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vocational college
A type of secondary school in Germany that combines vocational education with general academic subjects and can lead to various qualifications, up to university entrance qualification.
Nach der zehnten Klasse wechselte sie auf ein Berufskolleg, um ihr Fachabitur im Bereich Wirtschaft zu machen.
After tenth grade, she transferred to a vocational college to earn her advanced technical college entrance qualification in business.
The word is a compound of 'Beruf' (profession/job) and 'Kolleg' (college). It therefore describes a type of school ('Kolleg') that specializes in professions.
Am Berufskolleg kann man eine Ausbildung im kaufmännischen Bereich machen.
At a vocational college, you can do training in the commercial field.
To express movement, you use 'auf das Berufskolleg gehen/wechseln' (to go/transfer to the vocational college). To describe a state or location, you use 'am Berufskolleg sein/lernen' (to be/study at the vocational college).
Er wechselt nach dem Sommer auf das Berufskolleg.
He is transferring to the vocational college after the summer.
A Berufskolleg is a special type of school in the German education system that does not exist in all federal states. It combines vocational training with the opportunity to obtain higher school qualifications such as the Fachabitur (advanced technical college entrance qualification).
Viele Schüler besuchen ein Berufskolleg, um sich auf einen bestimmten Job vorzubereiten.
Many students attend a vocational college to prepare for a specific job.
vocational school
Berufsschule is part of dual vocational training and complements practical work at the company. Berufskolleg, by contrast, is a type of further secondary education with vocational and general academic subjects, where students can earn various qualifications, including the university entrance qualification.
Lea besucht das Berufskolleg, um berufliche Kenntnisse und die Hochschulreife zu erwerben.
Lea attends vocational college to gain vocational knowledge and a university entrance qualification.
Lea arbeitet während ihrer Ausbildung im Betrieb und besucht zusätzlich die Berufsschule.
Lea works at the company during her training and also attends vocational school.
