OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Switzerland 2009

Strengths, challenges and recommendations 5 -Strengths 5 -Challenges 6 -Recommendations 6 Chapter 1. Introduction 7 -1.1 The OECD policy review of Switzerland 8 -1.2 The structure of the report 9 -1.3 A snapshot of Switzerland’s VET/PET system 9 -1.4 Strengths of Switzerland’s VET/PET system 16 -1.5 Challenges confronting Switzerland’s VET/PET system 25 Chapter 2. Policy recommendations 27 -2.1 Identifying and maintaining the strengths of the system 28 -2.2 Making full use of human potential: countering equity problems in the VET/PET system 30 -2.3 Recession and potential effects on the VET/PET system 37 References 42 Annex A. Background information 45 -1. Terms of reference for Switzerland 45 -2. Biographical information 47 -3. Programmes of the review visits 48 Annex B. International and national statistics 51