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

01 Jan 2026

India: New BMO partnership supports wind energy expansion in India

A new Business Membership Organisation (BMO) partnership supports Indian wind energy associations in expanding their influence on the further development of wind energy in India. This is complemented by measures to promote cooperation between German and Indian companies with the aim of jointly advancing progress in this sector.

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08 Dec 2025

Tunisia: Improved employability for IT specialists

Since December 2025, Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH has been running a PartnerAfrica project in collaboration with the UTICA Training Centre (UTC) in Sfax as part of the special initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” to contribute to the employability of Tunisian IT professionals in the local and German labour…

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05 Dec 2025

Rwanda: Skilled Craft Funds Plus: Over 1,000 trees planted

In October 2025, sequa's Skilled Crafts Fund Plus which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) organised a tree planting event in the small town of Rwamagana in eastern Rwanda. Together with more than 2,000 volunteers, the partners of the skilled crafts network in the Rwandan wood sector…

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03 Dec 2025

Tunisia: Project evaluation - Strengthening the self-organisation of artisa

The second phase of the BMZ funded project to support artisans in Tunisia, which is coming to an end, received a positive evaluation in October 2025. In cooperation with the authority for arts and crafts and tourism (ONAT), the Frankfurt Rhine/Main Chamber of Crafts supported selected regional representatives in strengthening the…

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28 Nov 2025

Brazil: Dual Higher Education in Bioeconomy and Green Innovation

In December 2025, a new vocational training partnership was launched between the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and Chamber of Crafts (HWK) in Trier and SENAI institutions in Brazil. The BMZ funded project supports the introduction of new dual higher education and continuing education courses in the fields of bioeconomy and green…

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20 Nov 2025

Evaluation BMO Partnerships: Results Confirm Effectiveness of the Programme

The current evaluation report on the Business Membership Organisation Partnerships (KVP) highlights the strong impact and significance of the programme in its cooperation with the private sector and provides valuable impulses for its further development.

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14 Nov 2025

Ecuador: Access to the EU Market for Products from Amazonian Biodiversity

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Ecuadorian Amazon region are the focus of the GIZ-funded project, which primarily supports the positioning of innovative and sustainably produced natural products - such as macambo, morete, guayusa, vanilla and cinnamon - on the European market.

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03 Nov 2025

Ukraine: Insights into modern building technology for trainees and teachers

Ukrainian trainees discover modern heat pump technology and dual training in Dresden.

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27 Oct 2025

Äthiopien: Private Sector Engagement in TVET

The private sector in Ethiopia, represented by the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), is preparing for taking over roles in TVET.  

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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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