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At the end of June, SFUVET presented the first results of the expertise group that it chairs on behalf of UNESCO-UNEVOC at the hybrid BILT Bridging Conference in Singapore.

A high-profile Indian delegation visit organised by Skills for Progress (SKIP) has taken place at SFUVET in Zollikofen.

A delegation from the Dominican Republic led by the Minister of Labour visited SFUVET for discussions on potential collaboration.

A delegation from Australia led by the Minister for Skills and Training visited SFUVET with a view to strengthening collaboration.

Representant of Universitas Indonesia (UI) and SFUVET signed a Memorandum of understanding to strengthen ties between the two institutions.

Fourteen participants of the Hong Kong Institute for Vocational Education participated in the one week-course "Basis of vocational pedagogy” in Switzerland in May 2023.

The 2023 spring issue of SFUVET’s magazine «skilled» highlights how the international scene has an impact on vocational education and training (VET) – including right on our own doorstep.

As part of a leadership programme for Singapor, SFUVET gave Singaporean education leaders an insight into the cutting edge of Swiss VET.

Switzerland supports the reform of the VET system in Uzbekistan through the VET4UZ project, in which SFUVET is an expert partner.

A Jordanian delegation visited Switzerland for a study visit focusing on vocational education and training.

At the 2023 “Future of Apprenticeships” conferences in Australia and in New Zealand, an MoU was signed between the Global Apprenticeship Networks GAN, Movetia, and SFUVET.

At the WEF in Davos, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry KADIN and SFUVET signed an agreement on 19 January 2023 to collaborate on improving VET in Indonesia.

As part of a study trip to Switzerland, an Ivorian delegation led by the Minister Mr Koffi N'Guessan visited SFUVET for talks over future collaboration on vocational education and training.

As part of the Swiss International VET Academy, the course "Quality VET in Switzerland - how and why it works." was held for the first time in parallel with the SwissSkills 2022.

During the Knowledge and Learning Focus week of the Swiss Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai, SFUVET met important stakeholders and contributed to the RewirED summit.

Ministers of Chad, Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau visited SFUVET on November 30 during a study trip organized by the International Bureau of Education of UNESCO

On 23 September, 2021 the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a Letter of Understanding to strengthen ...

«GIZ (Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit) jointly organises with SFUVET and UNESCO-UNEVOC, ILO and ADB Education Group a virtual conference on «Digitalization and TVET».

In the framework of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, a SFIVET study published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) analyses the roles and responsibilities of the various a ...

The SFIVET and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW have published Rudolf H. Strahm’s reference work on Swiss vocational and professional education and trainin ...

On 14 January 2021, the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET and the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training BIBB signed a more extensive coo ...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) has won a mandate from the International Labour Organization (ILO). This involves creating a digital toolkit the main aim ...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET has signed an agreement with Movetia to intensify future cooperation in the area of mobility in VET. Movetia is the nationa ...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have just signed a cooperation agreement to st ...

The Swiss vocational training system is in demand abroad. Erik Swars gave a keynote speech on the subject of Swiss VET/PET and impressed the audience with his professional expertise.