Winterthur hosts congress on international cooperation in vocational education and training
The 2nd International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education and Training was held in Winterthur from 20 to 22 June 2016. As one of the event sponsors, SFIVET played an active role in this international gathering and established important contacts for future cooperation initiatives.
Among other things, SFIVET representatives held talks with delegations from Senegal and South Africa. They also took advantage of this opportunity to establish closer contacts with Swiss partners – e.g. the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) – who are important in SFIVET’s efforts to pursue international cooperation in vocational education and training,
SFIVET also led a seminar on how dual-track VET programmes can be introduced in existing education systems, which specifically covered the challenges and achievements of initiatives in Gabon and Bulgaria. In addition, there was a SFIVET stand and representative on hand at the “Skills Village” of the congress.