1. Kanton St.Gallen BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Open doors, committed partners, vocational education as focal point: the educational system in Switzerland Werner Roggenkemper

2. Kanton St.Gallen BWZ Rapperswil-Jona 1.Preliminary notes 2.The swiss educational system 3.Vocational education as a focal point 4.Open doors 5.Committed partners 6.Summary

3. Kanton St.Gallen „same, same…?“ Denmark 43‘092 km 2 (core country) 5.3 Mio. inhabitants HDI 0.901 Dual system in VET 41‘285 km 2 8.1 Mio. inhabitants HDI0.913 Dual system in VET Switzerland BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

4. Kanton St.Gallen … but different BWZ Rapperswil-Jona form of government CH = confederation with mit 26 states education  sovereignty of canton vocational education  sovereignty of confederation 4 official languages and mindsets 26 ways to heaven

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6. ISCED BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

7. Kanton St.Gallen BWZ Rapperswil-Jona «They are crazy, those Swiss.»

8. Kanton St.Gallen Secondary level II - Enrolment BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

9. Kanton St.Gallen Sec II qualifications BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

10. Kanton St.Gallen 3. Vocational Education as a focal point BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

11. Kanton St.Gallen VET - dual or trial BWZ Rapperswil-Jona education in company school Industrial courses

12. Kanton St.Gallen BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Apprenticeship - Forecasts 2007

13. Kanton St.Gallen Secondary level II - Enrolment BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

14. Kanton St.Gallen Apprenticeship - Supply / Demand BWZ Rapperswil-Jona April 2012

15. Kanton St.Gallen Vocational baccalaureate BWZ Rapperswil-Jona The king‘s highway 1 day/week professional traininggeneral education VET UAS

16. Kanton St.Gallen VET plus Voc. Bacc BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

17. Kanton St.Gallen 4. Open doors BWZ Rapperswil-Jona VET certif. 2 years VET diploma 3 or 4 y. Voc. baccalaureate passerelle labour market university university of applied science

18. Kanton St.Gallen Everything is possible BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

19. Kanton St.Gallen Example 1Lena Kastrati BWZ Rapperswil-Jona 1.Apprenticeship as a retail assistant C&A Mode Brenninkmeijer & Co. 2.Vocational Baccalaureate (part-time) after the apprenticeship 3.ZHAW school of management and law (UAS) Bachelor of science in business administration, major in accounting, controlling & auditing 4.Qualification as auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services, Inc.

20. Kanton St.Gallen Example 2Betim Bunjaku BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Primary School 1996 – 2002 Secondary School (higher level)2002 Secondary School (lower level) 2002 – 2005 retail assistant at Coop 2005 – 2008 professional Bacc. Uster ZH 2008 – 2009 PasserelleISME Sargans SG 2009 – 2011 University of St. Gallen (HSG)2011 - … 6. Sem. BA + economic education

21. Kanton St.Gallen CV S VEN S. H UBER (23) Studies 2013 – todayUniversity of St.Gallen HSG Major in Business Administration / English track 2012 – 2013Grammar School for adults, Lucerne passerelle to enter university 2011 – 2012Berufs– und Weiterbildungszentrum Rapperswil-Jona vocational baccalaureate (commercial, after the VET) 2006 – 2010 Technical Vocational School, Zürich Apprenticeship as car mechanic

22. Kanton St.Gallen 5. Committed Partners BWZ Rapperswil-Jona 1.40 % train 2.They need specialists who are well-trained. 3.Vocational education training as tradition. 4.Training companies are integrated in the final exams. 5.Training companies are involved with training regulations. 6.Training companies are connected with schools. 7.Training pays off.

23. Kanton St.Gallen Education pays off BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

24. Kanton St.Gallen Benefit depends on the duration BWZ Rapperswil-Jona

25. Kanton St.Gallen Profit depends on the job

26. Kanton St.Gallen A good education is rewarded. BWZ Rapperswil-Jona 1.A good education is rewarded. 2.This is also true for qualifications after the apprenticeship. (PET) 3.There is a difference between university and Universities of Applied Sciences, but it is relatively small.

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28. BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Salaries

29. Kanton St.Gallen BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Youth unemployment (15 - 24)

30. Kanton St.Gallen Summary BWZ Rapperswil-Jona 1.The Swiss educational system: VET as focal point 2.Open doors: everything is possible 3.Committed partners (VET and PET)

31. Kanton St.Gallen Links BWZ Rapperswil-Jona Werner.roggenkemper@bwz-rappi.ch http://www.berufsbildungplus.ch/