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‚Vocational Skills Education System‘ – Skills & Academic Education with Benefit for Economy and Society

As an example: the Education Center of Nursing and Social Care (Vocational Education and Training VET and Professional Education and Training PET), Thurgau Switzerland

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Europe Switzerland - Thurgau

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Presentation overview

• Aims of Switzerland’s Education System

• Political and legal setting

• Overview of Switzerland’s Education System

• Structure of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

• Structure of Professional Education and Training (PET)

• Swiss Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) financing

• Conclusion

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Aims of Switzerland’s Education System

• Sustainable network of schools aiming at life-long learning

• Various ways for individual achievement throughout the system→ ideal set of further study programs additional to academic and vocational training

• Skilled teaching and managing staff → beneficial to national economic development

• Low unemployment rate → especially youth unemployment

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Youth unemployment rate 2012 (aged 15-24 years)1

1 OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2013)

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One task – three partnersPolitical and legal setting

Professional organisations and institutions

Curricula and apprenticeships

Cantons

Enforcement and monitoring

Confederation

Strategic management and development

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The Swiss Education System

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Overview of Switzerland’s vocational and professional education and training system

Key VPET figures1

First-year students in vocational education (VET)New learners enrolling in VET

79’700

Total VET 233’200

VET degrees issued 64’900

VET degrees with academic option(number of federal vocational baccalaureates issudes)

13’500

Professional Education degrees (PET) 25’500

1 Federal Statistical Office (2013), (2012a), (2012b)

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Overview of Switzerland’s vocational and professional education and training system

• Vocational training and professional (further ) education as integral part of Swiss education system

• Vocational training is foremost part of education system (after compulsory schooling, lower secondary education)

• Dual vocational training system fully linking theory and practice→ strongly oriented towards actual work experience

• «Permeability» of education system → career possibilities

• Cooperation of state, cantons and national labour organisations

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What makes a 15-year-old choose to do an apprenticeship?

Michael 15-year-old Sara 15-year-old

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The 20 most common professions in vocational training

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Structure of Vocational Education and TrainingLearning spheres

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Structure of Vocational Education and Trainingwork-based-training

I have been responsible for the apprentice automotive mechanics for more than 12 years. I have been organising the work schedules and supporting them through their time as apprentices. To help them enter the job, a meeting is held with the future trainees before the apprenticesip can begin, including their parents, the head of human resources and myself. This meeting builds a valuable basis of trust.

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Structure of Vocational Education and TrainingIndustry courses

An Apprenticeship is very different from school. In school, for example, I had Wednesday afternoons off and generally more holidays and free time too. So, from one day to anather, I was working in a firm, learning practical things in the training centre and gaining theoretical knowledge in the specialist vocational school.

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Structure of Vocational Education and Training clssroom instuction

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Sara und Michael have successfully completed their basic vocational training programme

Sara – from health care worker to head nurse in acute ward2003 – 2006 Apprenticeship as health care worker in a home for the elderly2008 – 2011 Training as a hospital staff nurse2012 Adult trainer diploma2013 - 2014 Nurse management trainingSince 2014 Head nurse of ward

Michael – from auotomotive mechanic to a garage ownership2000 – 2003 Apprenticeship as automotive mechanic 2006 – 2008 Training as automobile diagnostician2009 – 2011 Business management certificate, specialisation in automobile

industrySince 2014 Garage ownership

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The Swiss Education System → Professional Education and Training

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Professional Education and Training (PET)

• A key feature of PET is a strong orientation towards the labour market

• It prepares candidates for challenging jobs where high levels of expertise and/or managerial responsibility are required → makes training more attractive

• A combination of solid practical skills and estabilished theoretical expertise

• Accounts for practical part of tertiary education, together with (federal PET examanations and advanced federal PET examinations as well as PET colleges)

• There is an equal number of PET graduates and university graduates employed in Swiss companies

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Professional Education and Training (PET)

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Federal PET Diploma Examination – the 20 most common professions (2010)1

1 Federal Statistical Office (2011)

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Adcanced Federal PET Diploma Examination – the most common professions (2010)1


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PET colleges – the 20 most common professions (2010)1


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„During my training I was able to directly apply what I‘d learnt and take on new projects. For me the aim was always to acquire a broad, interdisciplinary knowledge; to understand what others do.“

„I would recommend PET to any employees seeking to boost their career chances. You lern exacly what is really needed for the job. On top of that, experts in the field are there to teach you, guaranteeing a high degree of practical relevance. Ultimately, the indurstry has an overriding interest in well qualified staff.“

„I wanted training with a strong practical element. That‘s why the Federal PET and Advanced PET examinations and the PET colleges suited me. My course colleagues and I had no problem finding a job afterwards. Specialists like us are highly in demand on the labour market.“

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Swiss VPET financing

• State

• Professional organisations

• Federal grants (distributed according to line of business)

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Cost/benefit ratio by programme duration

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„Apprenticeships and PET colleges have a ensured a fresh supply of workers and executives in our companies. Vocational education and training is a major pillar of our economy since it ensures that jobs remain in Switzerland.“ Jacques Morand, Managing Director of PolyForce, Bulle

„We must remain focussed on Switerland‘s successful system of vocational and professional education and training. It has sparked interest in other countries and, as an export product, it is very much in demand.“Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, Member of the National Council

„Cooperation between policy makers, the private sector and goverment agencies is important in ensuring a higt level of quality in vocational and professional education and training.“Paolo Colombo, Director of VPET Division, Canton of Ticino Departement of Education, Culutre and Sport

„Above all, I really like the fact that information technology is so diverse. My health care training allows me to apply many different talents. For my future career, I see a field that is rapidly growing and developing with many exciting job opportunities. Sara, learner health care worker, 2th yaer of her apprenticeship

Vocational and Professional Education and Training: Everyone Benefits

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• Swiss skills

• The Swiss vocational training model abroad:– E.g. Indien– E.g. Bühler AG, Uzwil

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Project: Indien Bühler AG, Uzwil


Conclusion

• Praxis oriented training → Quality and professionalism

• Low youth unemployment rate→ attractive prospects; less crime

• Education is our (primary) resource

• Stable economy

• Transmission of know-how

• Various career possibilities

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Contact details

Beatrice Gregus Sandra RindlerFalkenstrasse 2 Falkenstrasse 28570 Weinfelden 8570 WeinfeldenSwitzerland SwitzerlandTelefon 058 345 77 11 Telefon 058 345 77 [email protected] [email protected]

Workshop: 28.09.2014

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Literature references• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Vocational and professional education

and training in Switerland, 2014. http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/de/startseite/mitmachen/online-shop/publikationen.html

• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Professional Education and Training. http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/de/startseite/mitmachen/online-shop/publikationen.html

• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Focus Career. The vocational education magazine for parentsw and teachers. http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/de/startseite/mitmachen/online-shop/publikationen.html

• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Vocational and professional education and training. Everyone benefits. http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/de/startseite/mitmachen/online-shop/publikationen.html

• Portal on VPET system www.berufsbildung.ch1

• Informations and publications of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en

• Federal Statistical Office (FSO). www.education-stat.admin.ch• PVET Lexicon www.lex.berufsbildung.ch; www.vpet.ch/dyn/20850.aspx• The path of professional. www.vetplus.ch1 1 Information available in French, German and/or Italian only

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