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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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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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

20 Jan 2025

Pakistan: BMO partnership supports sustainable supply chains

The German importers association Verband der Fertigwarenimporteure (VFI) advises textile associations in Pakistan on how they can guide their members to comply with sustainability standards in the supply chain in order to secure their supply relationships with German and European importers.

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15 Jan 2025

Ukraine: Strengthening of the Ukrainian IT-sector

As part of the project "Promotion of the sustainable, economic reconstruction of Ukraine," sequa will strengthen German-Ukrainian IT partnerships with targeted measures.

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09 Jan 2025

Trilateral partnership to enhance sustainability and just transition

As part of a new Business Membership Organisation Partnership (KVP), the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and chambers in Peru and Bolivia are working together on sustainability-oriented services for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the two partner countries.

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17 Dec 2024

Ruanda: ProWOOD+ continues to support the Rwandan timber sector

The highly successful PartnerAfrica project proWOOD of 'Internationaler Bund' in Rwanda is drawing to a close at the end of the year. It has now become clear that a ‘proWOOD+’ project, which builds on the successes, will start work at the beginning of the new year and set new priorities.

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09 Dec 2024

Cambodia: Soft Skills in Vocational Training

Just in time for the approval of the second project phase of the VET partnership project between AVT and Cambodian partner organisations, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze visited the German project partner AVT in Teltow.

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06 Dec 2024

Ukraine: Strengthening Trade Union Work in the Education Sector

The first sequa trade union partnership between the German Trade Union for Education and Science (GEW) and the Ukrinian Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (TUESWU) was launched on 1 December 2024. The aim of the project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is to…

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03 Dec 2024

Egypt: Organic agriculture

The 2nd phase of the chamber and association partnership between the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. (bbw) and the organic farming associations in Egypt started in December 2021. During the project progress review in October 2024, the project was certified a very good performance.

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02 Dec 2024

Colombia: Strengthening the Green Hydrogen Economy

As part of a new Business Member Organization (BMO) Partnership, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) is collaborating with the Hydrogen Chamber of the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) to strengthen Colombian companies in the field of green hydrogen and its derivatives.  

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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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