Six new books

Publications on vocational didactics

Letters grow from an open book
SFUVET/Larissa Gartmann, School of Applied Arts of St. Gallen

Among the highlights in 2022, there were six book publications. 

  • Didaktik und Situationen: This book was published to mark SFUVET’s 50th jubilee. Training approaches that emphasise the acquisition of professional competences for specific work-related situations constitute a departure from previous forms of teaching and learning. This book serves as a didactic compass for the three learning locations typically found in Swiss VET programmes. 
  • Berufliche Didaktik in der Schweiz: This publication from the Leading House for Vocational Didactics examines skills development both in Switzerland and abroad. The book provides an overview of vocational didactics and discusses the importance of professionalisation of workplace trainers. 
  • Jump in. Verantwortungsvoll lernen und arbeiten bei der Schweizerischen Post: This book analyses the innovative learning concepts used at Swiss Post. It tells the exciting story of modern approaches to vocational education and training and encourages readers to follow a similar path. 
  • Ausbilden und Lernen am dritten Lernort: This textbook provides guidance, tips and suggestions on how to design didactically meaningful training for branch courses. Various videos serve to better illustrate this publication. 
  • Educational Technologies for Vocational Education. Experiences as Digital Clay: What role do learning technologies play in improving vocational education and training? This book explores this question, presenting the findings from a research project jointly conducted by EPFL and the University of Fribourg. 
  • mySkillbox: This is a companion volume to the digital teaching and learning environment used to teach Language, Communication and Society (LCS) content in Swiss VET programmes. In this book, learners will find all the tools needed to acquire the transferable knowledge and skills covered in these modules.