Aepli Manuel, Dr.

Aepli Manuel, Dr.

Phone: 
+41 58 458 28 31
E-Mail: 
manuel.aepli@ehb.swiss
Function: 
Senior researcher
Division: 
Research and development
Workplace: 
Zollikofen
Research fields: 
Strategic Planning of VET
3.1 Choice of occupation and the apprenticeship market
Projects

Fifth cost-benefit study of apprenticeship training from the standpoint of companies (01.01.2021 - 30.09.2025)

Project-State: 
In progress
The cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training is one of the decisive factors determining whether companies are willing to offer a sufficient number of apprenticeship positions for VET programmes. Since the first Swiss cost-benefit survey was... More information

Study on the value of apprenticeships on the Swiss labour market (17.08.2020 - 31.05.2021)

Project-State: 
In progress
In the first phase of the study, researchers will review existing literature and summarise the latest findings on the value of formal qualifications on the labour market. Relevant research publications on the Swiss context will be taken into account. In... More information

Three contributions in applied microeconomics with a focus on vocational education and training (01.01.2018 - 30.01.2020)

Project-State: 
Completed
This dissertation is divided into three separate chapters. The first chapter looks at the impact that the influx of cross-border workers has had on the willingness of companies in Switzerland to provide workplace training. The working hypothesis here is... More information

Fourth cost-benefit study of apprenticeship training from the companys’ standpoint (01.01.2016 - 31.07.2019)

Project-State: 
Completed
Following a WTO-compliant tendering procedure, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation awarded a contract to the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) and its partner, M.I.S. Trend S.A., for the... More information

Public Attitudes Towards the Role of the State and the Private Provision of Training: Evidence from the Swiss Apprenticeship System (01.09.2016 - 28.02.2018)

Project-State: 
Completed
For our empirical analysis we will rely on data from three cross-sectional studies on the short- run costs and monetarized benefits of apprenticeship training to the firm actually providing the training (“Kosten-Nutzen-Studien”). To measure the local... More information

Impact of digitalisation on future work skills (01.12.2016 - 31.08.2017)

Project-State: 
Completed
SECO has awarded a contract to SFIVET and the research and consulting firm INFRAS in Zurich to jointly conduct a study that will examine four research questions: 1. How have work skills requirements on the Swiss labour market changed over the past five... More information
Publications
Format: 2021

Aepli, M. (2020). Essays in Applied Microeconomics with a Focus on Vocational Education and Training (Thesis). University of Bern, Bern.

Type: 
Other publications
external link

Schweri, J., Eymann, A., & Aepli, M. (2020). Horizontal Mismatch and Vocational Education. Applied Economics, 52(32), 3464-3478.

Type: 
Journals with peer review
doi: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1713292

Gehret, A., Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Lohnt sich die Lehrlingsausbildung für die Betriebe? Resultate der vierten Kosten-Nutzen-Erhebung. Zollikofen: Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB.

Type: 
Reports
OBS-EHB Bericht Kosten-Nutzen (pdf)

Gehret, A., Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Formation des apprenti-e-s : quel intérêt pour les entreprises ? Résultats de la 4ème étude coût/bénéfice. Renens: Institut fédéral des hautes études en formation professionnelle IFFP.

Type: 
Reports
OBS-IFFP Rapport Coût/Bénéfice (pdf)

Gehret, A., Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Formazione in apprendistato: quali benefici per le aziende? Risultati dal quarto rilevamento sui costi – benefici. Lugano: Istituto Universitario Federale per la Formazione Professionale IUFFP.

Type: 
Reports
OBS-IUFFP - Rapporto Costo-Benifici (pdf)

Aepli, M. & Kuhn, A. (2019). Open Labor Markets and Firms’ Substitution between Training Apprentices and Hiring Workers. IZA Discussion Paper, (12479). IZA Institut of Labor Economics.

Type: 
Other publications
IZA DP No. 12479

Aepli, M. (2019). Technological Change and Occupation Mobility: A Task-Based Approach to Horizontal Mismatch. GLO Discussion Paper, (361). Global Labor Organization (GLO).

Type: 
Other publications
GLO Discussion Paper No. 361

Schweri, J., Eymann, A. & Aepli, M. (2019). Horizontal Mismatch and Vocational Education. Economics of Education Working Paper Series (160). University of Zurich, Zurich.

Type: 
Other publications
external link

Aepli, M. & Schweri, J. (2019). Spezifisch ausgebildet, aber breit aufgestellt. SGAB Newsletter, 2.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
SGAB Newsletter 2/2019

Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Frauen und Männer lernen andere Berufe. Skilled, 2, 4-5.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
Frauen und Männer lernen andere Berufe - skilled 2/2019 (pdf)

Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Femmes et hommes n’apprennent pas les mêmes métiers. Skilled, 2, 4-5.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
Femmes et hommes n’apprennent pas les mêmes métiers - skilled 2/2019 (pdf)

Aepli, M., Kuhn, A. & Schweri, J. (2019). Donne e uomini a scuola di professioni diverse. Skilled, 4-5.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
Donne e uomini a scuola di professioni diverse - skilled 2/2019 (pdf)

Schweri, J., Aepli, M. & Trede, I. (2018). Hat die duale Berufsbildung eine Zukunft in der digitalisierten Arbeitswelt? In J. Schweri, I. Trede & I. Dauner (Hrsg.), Digitalisierung und Berufsbildung. Herausforderungen und Wege in die Zukunft (S. 5-8). Zollikofen: Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB.

Type: 
Reports
Hat die duale Berufsbildung eine Zukunft in der digitalisierten Arbeitswelt? - Trendbericht 3 (pdf)

Schweri, J., Aepli, M. & Trede, I. (2018). La formation duale a-t-elle un avenir dans un monde du travail numérisé? Dans J. Schweri, I. Trede & I. Dauner (dir.), Numérisation et formation professionnelle. Enjeux et pistes pour affronter l'avenir (p. 5-8). Zollikofen: Institut fédéral des hautes études en formation professionnelle IFFP.

Type: 
Reports
La formation duale a-t-elle un avenir dans un monde du travail numérisé? - Rapport de tendance 3 (pdf)

Schweri, J., Aepli, M. & Trede, I. (2018). La formazione professionale duale ha un futuro in un mondo del lavoro digitalizzato? In J. Schweri, I. Trede & I. Dauner (dir.), Digitalizzazione e formazione professionale. Sfide e modalità del futuro (p. 5-8). Zollikofen: Istituto Universitario Federale per la Formazione Professionale IUFFP.

Type: 
Reports
La formazione professionale duale ha un futuro in un mondo del lavoro digitalizzato? - Rapporto sulle tendenze 3 (pdf)

Aepli, M. & Schweri, J. (2018). Upskilling made in Switzerland. Panorama, 32(1), 16-17.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
Upskilling made in Switzerland - Panorama 1/2018 (pdf)

Aepli, M. & Schweri, J. (2018). Numérisation: quel impact sur les compétences? Panorama, 32(1), 16-17.

Type: 
Magazines & Media
Numérisation: quel impact sur les competences? - Panorama 1/2018 (pdf)

Aepli, M., Angst, V., Iten, R., Kaiser, H., Lüthi, I. & Schweri, J. (2017). Die Entwicklung der Kompetenzanforderungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt im Zuge der Digitalisierung. Arbeitsmarktpolitik 47 (Band 11.2017). Bern: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO.

Type: 
Reports
SECO: Kompetenzanforderung Digitalisierung (pdf)
Transfer into practice
Format: 2021

Schweri, J., & Aepli, M. (2021, Januar). Wirkungsanalyse von kantonalen Massnahmen zur Stützung des Lehrstellenmarktes. Unveröffentlichte Skizze zuhanden des Staatssekretariats für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation (SBFI). Zollikofen: Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB.

Type: 
External
Expertise

Aepli, M. (2020, February). Labor market responsivness. Skills need anticipation & VTC in its ecosystem: social and economic demand. Course "Management of Vocational Training Centres" at the International Labour Organizaition (ILO) Training Center, Turin, Italy.

Type: 
External
Lectureship

Aepli, M. (2019, November). Digital competencies, upskilling, and VET in Switzerland. Presentation at the UNEVOC Workshop "Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET", at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education an Training (SFIVET), Renens, Switzerland.

Type: 
External
Contribution at conference with practical audience

Aepli, M. (2019, November). Digitalisierung: ein ökonomischer Blick. Beitrag präsentiert im Wahlmodul 3: Arbeits- und Lehrstellenmarkt. Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung (EHB), Zollikofen, Schweiz.

Type: 
Internal
Lectureship
Presentations
Format: 2021

Aepli, M. (2019, November). Open Labor Markets and Firms' Substitution between Training Apprentices and Hiring Workers. Paper presented at the 2nd Economics of Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Conference, Siegburg, Germany.

Type: 
Scientific Presentation
International presentation

Aepli, M. (2019, September). Technological change and horizontal mismatch: a task based approach. Paper presented at the Congress of the Swiss Sociological Assiociation (SSA), Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Type: 
Scientific Presentation
National presentation

Aepli, M. (2019, March). Technological change and horizontal mismatch: a task based approach. Paper presented at the 6th congress on Research in Vocational Education and Training of the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET), Zollikofen, Switzerland.

Type: 
Scientific Presentation
National presentation

Aepli, M. (2017, October). Occupational Task-Inputs and the Wage Structure. Evidence from German Survey Data. Paper presented at the IZA Workshop „Digital Economy and Labor Productivity“, Paris, France.

Type: 
International presentation
Scientific Presentation