Hans-Detlev Küller, born 1943 in Berlin, former Head of Department Education, Qualification, Research Policy within the DGB (German Trade Unions Confederation) is after his retirement now a self employed consultant in VET policy and free lance adviser for the DGB. At present he acts as an adviser European VET policy for DGB, for the ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) and for German VET providers.

Since 2005 he was responsible in the DGB for European VET, Leonardo Projects, CEDEFOP-Representation, EU social dialogue in LLL and DGB’s Representative in the CEDEFOP Board (2005 to 2009), the Lifelong Learning Programme Committee, Brussels (2006 - 2009), the Advisory Council Vocational Training, Brussels (2005 - 2009) and the European Social Fund Committee, Brussels (2005 - 2009).

His Publications cover the issues Capital formation, codetermination policy, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, corporate accounting and disclosure, European company law, social accounting, CVET counselling for workers and European VET policies.