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Since 1988 the Institute of the German Economy Cologne (IW) has been organising binational pilot projects for the vocational training of young foreigners. These projects were set up since young foreigners are severely under-represented in vocational training in Germany. The projects are also a response to developments in skill needs in the European economic area. The range and the type of qualifications demanded of skilled workers are changing as a result of the growing internationalisation and globalisation of markets. Workers need, in addition to specific vocational training, job-related foreign language skills and knowledge of working life and the mentality in other countries.