Vocational Training in Indo-German Cooperation, 1950-1989 : Between Development Politics and Business Interests / Josefine Carla Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Josefine Carla, Author.

Series:

Work in Global and Historical Perspective , 2509-8861 ; 24

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 330 p.)

Place of Publication:

München Wien De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2026]

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Josefine Carla Hoffmann , Berlin, Germany.

Summary:

Indo-German cooperation in vocational training is a timely topic, as politicians, scholars, and the media highlight problems in India's skill formation system and point to the 'German model' as inspiration. This book offers the first comprehensive historical analysis of Indo-German entanglements in this field. From the 1950s onward, projects between the Federal Republic of Germany and independent India evolved amid political, economic, and cultural considerations, as well as Cold War tensions. The dual apprenticeship model, marked as German, was seen as especially attractive for India's expanding steel and engineering industries, key pillars of the country's developmental project. The book traces vocational training policy from national and bilateral negotiations to the labour market. It examines skilling as part of postcolonial industrialization policy, Indo-German diplomacy, and business cooperation. Drawing on diverse materials and research tools, the study reflects on concepts of skill, institutional priorities, and the cooperation's impact on workers' lives and careers. It thus contributes to our understanding of India's early 'formal sector' and the structural limits of 'knowledge transfer'.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1Introduction

Skill Policy in India's Development Strategies

Vocational Training in Foreign Cooperation

136Interim Conclusion

Training Schemes and Political Ideals at a Flagship Indo-German Industrial Cooperation

Indo-German Apprenticeship in Practice

Career Trajectories After Apprenticeship

298Conclusion

Index

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed August 05 2026)

ISBN:

3-11-223886-9