Vocational education and training system in Switzerland. Dual Presentation Delhi, 2010, revised 2013. Material of: Rudolf Strahm: charts Camil Hämmerli: icons Bruno Jehle: fotos and icons Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER: Text and Flowchart http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/berufsbildung/index.html?lang=en

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Swiss VET System
October 28th, 2013
Bruno Jehle – Founder bj institute

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VET
Vocational Education and Training enables young people to
enter the labour market and ensures that there are enough
specialists and managers in the future. VET is geared to the
labour market and is part of the education system.
The most popular form of basic education and training
Vocational education and training provides two-thirds of young
people in Switzerland with a solid basis for lifelong learning.
It also opens up a wealth of job prospects.
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Part of the education system
Vocational education and training takes place at
upper-secondary level. It is based on clearly
defined curricula and national qualification procedures.
Typically, it is very flexible: students may
pursue vocational opportunities and change
course in their professional life with relative ease.
Continuing education and training (CET) opportunities
are also available at all levels.
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Qualifications which lead to jobs
VET programmes closely match the needs of the
labour market, both in terms of professional qualifications
and the number of available jobs.
The close correlation with the labour market explains
why Switzerland has one of the lowest youth
unemployment rates among European countries.
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Dual-track approach to learning
Most VET programmes consist of part-time studies at a vocational
school combined with a part-time apprenticeship at a host
company. There are over 200 careers to choose from.
3-4 Days a Week
1-2 Days a Week
at Industry.
at Vocational School.
Practical skills
Trade-related education
on job training
and general knowledge
Students / Apprentices
Duration: 2-4 years
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Apprenticeship Contract
Apprenticeship Contract
Apprentices
Industry
Confederation
Professional
Organisations
Cantons/States
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VET programmes: Dual-track predominate
There are also VET programmes based on a full-time curriculum
(i.e. no apprenticeship). These full-time VET programmes are
generally offered by trade schools or commercial schools.
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Career prospects
Tertiary-level professional education and training
(PET) is the next step after vocational education
and training (VET). PET programmes provide
students with specific qualifications and prepare
them for managerial and specialised positions.
There are around 400 PET programmes leading to
national professional examinations and 400 PET
programmes leading to professional college
degrees. The Federal Vocational Baccalaureate
provides direct access to Swiss universities of
applied sciences (UAS).
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The most popular occupations in Switzerland 2007
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One mission – three partners
Professional Organisations
Cantons/States
Confederation
Vocational and professional education and training is a mission
shouldered by the Confederation, the Cantons and Professional
Organisations.
These three partners are jointly committed to the highest
possible standard of VET/PET and strive to ensure that there
is an adequate number of apprenticeships and CET courses.
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Professional Organisations:
Curricula and apprenticeship
- Trade Associations
- Other relevant VET Providers
- Companies
• Definition of the curriculum and national qualification procedures
• Creation of apprenticeship positions
• Provision of vocational qualifications
• Development of new education and training courses
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Cantons / States:
Implementation and supervision
- Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education
- 26 cantonal VET/PET offices
- Occupational, educational and career guidance
counselling services
- Vocational Schools
• Supervision of apprenticeships
• Vocational schools, part-time and full-time curricula
• Occupational, educational and career guidance
• Apprenticeship marketing
• Further development and planning of the Swiss VET/PET system
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Confederation:
Strategic Management and development
- Swiss Ofice for Professional Education and
Training (OPET)
- Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education
and Training (SFIVET)
• Quality assurance and further development of the Swiss VET/PET system
• Comparability and transparency of courses throughout Switzerland
• Enactment of over 200 VET ordinances
• Regulations and core curriculums for PET programmes
• Payment of 25% of publicsector expenditure for the VET/PET system
• Promotion and support for specific activities in the public interest
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Training Arrangements
In-company training
Here they are taught the practical skills needed
for their chosen occupation.
Industry
In-school education
Vocational schools provide in-school education.
This consists of vocational instruction and general
academic subjects.
Vocational Schools
Industry courses
Industry courses are meant to complement inschool education and in-company training. Industry
courses often take place at third-party training
Organisations
centres run by the industries involved.
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Swiss VET/PET Funding
Public funding
The Cantons are responsible for implementing
VET/PET programmes. As such they provide at least
three-fourths of public funding.
Professional organisations
Professional organisations provide both services and
funding to the VET/PET system.
VET/PET funds
The Confederation may declare some VET/PET funds
to be of general interest and therefore mandatory
for all companies within a given economic branch.
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Cost/benefit ratio for compaies
Cost/benefit ratio for Swiss companies involved in VET/PET
programmes, in CHF million, survey year 2004
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Ranking of the international competitiveness 2009
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Despite high wages globalization brings more export
surplus – due to high quality
Swiss goods imported and exported in contrast to newly industrialized countries
and countries in-transition advancing in the world economy, 2008
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Balance of trade / Deficit in percentage in the Gross
Domestic Product 2007
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The Swiss wealth does not originate
from the banks only
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Switzerland had the lowest unemployment rate
Average unemployment rate from 1992 - 2005 ( 14 years )
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Switzerland had the highest rate of employment
Average employment rate between the period 1994 and 2005 ( 12 years )
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Switzerland is exceptional with Baccalaureate
Swiss Educational System is difficult to be compared with other countries
Rate of admission to University compared internationally 2005
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Employees with vocational training are the least
vulnerable to be unemployed
Rate of unemployment amongst the various educational qualifications; Statistically
evaluated result of population survey conducted in 2000 ( total population census )
Compared to average rate of unemployment ( = 100% )
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VET is the best social protection
VET/PET Graduate
• Earns initially about 20% than an unskilled an worker
• Runs three times less the risk of being unemployed
• Runs 2.5 times lower risk of becoming a welfare recipient
• Is better equipped to cope with the restructuring processes
in the globalised term
• Has possibility of further education with career prospect
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Occupational Fields in Swiss VET System - I
Nature
•Plants, Horticulture
•Animal care, animal husbandry
•Agriculture
•Forestry
•Ecology, Environment
Food
•Food Technology
•Food crafts
Hospitality, Hotel and Restaurant
•Restaurant, Hotel
•Catering / Gastronomy
Textile
•Textile processing
•Textile manufacturing, textile Care
•Leather processing
Beauty, Sports
•Beauty
•Sports, Exercise
Design, Visual Communication
•Arts and Crafts
•Manufacture of musical instruments
•Visual Arts
Printing
•Pre-press, Printing preparation
•Printing techniques
•Print Finishing
Construction
•Building
•Civil engineering
•Stoneworking / Stone processing
Building technology
•Assembly / Installation
•Tinsmith / Plumber
•Maintenance
Wood Finishing, Interior
•Wood Finishing
•Interior
Vehicles
•Vehicle Technology
•Car Body
•Motorized agricultural and construction machinery
Electrical Engineering
•Electrical Installation
•Electronics
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Occupational Fields in Swiss VET System - II
Metal, Machine
•Mechanical Engineering
•Metal Construction
•Foundry
•Forge
•Watches
Traffic, Logistics
•Traffic
•Storage, Logistics
•Security, Police, Military
•Import, Export, Forwarding
•Recycling
Chemistry, Physics
•Laboratory
•Production
•Surface Finishing
Information Technology
•Information Technology and Mediamatic
•IT Application and Certificates
Planning, Construction
•Construction
•Building Systems, Interior Fittings
•Machine Design
•Landscape Architecture, Surveying
Sale
•Retail, Basic Education
•Retail, further Training
•Purchsing, Selling
Business, Administration
•Basic Commercial Training
•Advanced Commercial Training
Culture
•Language, Information
•Radio, TV, Film
•Stage, Performing Arts
•Music
•Heritage Preservation and Cultural Education
Health
•Health Care
•Rescue
•Medical - administrational Sector
•Medical - technical Sector
•Medical - therapeutical Sector
•Complementary and alternative Medicine
Education, Social Affairs
•Teaching, Education,
•Social Welfare, Councelling
•Religion, Spirituality
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Principle of "no dead-end qualifications"
Transitional options between lower- and
upper-secondary level
Industry and
Vocational
Commerce
Schools
Transitional options include such things as practical
training and pre-apprenticeships. These options are
generally designed to prepare students for admission to
upper-secondary level VET programmes.
Job-related continuing education and training (CET)
University of
Applied Science
A wide range of job-related CET options are available at
all training levels as part of lifelong learning.
VET for adults
Adults may take remedial courses to acquire a VET
qualification. The Federal Vocational and Professional
Education and Training Act leaves several avenues open
in this regard: these range from regulated,
Institutes of Technology
and Universities
structured procedures for occupational categories to
individual recognition procedures.
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Principle of "no dead-end qualifications"
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31. Indo-Swiss Joint Venture signed October 2013
Matina Hämmerli | Krishan Khanna | Bruno Jehle
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Contact in
Switzerland
Contact in
India
Bruno Jehle
Krishan Khanna
Matina Hämmerli
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bj institute
211, Olympus
Zollrain 12
Altamount Road
CH-5000 Aarau
Mumbai 400 026
Switzerland
India
www.bjinstitute.org
www.wakupcall.org
0041 26 836 40 41
0091 98 211 407 56
b.jehle@bjinstitute.org
krishan@vsnl.com
m.haemmerli@bjinstitute.org
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