Projects of Research and Development

Digitalisation and globalisation are having an impact on companies, professions and skills in a variety of ways. As routine tasks become less important, greater emphasis is now being placed ... More information

Adopting an ethnographic approach, researchers will explore the impact of digital technology on nursing activities, in particular on the transmission of clinical data of patients. Based on t... More information

In collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, SFUVET’s Evaluation Unit is evaluating GEWA’s leadership principles. More information

A nationwide ban was imposed in Switzerland on face-to-face teaching at tertiary level in spring 2020 and autumn/winter 2020/2021. We evaluated the opportunities and risks of this transition... More information

This thesis project consists of research and analysis of historical documents relating to two key areas of economic and social policy in the 1970s: Vocational Education and Training (VET) an... More information

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

Top Ausbildungsbetriebe (TAB) awarded this mandate to SFUVET for the purpose of collecting data about the situation and continuing training needs of workplace trainers in three linguistic re... More information

The 'Young Insurance Professional' training programme run by the Swiss Insurance Training Association (VBV) is slated to undergo revision. SFUVET’s Evaluation Unit was commissioned by the VB... More information

Launched on behalf of OdASanté, this project involves the use of several different methodologies to provide a consolidated understanding of future requirements in the area of comprehensive n... More information

Vocational education and training (VET) in New Zealand is currently undergoing a radical change. The current reform (ROVE), which began in 2019, has not yet been completed. A key measure was... More information

The main objective is to evaluate the Limmattal Education Centre’s n47e8 integral teaching and learning space. More information

The administrative unit of OdA Gesundheit Bern is planning to evaluate the training of PET healthcare colleges based on the company placement model and related training support whereby SFUVE... More information

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

SFUVET has been commissioned to develop a digital toolkit for implementation of the ILO-defined ‘Core Skills for the 21st Century’. This will entail development of guidelines on how to imple... More information

This exploratory research was conducted in partnership with SVUVET's Basic Training Division. The focus is on professional narratives produced by vocational school teachers during their peda... More information

The Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training OBS SFUVET monitors and analyses developments and trends affecting vocational education and training and identifies innovation pot... More information

iVideo.education is a project intended to promote creation of interactive videos using small pieces of footage, in order to foster learning. More information

In 2011, Health Promotion Switzerland launched a project to promote the mental health of young people in host company settings (Friendly Work Space Apprentice). SFUVET helped to evaluate the... More information

SFUVET provides advisory services and shares its expertise in the development of more versatile forms of learning that are more closely aligned with the latest trends: greater flexibility, m... 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

The aim is to provide evaluation support for the FleBa, SOL and smartLearn sub-projects, which are being implemented as part of gibb Berufsfachschule Bern’s ‘IT Training 4.0’ pilot project. More information

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