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Date: Friday, 05/Sept/2025
8:30am
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9:30am
Keynote: Sandra Hupka - "The Consequences of Vocational Early Choices: Illustration based on Transitions from Education to Employment in Switzerland (TREE)"
Location: Audience Hall (1216)
9:30am
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10:15am
Poster session
Location: Reception Hall
 

Leveraging Private Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Work-Based Learning: Insights from the ASEAN-Swiss TVET Initiative in Cambodia and Lao PDR

Siegried Dr. Berg, Bunthan Tep, Ursin Marius Saxer

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH



“Quand on veut, on peut” ? : Perceptions de futur·es enseignant·es concernant les facteurs influençant l’orientation des élèves vers la voie de la formation professionnelle

Taïs Foretay1,2, Noria Baur1, Joan Guillaume-Gentil1, Marine Hascoët1, Manuela Scelsi Guler1, Patrick Bonvin1

1: Haute Ecole Pédagogie Vaud, Switzerland; 2: Université de Lausanne, Switzerland



Understanding the instructional methods employed in teaching practical skills for harnessing TVET job opportunities in Nigeria

Sampson Venatuis ARIKPO, Ebeten Bassey Otu, Ogumbe Bonface Ework

University of Cross River State, UNCROSS, Nigeria



Empowering High-School Students from Deprived Background in Career Decision Self-efficacy

Amy Kung Wai-Ying CHAN, Margaret Xi Can YIN

Child Development Initiative Alliance, China, People's Republic of



BIM house model in Metaverse: Collision detection in interprofessional collaboration teams.

Gaby Walker1, Livio Marretta2, Daniel Staehli2, Jan Van Oesens3, Christopher Keller1, Marc Aebersold2, Alberto Cattaneo1

1: EHB, Switzerland; 2: gibb, Switzerland; 3: bs08, Hamburg



Enhancing Public-Private Partnership in TVET: The Case of Dual Apprenticeship Training in Nepal

Rabindra SINGH

Helvetas Nepal, Nepal



Understanding the policy implementation process: The role of street-level bureaucrats in VET(vocational education and training) transitions

Gulay MAMMADOVA

Gent University, Belgium



Apprenticeship as Critical Transition in Vocational Education – the Role of Training Agencies

Torberg FALCH, Anna Cecilia RAPP

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway



From Precarious Work to Meaningful Careers: The Role of VET in Empowering Low-Qualified Young Adults

Nada Kallciu1, Eralda Zhilla1, Artemisi Shehu/Dono1, Jonas Masdonati2, Laurence Fedrigo2

1: University of Tirana, Albania; 2: University of Lausanne



ITS Academy: Challenges and Opportunities

Agostino SORBARA

Università di Macerata (Italia); Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro (Italia), Italy



Choosing vocational training by students with limited formal education: An action research study on the implementation of an approach that enhances reading comprehension

Chantal OUELLET1, Amal Boultif2

1: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada; 2: Université d'Ottawa



Monitoring Trends in Vocational Education and Training

Belinda Aeschlimann, Lukas Graf, Miriam Hänni, Jörg Neumann, Filippo Pusterla

SFUVET, Switzerland



Match or Mismatch? The role of the reputation of occupations and the attractiveness of the training firm, when filling offered VET places. A firm-level analysis.

Kathrin WEIS

Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany

10:15am
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10:40am
Coffee-Break
Location: Reception Hall
10:40am
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12:10pm
Paper session 6A: Transferability - "Transfering and implementing VET in several contexts II"
Location: Room 2218
 

Bridging the Gap: Implementing Work-Based Learning through the ASEAN-Swiss TVET Initiative (ASTI)

Dr. Siegried Berg, Bunthan Tep, Ursin Marius Saxer

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH



DUAL VET in Nepal

Rabindra Singh1, Lekhraj Pokharel2

1: Helvetas Nepal; 2: Confederation of Bagmati Chamber of Industries (CBPI)



La place des langues dans la formation professionnelle et technique (VET/PET)

Abdelmoundir LARBI DAOUADJI

Collège BENCHABANE MOHAMED, Algeria

Paper session 6B: Alternation - "Effects of VET reforms"
Location: Room 2212
 

Between economic boom and equal opportunities: the reforms of post-obligatory education in Switzerland in the context of the “educational expansion” (1960-1980)

Bettina BLATTER1, Lorenzo BONOLI1, Sarah BIZZINI1, Daniela DUTHALER2, Philipp EIGENMANN2

1: SFUVET, Switzerland; 2: PH Thurgau, Switzerland



Hiring chances and employers‘ perception of job candidates with a Federal VET Certificate

Miriam Grønning, Lara Thörner, Irene Kriesi

Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET, Switzerland



The Role of the “Third Year in School” in Norway’s Dual VET System: An Equity Perspective

Anna Cecilia Rapp, Torberg Falch

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway



EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CEMETS REFORM LABS: ALUMNI PERSPECTIVES ON KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE

Iryna Chernysh, Patrick McDonald, Marit van Dekken, Michelle Augustine Palayil, Katie Caves

ETH Zürich, CES, Switzerland

Paper session 6C: Choice - "Environmental concern and sustainability in education: impact on aspirations"
Location: Room 2420
 

Apprentices' environmental concern in relation to their vocational activities and their experiences with sustainability education in Swiss vocational education and training (VET)

Kerstin DUEMMLER, Agathe Delanoë, Lona Widmer

SFUVET, Switzerland



The role of green skills and green campus in students’ behaviour toward green careers

Sidita DIBRA1,2, Sonja HOFSTETTER1

1: University of Tirana; 2: Swisscontact



Environmental Awareness and Occupational Choices of Adolescents

Patrick LEHNERT1, Harald PFEIFER2,3

1: University of Zurich, Switzerland; 2: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Bonn, Germany; 3: ROA at Maastricht University, Netherlands

Symposium 6
Location: Audience Hall (1216)
 

The Role of Transversal Competences for Successful School-to-Work Transitions: Insights and Interventions

Chair(s): Marina FIORI (SFUVET, Switzerland)

Discussant(s): Piera Gabola (Haute Ecole Pedagogique de Lausanne)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Navigating the School-to-Work Transition: the role of soft skills in a life-course perspective

Sandra D'Agostino
Istituto nazionale per l’analisi delle politiche pubbliche (Inapp)

 

The Socio-Emotional Profile of Apprentices in Healthcare and Social Work: Key Competences for Future Careers

Marina Fiori, Matilde Wenger, Yoann Favre
Haut Ecole Federal en Formation Professionnelle

 

The link between empathy and teaching styles in Swiss VET teachers

Matilde Wenger1, Jean-Louis Berger2, Marina Fiori1
1Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, 2University of Fribourg

 

Becoming a Professional Learning Community: The Role of Transversal Skills in the Identity Development of Future Art Teachers

Mario Bottinelli1, Loredana Addimando2
1SUPSI, 2Pegaso University, Italy

12:10pm
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1:00pm
Best Paper Award & Closing Session
Location: Audience Hall (1216)
1:00pm Lunch
Location: Reception Hall

 
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