A long-term study conducted by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)External link found that 46% of Swiss with a so-called federal proficiency certificate stay with the company where they completed their apprenticeship. Whilst most find work within three months, some 19% register as unemployed at some point during the two and a half years after graduation.
Between 2012 and 2015, the FSO surveyed the career paths of 89,000 holders of an upper secondary school certificate.
The study also showed that for vocational training graduates, there was often no clear-cut boundary between training and employment periods. Many graduates, especially in the health sector, continued their training in their chosen field and often went on to complete further study at a university.
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One in four Swiss apprentices changes career course
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The Swiss Federal Statistical Office studied a group of 60,500 apprentices across Switzerland who began their vocational training in 2012, following their progress over four years. The resulting study, released on Wednesday, showed that about 15,000 trainees in that group had their employment contracts terminated before the end of their apprenticeship. Out of those, 78%…
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The new "Swiss Football Home" football campus is being built in Thun. The centre, based on an international model, will include pitches for the senior national teams and the headquarters of the Swiss Football Association.
Report identifies gaps in Swiss anti-racism and anti-Semitism measures
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Among other things, there are gaps in criminal and civil law protection against racism on the internet, a report published on Tuesday suggests.
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AI tools like ChatGPT continue to gain ground in Switzerland: for the first time, a majority of the Swiss population is using them.
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Almost two-thirds of the Swiss population would like more freedom to choose their retirement age, according to a survey by Deloitte Switzerland.
Swiss carbon offset foundation to cut 10% of staff
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Myclimate will cut around 10% of its jobs by the end of the year. At the end of 2024, almost 200 employees were working for the foundation.
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On-the-job training: a Swiss calling card
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“Some people from other countries trained for two years just for this competition,” says Irina Tuor, a young woman from eastern Switzerland, of the WorldSkills contest where she recently won a gold medal in her field. Tuor met competitors from China and Brazil, for example, who were laser-focused on learning and re-learning material they might…
In-demand care staff often leave profession after five years
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The rest, according to longitudinal research published on Friday, are working elsewhere in the health care field and a fifth of those surveyed have left it altogether. The Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training and OdASanté, the association for care workers, studied 2,000 such workers over five years to track their career choices. The…
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With a looming staff shortage in nursing homes and hospitals, a high-stakes contest is a way to attract young people to the profession.
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