Projects of Research and Development

Studies and research conducted in recent years indicate that there will be a significant shortage of nursing staff in most industrialised countries, including Switzerland, over the coming ye... More information

Public information project funded by SNSF Agora. Thanks to an interactive exhibition presented at various professional trade fairs in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, a full dual app... More information

The legal basis for the recognition of prior learning exists in Switzerland. However, there is a lack of transparency as to how to put this into practice, especially at the tertiary level. T... More information

Switzerland's dual vocational education and training system is to become more flexible and modular and thus more attractive for training companies and trainees. The gibb Berufsfachschule Ber... More information

The aim of the project was to shed light on the reasons why the long-term labour market outcomes of vocational qualification holders differ considerably between training occupations in terms... More information

«STILLLearning» analyzed the demand of key competences in industries strongly experiencing digital disruption, investigated the factors that support employees’ work-based learning and upskil... More information

SFUVET’s Evaluation Unit held a several-day training course on evaluation for the Lower Saxony State Institute of Quality Improvement in Schools. More information

This project focuses on the digital literacy of vocational school teachers in Switzerland. The first step will be to take stock of the current situation and then identify best practices in t... More information

Financially supported by the COVID-19 grant "Bilateral Science and Technology Programme with China, Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN region 2017 - 2020" of the Swiss Federal Institute of Tec... More information

This thesis explored the notion of quality as it is perceived by the various actors involved in dual-track vocational education and training (VET) in the French-speaking region of Switzerlan... More information

The notion of training quality is becoming increasingly important in policy discussions on vocational education and training in Switzerland, where it has been an integral part of the Federal... More information

This project aims to understand how apprentice advisers (CAPP) perform their role of dealing with the personal and socio-professional issues that some apprentices face during their training. More information

Coaching did not originate as a pedagogical principle but is rather an innovation from the workplace. While the term is increasingly being used in the context of (vocational) education, it i... More information

The thesis project was focused on the understanding of quality in dual-track, upper-secondary-level vocational education and training (VET) in the French-speaking region of Switzerland and t... More information

Swiss VET sector has one major characteristic: although it is regu-lated at national level, there are considerable cantonal differences, particularly with regards to participation in dual-tr... More information

In Switzerland, vocational education and training (VET) relies on strong social recognition, but the high incidence of apprenticeship contract terminations and/or reorientations among appren... More information

With the advent of globalisation and digitalisation, the pressure to innovate has intensified. This also affects learning cultures in companies. As routine activities become less important, ... More information

In the last few years our world changed considerably in terms of development and adoption of new technologies in daily life and in the workplace. Who could have predicted that bakers would p... More information

This PhD revolves around the use of Video Annotation, as a means to foster learning and professional development. More information

In 2018, a cooking talent class was introduced at the Allgemeine Berufsschule Zürich (ABZ). SFUVET provided ABZ with expert guidance for various steps: assisting with the selection of learne... More information

'LIFT Züri' has provided school pupils requiring extra career guidance with the opportunity to undertake regular work placements at companies and to gain valuable experience in the world of ... More information

In this study, researchers assesses various VET programmes in terms of labour market outcomes. This study ties in with previous studies on the topic. Researchers also examine how the value o... More information

Graduates of VET programmes in healthcare are the largest target group for potential enrolment in tertiary-level nursing programmes and this has a major impact on the availability of qualifi... More information

The Swiss education system has a high level of vocational specificity resulting in close links between training occupations and subsequent careers as well as low inter-occupational mobility ... More information

SFUVET’s Evaluation Unit teamed up with the Institute for External Evaluation of Upper-Secondary Schools (IFES IPES) to develop a tool enabling upper-secondary schools to take stock of dista... More information