| Dear colleagues of the DC dVET & FoBBIZ,
We are pleased to remind you about our invitation to an online debate titled:
“Rethinking Priorities: The Future of Dual VET in International Cooperation”
This event is jointly organized by DC dVET and FoBBIZ
Event Details:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 14:00 – 16:00 hrs CET
English (German/French subtitles)
Is it necessary to reassess the priorities in (dual) Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Switzerland’s official development cooperation?
Two Swiss experts, Prof. Markus Maurer and Prof. Dieter Euler, give different answers and recommendations to this question. Markus Maurer suggests focusing less on poverty-oriented, dual training models and instead promoting higher qualification levels and solid basic education to meet the actual needs of labor markets in partner countries (Article in german)
Conversely, Dieter Euler advocates for continuing to strengthen dual VET and aligning it closely with labor market needs to contribute to poverty reduction (Article in german)
Considering decreasing budgets and changing political conditions, this debate will explore how international VET cooperation should prioritize in the future. It will also address the implications of current budget cuts for the responsibility and role of German-speaking donor countries in VET cooperation.
The debate between Prof. Dr. Markus Maurer and Prof. Dr. Dieter Euler will be followed by an expanded discussion featuring representatives from academia and donor institutions from Germany and Austria such as:
- Margarita Langthaler, Senior Researcher at ÖFSE, Austria
- Britta Lambertz, Head of Section Education, Vocational Education and Training, Labour Markets at GIZ, Germany
- Ralf Hermann, Head of GOVET (German Office for International Cooperation in VET) at BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education), Germany
This event is aimed at policy-level actors, experts in international vocational education and training, and donor institutions.
Register here! |
