
apprentices
and students

Region Southern Bavaria:
The Training Center in Nuremberg
Apprentices
(Total: 418)
Internal
360
External
58
New Apprentices
2014 (107)
Internal
91
External
16
Professions/
Vocations trained 9
Dual-degree
Programs 3
SPE Trainers
and Staff 21

Siemens is dedicated to VET – everywhere!
Siemens USA:
Vocational training initiatives
• Current:
• Iowa
• Michigan
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Texas
• Federal: AMP 2.0
• Planned:
• California (AMP Pilot)
• Georgia

While companies find it difficult to fill vacancies, …
youth unemployment has
reached unacceptable levels

Youth unemployment is …
a threat to our societies &
a threat to our competitiveness

Recovery will take time – it needs …
a strong industrial base
& labor-market flexibility

While ''waiting'' – and to avoid a job-less recovery – we must …
focus on education reform
& focus on employability

Work-based education models combine …
theory taught in class with
applied learning at work

Work-based education models are best in …
delivering hard and soft
skills needed by industry

Work-based education models are best in …
transitioning the young
from education to work life

The principle of duality of classroom and company learning can be …
applied to any line of
education (incl. academic)

With duality in education …
companies secure future talent,
apprentices earn while they learn,
municipalities attract investment

Contact
Jürgen Siebel
Head of International Business
Siemens Professional Education
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6
81397 Munich, Germany
Tel.: +49 (89) 636-634570
Mobile: +49 (173) 705 68 62
E-Mail:
juergen.siebel@siemens.com
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