Katharina Engel is Team Lead for the Towards a Global TVET Agenda (TGTA) initiative at the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ), the TGTA initiative strengthens multilateral collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC, ILO, OECD, ETF, and WorldSkills International as an associated partner.
Katharina joined BIBB in 2022 and served as project manager for the Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project from 2023 to 2025, a UNESCO-UNEVOC-led initiative implemented with BIBB’s support and funded by BMBFSFJ.
Before joining BIBB, Katharina worked at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on several EU-funded projects. She contributed to the development of a community of practice of digital education stakeholders, serving as coordinator of the consortium implementing the European Commission’s Digital Education Hub. Katharina holds a master’s degree in English literatures and cultures.