Projects of Research and Development

Rescue services play a key role in the medical care of emergency patients. They are called up by the medical emergency call centres, provide the professional pre-hospital care on site and de... More information

The book entitled “Gemeinsam zum Erfolg - GzE” (Grassi, Rhiner, Kammermann & Balzer, 2014) describes specific instances in which early school-based interventions at the start of apprenticesh... More information

The aim of this research project is to explore processes of occupational identification among apprentices in dual-track VET programmes. Understanding how apprentices identify with their occu... More information

This research project examines learning and skills development among young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who are involved in voluntary work. The baseline assumption is that voluntary ... More information

As part of the project entitled “Development of national training standards – European comparison of actors, procedures and design”, the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and... More information

The project IV4VET, financed from the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), aims at identifying the conditions for the efficient use of the interactive video in te... More information

Most Swiss VET ordinances include a paragraph on a learning journal (LJ) that apprentices have to produce during their training at the workplace to regularly document their professional deve... More information

The integration of school-based and work-based vocational learning constitutes an important yet challenging task for VET systems across the globe. More information

Working with the European Commission, the European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) directs and publishes a bi-annual inventory of European VNIL practices. Each co... More information

The Canton of Zurich’s Office for Upper-Secondary Education and Training is currently conducting a project entitled ‘Nach- und Höherqualifizierung im Rahmen der beruflichen Grundbildung’ (vo... More information

One aspect taken into consideration when reviewing VET programmes is whether training durations of three or four years are suitable. More information

Currently, a cantonal qualification must be obtained in order to work as a hotel and/or restaurant owner, (see Lear, Art. 8, let. b). Qualification candidates must also certify a period of p... More information

The notion of professionalization of teaching staff, which aims at ensuring teaching quality, is a current concern in educational science and for policymakers. Such a process involves a cons... More information

The aim of this thesis is to observe how teacher education affects the evolution of vocational teachers’ beliefs and practices related to classroom management. More information

Two-year VET programmes for the Federal VET Certificate and practical training courses offered by INSOS were introduced about ten years ago. Since then, a global positive evaluation has been... More information

The present publication is intended for those interested in education policy issues who are not particularly familiar with the Swiss system of upper-secondary level vocational education and ... More information

People are rarely aware of the competences that they develop while taking part in activities, whether it be professionally or through volunteer work. As a result, it is difficult to determin... More information

Early termination of apprenticeship contracts place young people at considerable risk of ultimately remaining without any upper-secondary level qualifications. So far, there has been no reli... More information

This project focuses on the second transition of holders of non-academic health care qualifications, i.e. the transition from upper-secondary level VET programmes to working life or to terti... More information

This dissertation consists of three cumulative sub-projects that assess the labour market mobility of holders of VET qualifications in Switzerland. The analysis conducted in these three sub-... More information

The SFIVET evaluation unit has been commissioned to conduct an external evaluation of apprenticeship training in health care at the Solothurner Spitäler AG as well as to advise them on exist... More information

By defining and developing various measures and incentives at all three learning sites, the Canton of Zurich’s “Talentförderung in der Berufsbildung” project is aimed at specifically fosteri... More information

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The doctoral thesis recognizes and shows the potential of technological tools and web-enhanced learning environments aimed at fostering the regulation of learning. Such potential becomes a c... More information

n the wake of current economic and social trends, financial literacy - defined here as the ability to reasonably deal with money and financial matters - has become a key issue, even for lear... More information