News OBS SFUVET

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.

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.

Segment mobility of holders of vocational and professional qualifications is crucial to ensure the availability of skilled workers. A new publication by the Swiss Observatory for Vocational Educat ...

The proportion of Federal Vocational Baccalaureate holders as well as admission regulations to vocational baccalaureate school vary considerably between Swiss cantons. A new publication by the Swi ...

The Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET) has devised six trend scenarios for the nursing and caregiving field.

The predicted shortage of care professionals is jeopardising the future provision of health and nursing care in Switzerland. A study on care and nursing careers outlines which measures can be take ...

How can the administrative workload for host companies be reduced while maintaining high training standards? A team at SFUVET – in cooperation with the consultancy firm ‘BSS Volkswirtschaftliche B ...

How teachers experienced the transition and which skills are particularly important for successful distance learning.

Since the restructuring of nursing and caregiving activities under the Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on Vocational and Professional Education and Training, new training programmes and ordinances ...

Digitalisation and transmission of clinical information in nursing

The corona lockdown led to a nationwide ban on face-to-face teaching at tertiary level. This posed major challenges for teachers at professional education institutions (höhere Fachschulen).

Reinforcing the Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (FVB) is a strategic objective of the Federal Administration and is part of the VPET 2030 Strategy. The Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education ...