In Germany intermediate institutions, most prominently chambers of craft and chambers of industry and commerce, play a central role regarding the quality and implementation of VET. They have a legal mandate to fulfil as part of the governance structure of German VET, and they show further great commitment through a variety of activities in the field of quality assurance in VET. Those activities were the focus of the DEQA-VET study called ‘Quality initiatives of intermediate institutions – the offer of the chambers.’ The study looked at 192 quality initiatives offered by chamber organisations, covering 100 of the 132 chambers of craft and chambers of industry and commerce throughout Germany. The study highlighted five types of initiatives that offer different approaches to quality assurance and development – award, training, consulting, networking initiatives and working aids. Such quality initiatives by intermediary institutions offer a range of support for successful training practices. Visit the National Reference Point website to read the study (the working language is German, a English version will be available at the end of 2022) or visit the webpage to read a report summary (the working language is English)