HYDERABAD: Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy on Tuesday emphasised the importance of expanding international collaboration for the benefit of ITI students under Germany’s Ausbildung programme, a dual vocational training system that combines practical, on-the-job training with theoretical instruction.
A German delegation of placement officers, comprising Bianca Maria Kunz, Dzejna Hurtic and Abdulrahman, met Vivek at the Secretariat. The delegation is in Hyderabad as a part of its ongoing Triple Win Project (TWP), a joint initiative between the Federal Republic of Germany and Telangana government, being implemented through Telangana Overseas Manpower Company (TOMCOM).
The programme aims to provide free German language training and placement opportunities for qualified nurses from Telangana in reputed healthcare institutions in Germany. The minister expressed keen interest in creating new avenues of cooperation and assured that TOMCOM would actively pursue and implement such projects in the near future.
The delegation is currently conducting interviews of enrolled Telangana nurses from July 9 to 17 at Paryataka Bhavan in Begumpet as part of the ongoing recruitment process. The nurses selected under the TWP 2024 — interviewed in July last year — have successfully completed B1-level German language training and are expected to travel to Germany by October or November 2025, upon completion of visa and deployment formalities.
Meanwhile, the delegation also interacted with nursing students at TGRTC Nursing College in Tarnaka, where they elaborated on the vast career prospects for Indian nurses in Germany, including competitive salary packages, family visa sponsorship and long-term settlement options. College Principal Vasundhara encouraged students to utilise such international opportunities being facilitated by the government.