Abstract :
The year has seen much discussion and opining on the state and needs of the training and education of the current and future workforce. In the heat of the argument, rare is it not to have mention made of the Germans, who, it seems, have got it right. But, what exactly have they done? For those in the dark, Professor James Murray of Napier Polytechnic provides an insight into the education that Teutonic engineering students are receiving.