Head of Department "Internationalisation of VET / Knowledge Management" at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training ( BIBB ), Germany
Birgit Thomanns has headed the Department for Internationalization of Vocational Education and Training and knowledge management of Germany'sFederal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung/BIBB) since 2010.She is a social scientist and has a Master's degree in adult education. Internationalization comprises tasks pertaining to the development of international dimensions in German vocational education and training as well as the progressive development of BIBB's international activities and cooperative ventures. After gaining international experience in France and the Middle East, Thomann worked from 2007 -2010 as a senior advisor for VET and team leader of a bilateral VET project in the Western Balkans.