The Institute for Emergency Medical Education (INOB) and Stumpf+Kossendey Verlag welcomed specialists in rescue service education from all over Germany and beyond to the 1st Rescue Service Education Congress in the Fürth City Hall.
“Strengthening education in the rescue service” was the motto that attracted educational stakeholders from rescue service practice, vocational schools, universities and associations to Fürth. The initiators of the congress were committed to the further development of vocational training and quality assurance in the emergency services. The target group of the event was teachers, practical instructors, university lecturers and school management, as well as anyone interested in shaping future-oriented rescue service education.
Discussions included the challenges and opportunities with a focus on the three-year training course for emergency paramedics, interprofessional collaboration, intersectoral emergency care and the ongoing debate about academization. With guest speakers from Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, the international perspective also played an important role.
Klaus Meyer, Managing Director of INOB, was delighted with the successful premiere: “The great response and the consistently positive feedback from participants clearly show that such a format is desired and necessary. We offer a forum for collegial exchange, inspiring perspectives and practical impulses. We are delighted that so many thought leaders in emergency services education have found their way to us.”
Encouraged by the success of the 1st Rescue Service Education Congress, a new edition is already being planned for 2026.