Committee dual Vocational Education Train-ing (DC dVET) and specific thematic support in Switzerland
The dual vocational education training (VET) system has a long standing tradition in German-speaking countries and contributes to employment and income. Its adaptation in development contexts is often complex and challenging. By fostering networks between the donor agencies working on dual VET and tapping into the experience of the Swiss VET-community, the exchange of best practices will improve VET projects in the partner countries and lead to a better international positioning of the dual VET approaches.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Global |
Vocational training Education
Vocational training
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01.10.2013
- 31.12.2018 |
CHF 735’000
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- National State Institute North
- Swiss Private Sector
- Swisscontact
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EDUCATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Vocational training
Type of support Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration Bilateral cooperation
Finance type Aid grant
Aid Type Mandate with fiduciary funds
Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project and programme contribution
Tied/untied aid Untied aid
Project number 7F08854
Background |
After the economic crises and increased youth unemployment, VET is again gainig on importance in development cooperation. Specifically the dual system of the germanophone countries is seen to contribute considerably to better employment and income. In order to better position the dual approach in the international dialogue and to improve VET programs, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland will join forces and establish the Donor Committee for dual Vocation Training (DC dVET). Within Switzerland, a forum on Vocational education and international collaboration (FoBBIZ) has been established linking practitioners from the Swiss VET system and the ones working on the topic in international cooperation.
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Objectives |
The exchange of expertise of dual VET in international development cooperation is institutionalized at a national and international level. Thus the common understanding and learning of dual VET in development cooperation increases, and forms the basis for promoting joint actions on international policy and on partner country level. Thereby, it contributes to more and better VET interventions which ultimately contribute to individual, social and economic development, and therefore to poverty reduction. |
Target groups |
Direct: practioners from donor headquarters, field offices, and implementers, advisors, consultants. Indirect: Vocational Training providiers and participants in partnern countries, ministries involved in VET, private sector in partner countries
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Medium-term outcomes |
The DC dVET’s platform is used by existing programmes and those who design new ones, finding good practice advice, guidance and support. Moreover the platform is used by potential partners as a source of information for dual VET.Within Switzerland, the FoBBIZ allows to tap into the experience of the broad VET community. |
Results |
Expected results: The DC dVET gathers, explores, shares, advances and creates accessible VET information from and for its members. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector Foreign state institution Swiss Non-profit Organisation Other partners International: The DC dVET is a delegated cooperation with contributions from BMZ, ADA and the LED with SDC in the lead. Swisscontact is mandated by the DC dVET to implement and run the DCdVET secretariat. In Switzerland: Forum on Vocational education and international collaboration (FoBBIZ). |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
By creating linkages between projects and VET actors, DC dVET and FoBBIZ foster the knowledge exchange and thus create synergies. This knowledge exchange will also nurture the SDC internal employment and income network.
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Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 735’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 705’081 |
Project phases |
Phase
3
01.12.2021
- 30.11.2024
(Current phase)
Phase 2
01.12.2017
- 30.11.2021
(Completed)
Phase 1 01.10.2013 - 31.12.2018 (Completed) |