OVERVIEW · The most popular form of upper-secondary level education and training Career prospects Dual-track approach to learning Permeability Labour-market focus Collective governance

OVERVIEW

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The most popular form of upper-secondary level education and trainingCareer prospectsDual-track approach to learningPermeabilityLabour-market focusCollective governanceQualityEfficiencyDiversity

Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Switzerland

OVERVIEW COMPLETION RATES FOR 2016*

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Upper-secondary level: vocational education and training (VET) Total Women Men

Federal VET Diploma 62'762 28'446 34'316

Federal VET Certificate 6'253 2'939 3'314

Non-formal two-year apprenticeships 134 12 122

Federal Vocational Baccalaureate 14'397 6'747 7'650

University Aptitude Test 959 426 533

Tertiary level: professional education Total Women Men

Qualification awarded by colleges of higher education 8'470 4'078 4'392

Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education 3'473 1'287 2'186

Federal Diploma of Higher Education 14'402 5'457 8'945

Professional education not recognised by the Confederation 396 280 116

Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Switzerland Source: Federal Statistical Office

* These figures refer to the number of qualifications awarded, not the number of holders (some of whom may hold several qualifications).

SWISS VPET SYSTEM

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TRANSITIONAL OPTIONS

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES

UNIVERSITIES FEDERAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATIONFEDERAL EXAMINATIONS

Master's degreeBachelor's degree

Master's degreeBachelor's degree

Advanced Federal Diplomaof Higher Education

Advanced Federal Diplomaof Higher EducationFederal Diplomaof Higher Education

PhD/doctorateMaster's degreeBachelor's degree

UNIVERSITIES OF TEACHER EDUCATION

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING GENERAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS

Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training

Federal VocationalBaccalaureate

Federal Certificate of Vocational Education and Training

SPECIALISED SCHOOLS

HOST COMPANIES, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, BRANCH COURSES

HOST COMPANIES, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, BRANCH COURSES

Baccalaureate

BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS

SpecialisedBaccalaureate

Specialised School Certificate

SBFI 2016

Usual pathway Possible pathway

SWISS VPET SYSTEMVOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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Upper-secondary level: vocational education and training (VET)• 3-year or 4-year VET programmes for the Federal VET Diploma• 2-year VET programmes for the Federal VET Certificate• Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (FVB)• Transitional options between lower- and upper-secondary level

Tertiary level: professional education• Federal examinations (level 1)• Federal examinations (level 2)• Study programmes at colleges of higher education

Job-related continuing education and training (CET)

ONE MISSION – THREE PARTNERS

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Confederation

Strategic management and development

Cantons

Implementation and supervision

Professional organisations

Training content and apprenticeships

ONE MISSION – THREE PARTNERSCONFEDERATION

Strategic management and development• Providing quality assurance and further development of the Swiss VPET system• Ensuring comparability and transparency of courses throughout Switzerland• Enacting around 230 VET ordinances• Recognising regulations for around 400 federal examinations as well as 35 core syllabuses for study programmes at colleges of higher education• Recognising study programmes and continuing education and training at colleges of higher education• Recognition training courses for teachers, trainers, instructors and examiners

within the VET and professional education sectors as well as training courses for vocational, educational and career guidance counsellors

• Recognising foreign qualifications• Providing one fourth of public sector expenditure for the VPET system• Promoting of innovation and support for specific activities in the public interest

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ONE MISSION – THREE PARTNERSPROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

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Training content and apprenticeships• Establishing the training content of VET programmes and study

programmes at colleges of higher education

• Establishing national qualification procedures for VET programmes as well as for federal examinations for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education and the Advanced Federal Diploma

of Higher Education

• Creating apprenticeship positions

• Imparting professional competences at tertiary level (professional education)

• Developing new training courses

• Organising branch courses

• Managing VPET funds


ONE MISSION – THREE PARTNERSCANTONS

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Implementation and supervision• Implementing the Federal Vocational and Professional Education

and Training Act (VPETA)

• Supervising apprenticeships, vocational schools and colleges of higher education

• Providing vocational, educational and career guidance services

• Creating options that prepare young people for enrolment in VET programmes

• Issuing permits authorising host companies to take on apprentices and/or trainees

• Apprenticeship marketing

• Providing training to apprenticeship trainers in host companies


LEARNING LOCATIONS

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Upper-secondary level: vocational education and training (VET)• Apprenticeship training at host companies

• Classroom instruction at vocational schools

• Branch courses at branch training centres

Tertiary level: professional education• Preparation for federal examinations

• Study programmes at colleges of higher education


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGENROLMENT IN UPPER-SECONDARY LEVEL IN 2015*

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* Dual-track and school-based VET programmes, incl. trade schools and IT schools, excl. non-formal two year apprenticeships.

Dual-track VET programme

School-based VET programme

Baccalaureate school orspecialised school

29'024

66'9637'578

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGTRANSITIONS FROM LOWER- TO UPPER-SECONDARY LEVEL*


Vocational school

47,5 45,8

Baccalaureate school or specialised school

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Transitional options

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* VET, incl. non-formal two year apprenticeships. General education includes baccalaureate schools, specialised schools and schools that prepare learners for the specialised baccalaureate. Transitional options include the 10th school year, pre-apprenticeships and schools that prepare young people for enrolment in VET.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGAPPRENTICESHIP MARKET

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Host company ratioAround 40% of the companies in Switzerland that could offer apprenticeships actually do so. Smaller companies in particular are either overly specialised or lack qualified apprenticeship trainers, which makes it more difficult for them to offer apprenticeships.

Structural changesThe supply of apprenticeship positions reflects the long-term needs of the labour market.

Demographic changesDemographic changes affect the number

of young people completing compulsory education, which in turn affects demand.

Economic fluctuationsEconomic fluctuations affect the order book of host companies and therefore their ability to productively employ apprentices.

Interests of young peopleThe choice of occupation depends on the

hopes, aspirations and aptitudes of learnersas well as the availability of suitable apprentice-ship positions. Career guidance services provide

young people with information and advice.

Apprentice-ship market


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGFOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE

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• List of apprenticeship positions

• Transitional options

• Coaching and mentoring

• VET Case Management

• Apprenticeship placement services

• Individual guidance


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGFOCUS ON COMPANIES

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Creation of apprenticeship positions

• Host company networks

• Marketing of apprenticeship positions


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGTHE TEN MOST FREQUENTLY CHOSEN OCCUPATIONS

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1 Commercial employee (all profiles) 14'2802 Retail clerk 4'9833 Health care worker 4'5634 Social care worker 3'4935 IT technician 2'0876 Electrician 1'9967 Logistician 1'7328 Cook 1'6269 Draughtsman 1'53610 Retail assistant 1'524


Entrant 2016*

* Including school-based programmes

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGAPPRENTICE SATISFACTION WITH CHOICE OF OCCUPATION

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Found apprenticeship in another occupation

VET was second choice

Found apprenticeship in desired occupation

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGCREATION OF A VET PROGRAMME


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An example of cooperation between three main partners

• A new occupation emerges

• First steps

• Competence profile and VET ordinance

• Consultation and approval

• Implementation and subsequent modification

FEDERAL VOCATIONAL BACCALAUREATEFEDERAL VOCATIONAL BACCALAUREATE UPTAKE

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FVB 1

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Orientation of FVB

Engineering, architecture, life sciences

Nature, agriculture and food

Business and services

Creativity and art

Health and social care

Corresponding fields of study at UAS*

Engineering and information technologyArchitecture, construction and planningChemistry and life sciences

Agriculture and forestry

Business and services

Design

HealthSocial work

* Fields of study that are unrelated to any VET programme are not listed (sports, music, theatre and other arts, applied linguistics, applied psychology).

FEDERAL VOCATIONAL BACCALAUREATEFIVE ORIENTATIONS FOR FEDERAL VOCATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AND CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF STUDY AT UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

FEDERAL VOCATIONAL BACCALAUREATEUNIVERSITY APTITUDE TEST

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONTRANSITIONS TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONPATHWAY LEADING TO PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

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Qualification awarded by colleges of higher education

Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education

Federal Diploma of Higher Education

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8‘451

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONTHE TEN MOST FREQUENTLY TAKEN FEDERAL EXAMINATIONS (LEVEL 1) IN 2016

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Human resources specialist 949Technical sales specialist 793Police officer 756Marketing specialist 634Finance and accountancy specialist 592Training specialist 504Social insurance specialist 485Sales representative 354Property manager 330Retail specialist 282

ALL PROFESSIONS COMBINED TOTAL

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONTHE TEN MOST FREQUENTLY TAKEN FEDERAL EXAMINATIONS (LEVEL 2) IN 2016

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Certified complementary medicine therapist* 619Certified auditor 208Master farmer 166Electrician 158Sales manager 143Certified accountant 125Certified naturopath 107Certified sports school director 90Certified tax advisor 80Certified real estate fiduciary 70

ALL PROFESSIONS COMBINED TOTAL

* 2016 High number due to recognition of continuing education and training

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONTOP TEN OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS CHOSEN BY ADULTS*IN 2016

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Nursing 1'587Business administration 949Social pedagogy 541Business processes 494Hotels, restaurants and catering Civil engineering 385Mechanical engineering 361Child care 317Business informatics 299Information technology 294Electricity and power 273

OCCUPATIONAL FIELD TOTAL

* Courses recognised under the old and new legislation are aggregated.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONCOMPLETED TERTIARY-LEVEL TRAINING BY ECONOMIC BRANCH IN 2016

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Construction

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Financial services

Land and housing; services

Public administration and education

Health and social care

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Information and communication;art and entertainment

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Professional education Professional education and higher education Higher education

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONDISTRIBUTION OF HOLDERS OF TERTIARY-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS BY COMPANY SIZE 2016

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONINCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT BY VOCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

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VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADULTSNUMBER OF VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED TO PERSONS AGED 25 AND OLDER IN 2016

Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Switzerland Source: BFS-SBH, calculations: SERI

Age 25-29 30-39 40+ Total

Regular VET programme 2'635 899 266 3'800

Shortened VET programme 1'238 504 333 2'075

Direct access to final examination 514 882 768 2'164

Validation of non-formal and informal learning 58 159 337 554

Total 4'445 2'444 1'704 8'593

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VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADULTSTEN MOST FREQUENTLY CHOSEN FIELDS FOR PERSONS AGED 25 AND OLDER SEEKING VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN 2016

Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Switzerland Source: BFS-SBH, calculations: SERI

Nursing and obstetrics 1'191Social work and counselling 981Business administration 944Civil engineering 775Wholesale and retail trade 760Hotels, restaurants and catering 490Housekeeping services 458Mechanical engineering and metalworking 408Plant cultivation and animal breeding 371Electricity and power 293

TOTAL OCCUPATIONS TOTAL

SWISS VPET FUNDINGPUBLIC EXPENDITURE FOR THE VPET SYSTEM IN 2016

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Preparation for enrolment in VET

Vocational schools

Branch courses

Qualification procedures

Colleges of higher education

Preparation for federal examinations(level 1 and level 2)

Training of professionals in host companies

Projects and special services

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2‘504m CHF

105m CHF

110m CHF

337m CHF

138m CHF

8m CHF

22m CHF

VET sector

Professionaleducationsector

Share of total public expenditure for VPET system

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SWISS VPET FUNDINGCOST/BENEFIT RATIO FOR SWISS COMPANIES INVOLVED IN VET PROGRAMMES

SURVEY YEAR 2009

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Gross costs

Net benefits

CHF 5,8 billion

CHF 5,3 billion

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SWISS VPET FUNDINGCOSTS AND BENEFITS BY DURATION OF TRAINING, IN CHF

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* Strupler M. and Wolter S.C. (2012)** Fuhrer M. and Schweri J. (2010)


VPET AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

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International cooperation in vocational education and training (IC-VPET)• www.sbfi.admin.ch/ibbz• www.ibbz.admin.ch

Transfer of expertise• www.vpet-congress.ch

EU education programmes• www.movetia.ch/en

National Qualifications Framework (NQF VPET)• www.nqr-berufsbildung.ch

Recognition of foreign vocational and professional qualifications• www.sbfi.admin.ch/diploma

Pursuing international cooperation in VET throughinternational organisations• www.sbfi.admin.ch/int_coop_vet• www.sbfi.admin.ch/oecd

SwissSkills, EuroSkills and WorldSkills competitions• www.swiss-skills.ch


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Exchange and mobility within the VET sector Approved budget for Swiss participation in EU-sponsored traineeships abroad (Leonardo da Vinci)* 5,5m CHF Number of young people doing traineeships abroad in 2017 1 '196 Outgoing 1 '007 Incoming 189

Recognition of foreign qualifications Number of qualifications processed in 2017 3 '500 Qualifications from EU/EFTA member states 2 '850 Qualifications from non-EU/EFTA member states 650

Swiss performance at last four WorldSkills competitions Abu Dhabi 2017 2nd place São Paulo 2015 4th place Leipzig 2013 2nd place London 2011 3rd place Calgary 2009 2nd place

Number of represented nations at the International Vocational Training Congress 2016 76 2014 70

VPET AT INTERNATIONAL LEVELKEY FIGURES FOR INTERNATIONAL VET ACTIVITIES

* Figures from media release of 7.9.2017 by the national agency Movetia.

VPET RESEARCH

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USEFUL LINKS

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Information about training of vocational school teachers, apprenticeship trainers, branch courses instructors and examiners• www.sbfi.admin.ch/bbverantwortliche_d

Information about how to obtain the hostcompany label• www.vignette.berufsbildung.ch

VPET-related journal and newsletter• www.panorama.ch

Swiss education information platform• www.educa.ch/en

Document server for education• www.edudoc.ch

Information about VPET from SERI• www.sbfi.admin.ch

SERI documentation• www.sbfi.admin.ch/pubbb

The VPET-campaign• www.vetplus.ch

VPET portal• www.vpet.ch

VPET Lexicon• www.lex.berufsbildung.ch

Swiss education statistics• www.education-stat.admin.ch

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