Kanton St.Gallen

BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

Open doors, committed partners,vocational education as focal point: the educational system in Switzerland

Werner Roggenkemper

Kanton St.Gallen

BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

1. Preliminary notes

2. The swiss educational system

3. Vocational education as a focal point

4. Open doors

5. Committed partners

6. Summary

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„same, same…?“

Denmark

• 43‘092 km2 (core

country)

• 5.3 Mio. inhabitants

• HDI 0.901

• Dual system in VET

• 41‘285 km2

• 8.1 Mio. inhabitants

• HDI 0.913

• Dual system in VET

Switzerland

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… but different

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• form of government

CH = confederation with mit 26 states

• education

sovereignty of canton

• vocational education

sovereignty of confederation

• 4 official languages and mindsets

• 26 ways to heaven

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ISCED

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«They are crazy, those Swiss.»

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Secondary level II - Enrolment

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Sec II qualifications

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3. Vocational Education as a focal point

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VET - dual or trial

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educat ion in company s c h o o l

Industrial courses

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Apprenticeship - Forecasts 2007

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Secondary level II - Enrolment

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Apprenticeship - Supply / Demand

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April 2012

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Vocational baccalaureate

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The king‘s highway

1 day/week 1 day/week

professional training general education

VET

UAS

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VET plus Voc. Bacc

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4. Open doors

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VET certif. 2 years

VET diploma 3 or 4 y.

Voc. baccalaureate

passerelle

labour market

university

university of applied

science

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Everything is possible

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Example 1 Lena Kastrati

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1. Apprenticeship as a retail assistant

C&A Mode Brenninkmeijer & Co.

2. Vocational Baccalaureate (part-time)

after the apprenticeship

3. ZHAW school of management and law (UAS)

Bachelor of science in business administration,

major in accounting, controlling & auditing

4. Qualification as auditor

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services, Inc.

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Example 2 Betim Bunjaku

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Primary School 1996 – 2002

Secondary School (higher level) 2002

Secondary School (lower level) 2002 – 2005

retail assistant at Coop 2005 – 2008

professional Bacc. Uster ZH 2008 – 2009

Passerelle ISME Sargans SG 2009 – 2011

University of St. Gallen (HSG) 2011 - …6. Sem. BA + economic education

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CV SVEN S. HUBER (23)

Studies

2013 – today University of St.Gallen HSG

Major in Business Administration / English track

2012 – 2013 Grammar School for adults, Lucerne

passerelle to enter university

2011 – 2012Berufs– und Weiterbildungszentrum Rapperswil-Jona

vocational baccalaureate (commercial, after the VET)

2006 – 2010 Technical Vocational School, Zürich

Apprenticeship as car mechanic

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5. Committed Partners

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1. 40 % train

2. They need specialists who are well-trained.

3. Vocational education training as tradition.

4. Training companies are integrated in the final exams.

5. Training companies are involved with training regulations.

6. Training companies are connected with schools.

7. Training pays off.

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Education pays off

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Benefit depends on the duration

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Profit depends on the job

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A good education is rewarded.

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1. A good education is rewarded.

2. This is also true for qualifications after the apprenticeship. (PET)

3. There is a difference between university and Universities of Applied Sciences, but it is relatively small.

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Salaries

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Youth unemployment (15 - 24)

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Summary

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1. The Swiss educational system: VET as focal point

2. Open doors: everything is possible

3. Committed partners (VET and PET)

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Links

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• Werner.roggenkemper@bwz-rappi.ch

• http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/