VET professionals hone their skills at SFUVET

Continuing Training

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SFUVET/Corin Ommerli, F+F School of Art and Design Zurich

Working life is changing rapidly – and with it vocational education and training. This poses fresh challenges for anyone who trains learners. The continuing training courses offered by SFUVET provide VET professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to face these challenges. The range extends from webinars and certificate courses to advanced studies programmes (CAS, DAS, MAS).

High completion rates, strong customer satisfaction

In 2021, 325 participants completed a certificate course – 130 more than in the previous year. This increase was due to the pandemic and the fact that many participants from 2020 had fallen behind with their studies and graduated a year later. Participants in training courses for examiners also increased significantly from 5657 in 2020 to 6521 in 2021. There was a decrease in the number of participants attending shorter-duration continuing training courses (from 8408 to 5759). In 2020, the 'trans:formation' programme had generated higher than average demand. This initiative helped vocational schools to make progress in their own digital transformation.

Customer satisfaction was gratifyingly strong. In the certificate courses, over 90 % of participants rated their course with five or more points on a seven-point scale. In the case of the training courses for examiners, 93 % of participants awarded at least five points, and in the case of shorter-duration continuing training courses, 83 % of participants awarded at least five points.

New courses

In 2021, SFUVET launched two new Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) programmes: 'Managing a Pharmacy' and 'Coach and Expert at International Skills Competitions'. The 'Managing a Pharmacy' CAS programme was developed on behalf of Galenicare and is conducted by SFUVET in German and French. SFUVET designed the 'Coach and Expert at International Skills Competitions' CAS in close cooperation with SwissSkills. The aim is to provide experts who work internationally with the knowledge and skills needed to perform a wide range of different tasks even more effectively.

Participants Continuing Training

Continuing Training