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Germany - VDL VDL Representing the Agricultural Profession Who does the VDL represent? What role does it play and how does it conduct its business? You will find answers to these and other questions here. The VDL (Berufsverband Agrar Ernährung Umwelt) is the professional organisation representing graduates and students of
as well as those engaged in similar activities who are interested in the work of the association. The VDL is charged with promoting science, research and teaching in the relevant disciplines and to promote this work to the general public. The association provides support to secure the traditional roles of the professions in the agricultural and food industries and to discover and define new areas of responsibility for the "green" professions. The work of the VDL is
organised in special interest groups (Fachgruppen) at state (Länder)
and federal (Bund) level, each comprising specialists from the fields
of Agriculture, Nutrition and Environment to address specific themes
and topics. Priorities are placed on subject matters of specific
interest, as well as the more generic themes of 3rd level education,
apprenticeships and professional practice. The VDL federal association
comprises 12 VDL state associations as well as the BHGL (the German
Association of Landscape Engineers and Architects) and currently
represents about 4000 members. Through its own membership in the
Deutschen Beamtenbund (Association of Civil Servants), in the ULA
(Association of German Managers and Business Leaders) and in the
European Association of Agricultural Engineers (CEDIA), the VDL
promotes the socio-political and professional interests of its membership
across a variety of forums. |
