Børne- og Undervisningsudvalget 2012-13
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Vocational and ProfessionalEducation and Training inSwitzerlandVisit of the Children and Education Committeeof the Danish ParliamentAugust, 28 2013
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)Josef Widmer, Deputy Director and General Director of General Education andVocational and Professional Education and TrainingClaudia Lippuner, Project Manager, Section International Education Projects
Outline
•Introduction• Vocational education and training (VET)• Professional education and training (PET)• VET/PET Partners & VET/PET Funding• Summary and Results
Outline
• Introduction•Vocational education and training (VET)• Professional education and training (PET)• VET/PET Partners & VET/PET Funding• Summary
Swiss Education System – Focus VETJob-related continuing education & trainingProfessional education and trainingFederal PETexaminationsAdvanced Federal PETDiplomaFederal VET Diploma
Higher educationUniversities ofappliedsciencesCantonalUniversities /Federal institutesof technology
Tertiary level
PET CollegesPET college degree
FederalVocationalBaccalaureate
SpecialisedBaccalaureate
Baccalaureate
Upper-secondary level
Vocational education and trainingFederal VETCertificate(2 years)Federal VETDiploma(3 or 4 years)
General education schoolsSpecialisedschoolsBaccalau-reateschools
Bridge-year courses
Compulsory educationDirect accessAdditional qualifications or work experience required
Dual-track VET approach:Connecting practice with theorypracticepractice/coursetheory
company3 – 4 days per week
intercompany-courses3-8 per program
vocationalschool1 – 2 days per week
Federal VET Certificate(2 years)orFederal VET Diploma(3 or 4 years)
Apprenticeship market(August, 31 2012)
SupplyYear 201193’500
92’000
Demand
96‘500
Year 201190’000
Outline
• Introduction• Vocational education and training (VET)•Professional education and training (PET)• VET/PET Partners and VET/PET Funding• Summary
Swiss Education System – Focus PETJob-related continuing education & trainingProfessional education and trainingFederal PETexaminationsAdvanced Federal PETDiplomaFederal VET Diploma
Higher educationUniversities ofappliedsciencesCantonalUniversities /Federal institutesof technology
Tertiary level
PET CollegesPET college degree
FederalVocationalBaccalaureate
SpecialisedBaccalaureate
Baccalaureate
Upper-secondary level
Vocational education and trainingFederal VETCertificate(2 years)Federal VETDiploma(3 or 4 years)
General education schoolsSpecialisedschoolsBaccalau-reateschools
Bridge-year courses
Compulsory educationDirect accessAdditional qualifications or work experience required
Private, fiscal and social returns oneducation (men)Benefits derived from a higher level of education compared tothe next-lowest level of education
Source: Education Report Switzerland 2010: 284Quelle: Bildungsbericht Schweiz I 2010, S. 286
Outline
• Introduction• Vocational education and training (VET)• Professional education and training (PET)•VET/PET Partners & VET/PET Funding• Summary
One mission – Three partnersConfederationSFIVET
VET: Schools +PET Colleges26CantonsImplementation &supervisionVET qualificationprocedures
Confederation:SERIStrategic managementand development
Professional organisationsTraining content VET & PETPET qualifications procedures
CompaniesVET Apprenticeships &PET Traineeships
Swiss VET/PET FundingPublic funding(2010: CHF 3.4 billion)Confederation: approx. �Cantons: approx. �Inputs from Economy(Professional organisations, companies)Groundwork (e.g. definition of training content)Around 30-40% of Swiss companies offer VET apprenticeships
Cost/benefit ratio for Swiss companiesoffering VET apprenticeships in millionSwiss Francs (2009)6000500040003000200010000Quelle: Wolter & Strupler 2012
474
Net benefit
5350
5824
Productiveoutput byapprenticesGross costs
Outline
• Introduction• Vocational education and training (VET)• Professional education and training (PET)• VET/PET Partners & VET/PET Funding•Summary and Results
Summary and ResultsStrenghts of the Swiss VET/PET SystemFull integration in the Swiss education system→PermeabilityLabour-market orientation→Dual-track approach to learning→Important role of professional organisations
Based on cooperation between Confederation, Cantonsand Professional OrganisationsResultsLow unemployment rateHigh levels of competitiveness and innovation
10
20
30
40
50
60
Low (youth) unemployment
0
% age group 25-64% of age group 15-24
Source: OECD / August, 06 2013
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Competitiveness and innovationRankWEF GlobalCompetitivenessIndex2012-2013SwitzerlandSingaporeFinlandSwedenNetherlandIMD WorldCompetitivenessScoreboard2013USASwitzerlandHong KongSwedenSingaporeEuropeanInnovationScoreboard2013SwitzerlandSwedenGermanyDenmarkFinland
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SwitzerlandPopulation: 8 million
= EFTA member (non-EU)
French20.4%
German63.7%Other9%
Italian6.5%
Rumantsch0.5%
Legal Basis for VET/PET
VPETA: Federal Vocational&ProfessionalEducation&Training Act• revised in 2002• came on force 2004
Precautions taken to prevent early dropoutof VET Programs:Mentoring•Additional support with choice of occupations during compulsaryschooling.
Bridge-Years•Offers for young people with difficulties in transitioning betweencompulsary school (secondary level I) and vocational education andtraining (upper secondary level II).
Federal VET Certificates (2-year education)•Vocational education and training programs that are intended forstudents who are mainly practically talented.
Case-Management•Integration of young people with multiple problems into VET-programs.
Validation-procedures and competences(vocational education and training)Information und CouncelingValidation at the designated authority of the canton of domicile
EvaluationIdentification and analysis of individual and vocational skills (decision-makingand responsibility) as well as general education; documentation in the dossierof validation
AssessmentExpert team opinion on the dossier of validation(adult compatible approach)
ValidationInstitution of validation decision upon the expert opinion
CertificationCertification based on structures and responsibilities in the field of vocationaleducation and training (federal diploma/certificate issued by cantonalauthority)
Development of an ordinance invocational education and trainingProfessionalOrganisationsRequeststheissuance of a VETordinanceMain tasks:•Operationalprojectmanagement• Elaboration ofcontent
Confede-ration: SERIIssuesVETordinances
Cantons
Guide andsupportthe entirereform processResponsible forintroducing andimplementingVETordinances
Guides the entirereform process:•Strategicprojectplanning• Governmentaltasks
The 20 most popular occupationsNumber of newly enrolled VET students in 2012Commercial employeeRetail employeeHealth care workerSocial care workerElectricianCookIT specialistMechanical engineerDraughtsmenAutomotive mechanic12’6425’6033’5752’6102’0691’9131’8731’7051’7041’510CabinetmakerLogisticianRetail AssistantHairdresserFarmerGardenerBricklayerCarpenterCar mechatronical engineerPlumber1’4741’4321’4321’3501’3411’1491’1101’066941928
Attractiveness of VETOutcome of apprenticeship recruitement process by year
Source: Education Report Switzerland 2010, p. 150
Averaged net-benefit companies perapprentice in CHF (2009)VocationalEducationand Training3 YearsGross costsProductive outputgenerated by apprenticeNet-benefit for the companyoffering apprenticeship-positions86‘41595‘128VocationalEducationand Training4 Years115‘670124‘057
8‘713
8‘387
Quelle: Wolter & Strupler 2012
