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The views of apprentices and their expectations are a key factor in the successful integration of education for sustainability into vocational education and training (VET).

The debates surrounding the democratisation of education had a profound influence on the expansion of SEC II programmes in Switzerland, with differing repercussions at the cantonal level.

A SFUVET study analysed the structures of the reformed VET system in New Zealand and the economy’s views on how it should be developed in the future.

Switzerland has a severe shortage of nursing staff. The study explored how nursing staff can be retained in the sector and how those who have left the profession can be reintegrated.

OBS SFUVET has been assigned the task of establishing the knowledge base required to gain a better understanding of the options for promoting apprenticeships in canton Zurich.

What role do learning technologies play in enhancing vocational training? That’s the key question explored by the book ‘Educational Technologies for Vocational Training’.

SFUVET is supporting GIBZ in Zug and analysing how participants rate the courses and where room for improvement lies.

On behalf of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), SFUVET analysed how current developments are changing the labour market and vocational education and training (VET).

SFUVET provided scientific guidance to Bildungszentrum Limmattal and showed that the ‘n47e8’ concept improved competence development as learners became more actively involved in the learning process.

Vocational education and training is a key factor in the integration of refugees. An SNSF project examines how workplace guidance can contribute to this.

As part of the national open research data initiative, several measures will be developed and implemented for the purpose of building and implementing internal data stewardship at SFUVET.

In a report commissioned by OdASanté, OBS SFUVET showed that nursing qualifications need to be developed in light of future challenges in the healthcare sector.

The Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training (OBS SFUVET) presents the new results of the trend monitoring activities 2022.

How does informal learning at the workplace work? A SFUVET study provides detailed information about individual informal learning strategies at host companies.

The study examines the structures of vocational education and training in New Zealand and the attitudes of the business community towards their design.

Today, career guidance is also offered with the help of digital media. A new SFUVET-BeLEARN project is investigating how young people use them and what effect they have.

BeLEARN VR is a project on the affordances and effects of immersive virtual reality (IVR) to support learning in different fields of vocational education and training.

SFUVET has scientifically accompanied the "Friendly Work Space Apprentice" offer of Health Promotion Switzerland from 2019 to 2022 and has shown that it is well assessed and actively used.

The goal of the current project is to better understand the role of talent and giftedness in vocational education and training so as to discuss at the end of the project some initiatives that may ...

Learning to manage stress in work contexts is essential for novices, who may experience high levels of stress in new working situations. The objective of this study is to investigate psycho-physio ...

The research project «Short- and long-term impacts of Covid-19 on VET: Strengthening VET in times of crises» aims to explore the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on dual-track VET in Switzerland.

The legal basis for the recognition of prior learning exists in Switzerland. However, there is a lack of transparency on how RPL is actually implemented, especially at the tertiary level. This stu ...

The Indian Embassy in Bern wants to understand in details about the unique aspects of Swiss education system and especially the determinants of success of dual vocational education and training. A ...

Presentation of the publication “Educational Technologies for Vocational Training. Experiences as Digital Clay” which sums up 15 years of research on technology for VET.

Prof. Dr. Lukas Graf has been appointed the new head of the Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training OBS SFUVET and will take up his position on 1 April 2023.