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The Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training

Vocational education and training (VET) has always been an important pillar in the development cooperation of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. VET projects and programs – including such with dual approaches – have been implemented in cooperation with their project partners for many years. In order to make even better use of their experience and expertise in this area, the four countries founded the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training – DC dVET.

The DC dVET Secretariat

  • The Secretariat coordinates and implements the activities of the DC dVET. The mandate for the secretariat was appointed by the DC dVET members and is with Swisscontact.
  • The secretariat is the official contact point for enquiries to the Donor Committee. It is run by a team of collaborators and is working closely with a pool of experts.

Our Team of the Secretariat:

Ingrid Portenkirchner
Ingrid PortenkirchnerHead
Lead Capacity Building & Networking
Phone: +41 44 454 17 17
Email: ingrid.portenkirchner@…
Christine von Harrach
Christine von HarrachCollaborator
Lead Thematic Expertise
Phone: +41 44 454 17 38
Email: christine.vonharrach@…
Sibylle Schmutz
Sibylle SchmutzCollaborator
Co-Lead Communication & Monitoring
Phone: +41 44 454 17 07
Email: sibylle.schmutz@…
Salvatore Mele
Salvatore MeleCollaborator
Co-Lead Communication & Monitoring
Phone: +49 69 27224 752
Email: salvatore.mele@…

The DC dVET Members and the Steering Committee

The DC dVET consists of four members. All of four have longstanding experiences and diverse resources in the are of (dual) VET. Visit their websites to learn more about their strategies, working tools and projects.

Our Members:

Open Member Website

Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Open Member Website

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Open Member Website

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Open Member Website

Liechtenstein Development Service (LED)

Each member is represented in the steering committee.

Our representatives in the Steering Committee:

A. Diallo
A. DialloADA
B. Ifang
B. IfangBMZ
S. Müller
S. MüllerGIZ
M. Speh
M. SpehLED
D. Crivelli
D. CrivelliSDC