Worldwide demand for SFUVET expertise

In 2021, SFUVET continued to nurture its network of international partners in the business, research and political spheres.

Reinforcing dual-track VET

One highlight was the 2021 World Expo in Dubai. During Education Week, SFUVET and SERI representatives took part in workshops and panel discussions on dual-track VET. They also met with education ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the Italian region of Lombardy.

SFUVET received eight foreign delegations in 2021, which included education ministers from Chad, Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau as well as ambassadors from Georgia, Poland and Egypt.

Swiss International VET Academy

Through the Swiss International VET Academy, SFUVET supports training in the use of dual-track VET methodology worldwide. The target groups are VET professionals and representatives of state and non-state VET institutions. In 2021, SFUVET conducted two fully online training courses 'Instructing in VET' and 'Teaching in VET' for the first time. Participants were from Georgia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, India, and Switzerland. In addition, various webinars were organised, for example on behalf of the Embassy of Georgia, the Swiss Embassy in Turkey and the Asia and Pacific Division within the State Secretariat of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Projects and mandates

In 2021, SFUVET and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) were awarded a contract by the United Nations for a development programme to improve vocational education and training in Cuba. Various blended learning courses are planned for 2022. In addition, as a sub-accreditor of the German Society for International Cooperation and Helvetas, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation awarded SFUVET a contract for the ASEAN VET Initiative. Finally, SFUVET supported five ongoing projects run by Swiss federal agencies in Indonesia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Burkina Faso and Uzbekistan.