EMAS

We have reviewed and improved our environmental management at our headquaters in Bonn on the basis of the European EMAS standard. Since March 2024, we have been officially entered in the EMAS register and are committed to the associated obligations.

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BBP

You can make a contribution to more and higher quality employment in a partner country by introducing need- and practice-oriented vocational training in cooperation with chambers, associations and vocational training institutions. sequa supports you in this.

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KVP

Make a contribution to more and higher quality employment in a partner country by introducing need- and practice-oriented vocational training in cooperation with chambers, associations and vocational training institutions. sequa supports you in this.

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develoPPP

Going together - moving forward
Development partnerships with the private sector

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PartnerAfrica

German Chambers and Associations are involved in the BMZ Special Initiative for "Decent Work for a Just Transition"

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GIZ

Would you like to delegate part of your project work to GIZ? sequa supports you competently in the areas of private industry, trade, vocational training, chambers and associations.

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IPD

You want to import? You lack contacts? Are you looking for a specific product?
The IPD supports you in the international purchase of numerous products and raw materials.

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EU-Grants

Are you looking for a competent partner to help you develop and implement grant projects? Then you've come to the right place!

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Consulting

Are you looking for a consortium or lead partner for service contracts with competences in the areas of private sector development (PSD), vocational training or capacity building of chambers and associations? We are curious to get to know you and to start doing business with you.

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TAMEB

German-Turkish Partnership for Vocational Qualification (TAMEB) enables Syrian refugees and disadvantaged Turkish groups to earn income from vocational and entrepreneurial activities.

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ARCHIPELAGO

The private sector is mandated by the European Commission to implement measures to promote youth employment in Central and West Africa

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iMOVE India

sequa contributes to the export of German dual vocational training services to India. We support iMOVE's efforts to pave the way of German vocational training institutions to India and to enter cooperations with Indian institutions. 

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Projects and Programmes Worldwide

Mobility Programmes

Your way to an internship abroad

sequa promotes the mobility of apprentices, young professionals and vocational training personnel.

To this end, sequa offers a mobility programme - all within the framework of the

EU ERASMUS+ programme.

 

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News

29 Oct 2024

Ghana: ICT jobs for female professionals

The AFOS Foundation is working with several Ghanaian associations as part of a new Partner Africa project to integrate young women into the ICT world of work and promote equal rights in the digital economy.

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25 Oct 2024

Guatemala: Formal training introduced in construction sector

As part of the cooperation between the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Chamber of Skilled Crafts and the two local partners, the Intecap training centre and the Guatemalan Chamber of Construction (CGC), formal training in the construction sector was successfully introduced for the first time in Guatemala. The second phase of this vocational training…

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24 Oct 2024

Rwanda: Documentation and embassy visit to proWOOD

The wonderful documentary ‘Road to Excellence - The Umubaji Days 2024 “ produced by Dedicative Productions as part of the successful project proWOOD between Internationaler Bund and vocational training institutions and associations in the wood sector in Rwanda has been published. The project is funded through the PartnerAfrica program of…

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18 Oct 2024

Brazil: 2nd phase of the “DEL Turismo” partnership project

The second phase of the successful chamber and association partnership between the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e.V. (bbw) and business associations from all five regions of Brazil will start in November 2024. Once again, the focus is on sustainable tourism, with an increased focus on networking and institutionalisation at…

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16 Oct 2024

Senegal: Practical training of young people for “green jobs”

The Cologne Chamber of Skilled Crafts is actively supporting the training of young people in green jobs in Senegal since the beginning of September 2024. The new project is part of the PartnerAfrica program under the Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” implemented by sequa on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for…

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10 Oct 2024

Western Balkans: Regional study on nearshoring and decarbonisation

The Chamber and Association Partnership (KVP) between the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and the economic chambers of the Western Balkan states (WB6) as well as the Chamber Investment Forum (CIF) in cooperation with the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) published a regional economic study on…

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01 Oct 2024

Serbia: Biogas partnership to promote renewable energies

The German-Serbian biogas partnership between the German Biogas Association (FvB) and the Serbian Biogas Association (SBA) is entering its second phase. After laying the foundations for the development of the Serbian biogas sector in the first phase of the Business Membership Organisation Partnerships (KVP), the focus is now on further…

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05 Sep 2024

Development Minister Schulze meets Jordanian trainees

A visit by German Development Minister Svenja Schulze to the Steinfurt Warendorf District Crafts Association and to some participants in a programme on the migration of young Jordanians to Germany shows great appreciation for the project. The project is funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZ, also…

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02 Sep 2024

Jordan: Chambers support demand-orientated vocational training

The new vocational training partnership (BBP) of the Cologne Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK) in Jordan starts in September 2024. As part of the BBP, Jordanian chambers are supported in organising needs-oriented vocational training measures in cooperation with vocational training providers.

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Typical Projects

SME Development - Strengthening Economic Organisations in Armenia

SMEDA is a sub-project of the GIZ programme Private Sector Development and Vocational Training in the South Caucasus which has been running in Armenia since 2016 and co-financed by the EU. Since December 2017 sequa has been involved in this project with a component aimed at improving the dialogue between business associations and chambers and…

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Promotion of dual training in the building trade in Rwanda

Since November 2014, the German Koblenz Chamber of Crafts (HWK) has been running a vocational training partnership in Rwanda. Together with the Rwandan Construction Association and selected vocational training centres, four construction occupations are being tested to see how the Rwandan private sector can be more closely involved in the planning…

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Formados - Vocational training promotion in Ecuador

Practice-oriented vocational training for young people in Ecuador - that is the aim of the Formados initiative. For 5 years now, the project has been promoting dialogue between the private sector and the public sector in Ecuador in the field of dual training. To this end, 8 training courses are being implemented, thus improving the competitiveness…

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SMART Myanmar

Project Brief: SMART Myanmar 2.0, a four-year project funded by the European Union, was launched in January 2016. It aims to improve the production and consumption of sustainably produced garments from Myanmar. This will be achieved by extending and improving the best practice mechanisms developed and implemented within the framework of the…

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K to 12 Plus

The project K to 12 PLUS is an initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to support the educational reform K to 12 in the Philippines. The German-Philippine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GPCCI) is introducing elements of dual training in the Technical-Vocational-Exit Track of Senior High Schools alongside…

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Internship abroad within the hairdresser training in Italy

With the help of the financial support of the EU Erasmus+ programme and the organisation of the Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Stade Chamber of Crafts, the trainees Leonie Krämer and Burhan Mustafa were able to complete a three-week internship at a hairdressing salon in Florence, Italy. Thus linguistic and intercultural authority could be developed and the…

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Sustainable Traning and Education (STEP)

The project is intended to support educational planning and quality assurance for the effective management of educational reform in Ethiopia. At the level of vocational schools and universities, model institutions are being promoted in the sense of a lighthouse approach in order to offer quality-oriented training geared to the needs of the labour…

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Tunisia Employment Pact

 

Since 2011, the Federal Republic of Germany has been supporting Tunisia's promotion of employment through the Transformation Partnership for North Africa. The name of the programme "Tunisia Employment Pact" reflects the will to combine the strengths and initiatives of the public sector and the private sector. The common goal is to create jobs,…

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Factory superstar - how mobile apps can change the lives of women in the apparel industry in Myanmar

sequa was commissioned by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) within the framework of the regional programme "Labour and Social Standards in the Textile and Clothing Sector in Asia (especially Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan and China) - SLGS" to implement a project focusing on the empowerment of women workers in…

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Entrepreneurs' Association Partnership in Middle East Region and North Africa

The company Global Project Partners e.V. (GPP) started a partnership project applied for by sequa at the BMZ in 2015, which links the Association of German Women Entrepreneurs (VdU) and five women entrepreneurs' associations from the MENA region (Middle East & North Africa).  The project supports female entrepreneurs in the target region through…

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Switch to Green

The SWITCH to Green initiative implemented by the European Union is intended to contribute to the EU's objective of promoting a "green economy". This should generate growth, create jobs and contribute to poverty reduction. By supporting market opportunities for cleaner technologies, energy and resource efficiency, low-carbon development while…

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Forests to promote a good (investment) climate Viet Nam: sequa and ForestFinance support sustainable forest management

Well cultivated round timber – the wood from which high-quality furniture for the international market is manufactured – is in
short supply in Viet Nam, which means the country has to rely on expensive imports. In addition, if Viet Nam is to be competitive in the global market, it must achieve sustainability certification in line with standards…

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TAMEB

From January 2016 to November 2022, sequa realised the "German-Turkish Partnership for Vocational Qualification (TAMEB)" project, which supported Turkey in its efforts to integrate refugees from Syria into Turkish society.

In cooperation with German business organisations and Turkish partners, Turkish language skills and vocational qualifications…

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