​​​​​​​​​SDC Education Strategy for Basic Education and Vocational Skills Development 

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SECO Position Paper on Skills Development in Economic Development Cooperation​

On 31 May 2017, SDC director Manuel Sager presented the very first SDC strategy covering both, Basic Education and Vocational Skills Development. Representatives from SDC, SECO, the Swiss civil society and educationalists emphasised the relevance and timeliness of the strategy. They also stressed the need for additional implementation guidance, in particular at the interface between VSD and other e+i topics.

At the same event the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO presented a position paper that explains SECO's approach to skills development within its economic development cooperation.

More guidance with regards to SDC program implementation for VSD projects will be given to HQ and Field staff during the e+i network meeting on 4 July (live streaming will be available).​

Click here​ to see all cartoons of the launch event.

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​Important Documents

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Finde here the entry about the launch event on the SDC homepage.

The presentations of the evaluators Markus Maurer and Gits Seitner-Khamsi can be found here: presentation M. Maurer, presentation Steiner-Khamsi.

The SDC presentation of Reto Grüninger and Chantal Nicod can be found here​​.

The SECO presentation of Liliana de Sà Kirchknopf can be found here.