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The Education Network aims to foster knowledge sharing through its community.

In this section you will find key documents and tools developed by the SDC Education team, as well as Aggregated Reference Indicators (ARI), relevant multimedia resources and search tool to access SDC and partners' resources.

These are key resources that all SDC Education Network's members should know:


TITLE
YEAR
LANGUAGES
Strategy
SDC Thematic Guidance on Basic Education and Vocational Skills Development2022
EN, FR, DE

How the SDC is working to ensure that all children can go to school - Video
2019
EN 

Switzerland's International Cooperation Strategy 2021-2024                                                  
2020
EN, FR, DE, IT

Swiss International Annual Report 2020 - a year dominated by Covid-19
2020
EN, FR, DE, IT
Basic Education
Thematic Factsheet - Education
2022
EN

The Economic Case for Investing in Basic Education - Returns to Individuals, Society, and Impact on Youth Employment
2018
EN 

Portfolio Review of SDC’s basic education and lifelong learning engagement 2017-2020
2021
EN
LNOB
Leave No One Behind - SDC Guidance
2018
EN, FR, ES 

Leave No One Behind - SDC Guidance In a Nutshell
2018
EN, FR, ES 

Leave No One Behind - Education - Thematic Working Aid SDC Guidance
2020
EN, FR 
Migration
Education and Migration - Factsheet
2019
EN
Swiss school system
Impulse for international cooperation in education - Experiences of the Swiss school system - Brochure
2018
EN, FR, DE, IT 
Private Sector Engagement
Private Sector Engagement in Basic Education and Lifelong Learning - Scoping Study
2020
EN
Digitalisation
Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and Education - Report
2019
EN 

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and Education - Summary note
2019
EN, FR

Designing effective ICT-solutions in education and VET - Guide
2019
EN 

TechGuide - Supporting quality learning for inclusion with information and communication technologies (ICT)
2021
EN

Case Collection: Digitalization and Inclusive Learning Cases to inspire innovation
2021
EN
COVID-19
COVID-19 related school closure - Response Guidelines
2020
EN, FR

The Importance of Investing in Basic Education during COVID-19
2020
EN 

How to design distance learning solutions under COVID-19 restrictions - Guide
2020
EN, FR

Education & COVID-19 - FAQs
2020
EN, FR 
Education in Emergencies
Mapping: Education in Emergencies and Child Protection
2020
EN
Civic and Human Rights Education
SDC Civic and Human Rights Education Learning Journey Synthesis Report
2022
EN
InterplaySDC «How to do» Note: Interlinking BE and VSD for Labour Market Integration and Economic Development
2023EN

Permeability Report: A ticket up and a ticket out - Promoting and ensuring permeability in education system reform 2023EN

Relevant News

04 February 2021
SDC General Guidance on the Private Sector within the context of the International Cooperation Strategy 2021-2024

SDC has just released a General Guidance on the Private Sector within the context of the International Cooperation Strategy, accompanied by a handbook.

SDC Director General Patricia Danzi talks about the role of the private sector in international cooperation, explains how the new guidance regulates cooperation, and highlights how the involvement of businesses in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is ultimately a win-win situation for all. Read her full interview here.

The guidance is also available in French, German and Italian.
06 October 2020
Private sector engagement in basic education and lifelong learning - new scoping study

Commissioned by SDC, this scoping study explores the opportunities, benefits as well as risks involved in engaging with the private sector in education (PSE). This scoping study will serve the SDC Education Focal Point and SDC field operations as a basis for policy dialogue, strategic and operational decision-making, and as operational guidance for SDC education programmes to significantly increase PSE projects in basic education and lifelong learning. Within the framework of the study, a partner database has also been developed and is available to be consulted.
08 May 2020
New COVID-19 & Education tools and guidance by the SDC Education Network

While in some countries schools are re-opening, in 177 countries schools remain closed, affecting 1.3 billion learners. The longer this situation persists the more inequity becomes an issue both in terms of access and learning.

Aiming to support its network members and partners, the SDC Education Network has recently published news tools and guidance notes on the COVID-19 education response:

>> Covid-19 & Education Response Guidelines approaching why learning must go on despite COVID-19, what are country-level education impacts, challenges and solutions, how to set up a response program to Covid-19 related school closure while schools are closed and what to foresee for when they re-open.

>> Covid-19 & Education Frequently Asked Questions: A compilation of questions raised by SDC-colleagues followed by orientation and tools to address the issues raised.

>> Resources from the 1st SDC Education Network COVID-19 & Education Webinar on why and how to continue learning when schools are closed

>> Guide to design distance learning solutions under COVID-19 aimed at helping you ask the relevant questions in how to design distance learning solutions under COVID-19 restrictions

>> Note The Importance of Investing in Basic Education during COVID-19 providing evidence on the mid- and long-term economic consequences of protracted school closures
13 August 2019
ICT and Education Report: Summary note now available in English and French

The 'Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and Education' summary note (also available in French) synthesizes the main findings of the full report prepared for SDC by Jigsaw Consult.

The report provides an initial resource to help SDC in making effective use of technology to enhance outcomes within its education portfolio. It reviews the ways in which technology is used in education at present, drawing on examples from other organizations and the lessons they have learned regarding good practice. It also provides specific guidance for SDC staff, explaining how they can begin to use technology aligned with the six strategic orientations of the organisation and in an evidence-based manner. 

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