With a special focus on vocational education and training as a key feature of a permeable education system, participants learned about the Swiss education system not only during lectures but also on site visits to external page Swisscom, external page libs and external page CYP. Keynote speakers Christoph Buser, Arthur Glaettli and Valentin Vogt added in-depth knowledge from the perspective of the external page Baselland Economic Chamber as well as from the view of employers’ associations. Topping things off, Anskar Roth provided insight into career guidance and counseling, while Noel Ginsburg offered first-hand experience in implementing an apprenticeship model from scratch.
Re-engineering an education system is an intergenerational project, and can seem daunting. The CEMETS Summer Institute 2023 helped reform leaders get started on their own national projects through scientific knowledge transfer, international exchange, and support in both initiating and implementing education reform. The next step is to go home and start implementation. We can’t wait to see the results.
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