Welcome to the Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training (HIBB)
We are a state-owned enterprise of the Authority for Schools, Family and Vocational Training (BSFB). Here, we provide selected information in English about our work and structure, vocational schools, educational programmes, and much more.
Read on to learn more about us!

The menu in the top right corner will take you to different subject areas.

We will continue to expand our English-language offering.

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Here you can find the latest news from the Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training (HIBB) (only available in German):

the latest news (only available in German)

Around 45,300 students as well as approximately 2,900 teachers and other staff learn and work at HIBB’s 29 vocational schools. Here you can find profiles and contact details for each individual school, as well as inspection reports.

To the schools

Hamburg’s vocational schools offer a broad range of programmes in the areas of preparation for vocational training, dual and school-based vocational training, obtaining higher education entrance qualifications and continuing vocational education and training.

To the educational programmes

The HIBB head office fulfils its responsibilities within four business units: school development/governance and counselling, the design of educational pathways and transitions, human resources and finance, as well as extracurricular and continuing vocational education and training. It also includes the department for strategic controlling, parliamentary affairs and public relations.

To the head office