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Dual VET and Private Sector Engagement (PSE)
 The engagement of the private sector is at the heart of every meaningful VSD system. No state in the world can offer meaningful quality vocational education and training on its own. While the design of the national training policy and VET systems development is one of the core functions of the state, it is widely recognized that, in the interests of efficiency and effectiveness and quality, the state shall share this responsibility with private stakeholders in response to changing labour market requirements. Private sector involvement thus provides the basis for change from supply-driven and state-dominated VET to market-oriented VET. In addition, the nature of skills development today requires close links with the private sector because a well-functioning public-private collaboration is a prerequisite for high-quality hands-on vocational training in companies.
Besides the documents below, we highly recommend visiting the shareweb from our colleagues from the Competence Center for the Engagement with the Private sector (CEP) and the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training (DC dVET). Have a look at the short summary video on key findigs of the slide deck on PSE in VSD (see below).
Do you have more time? Watch the recording of the main input of the PSE in VSD webinar (23 minutes), focusing on the conceptual framework on incentives for PSE:
Working Aids
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In late 2020 the e+i backstopping team has developed a comprehensive slide deck on Private Sector Engagment (PSE) in VSD. This slide deck elaborates on the different levels of collaboration with the private sector on system level and within PSE projects – and it presents lessons learned from 14 of our VSD projects. The slide deck will be presented in a global webinar on 16th March 2021 (invitations will be sent out mid-Februrary). Further presentations/Q&A sessions in the context e.g. of regional exchange events or team meetings are warmly encouraged and the e+i focal point and backstoppers are ready to support you.
SDC
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This VSD Project Typology tool aims to help SDC operations to clearly define the approach and orientation of their VSD interventions, to select the right partners, and thus to manage their Project (Portfolio) in line with the relevant SDC strategies, the policy goals of partner countries, and professional standards. The paper also supports the formulation of realistic and plausible expectations predominantly regarding the outcomes and Impact of VSD projects across time. The Typology Tool includes the ADD-ONs on Private Sector Development (PSD), Private Sector Engagement (PSE), Governance and Dual TVET
SDC
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A summary of lessons learned by Market Systems Development Practitioners. This document aims to capture some lessons and tips on how to form and manage partnerships with Private Sector Actors. Topics: • Who to partner with? • How to find and contact partners? • Deal making: how and what to negotiate? • Financing: what and how? • Contractual arrangements: what to consider? • Managing partnerships
Case Studies
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At the end of 2019 Nestle and SDC initiated and jointly fund and steer a project that strengthens INFOCAL Santa Cruz, a private non-profit centre created by the National Enterprise Chamber of Bolivia.
GIZ
The first part of this data driven advocacy tool provides key figures about the cost and benefits resulting from the provision of in-company training places from Switzerland and Germany. The second part of the showcases a cost-benefit analysis with data from leading Pakistani companies. >> pdf
Relevant News
 25 October 2024
After intense discussion in the DC dVET BarCamp series over the last 12 months, DC dVET is pleased to share our compact policy brief on ‘the role of dual VET in a Just Green Transition (JGT)’.
As the just green transition (JGT) incorporates the concept of economic, ecological and social sustainability, dual VET can support the just green transition on various levels.
Therefore, the policy brief is aimed at practitioners and policy makers and examines the role of dual VET in the just green transition in the context of development cooperation from a holistic perspective of transformative dual VET and addresses the roles of important stakeholders in dual VET and just green transition.
Access the policy brief here.
31 May 2024
 During the regional workshop on Private Sector Engagement (PSE) and Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in Bangkok, a session focused on the inclusive green economy and green transition. Key points included integrating green skills into projects, addressing climate change vulnerabilities in ASEAN, defining green skills, adopting a human-centered approach for a just transition, and the role of government policies and the private sector in promoting green jobs and skills.
E+E network members can access the full slide deck here.
Not a member yet? Contact us here to become a member.
Relevant Events
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31 Oct 2024
EHB, Kirchlindachstrasse 79, 3052 Zollikofen
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12 Sep 2023
Zollikofen
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16 Mar 2021
31 Oct 2024 in EHB, Kirchlindachstrasse 79, 3052 Zollikofen
31 October 2024
31 October 2024
in EHB, Kirchlindachstrasse 79, 3052 Zollikofen
31 October in EHB, Kirchlindachstrasse 79, 3052 Zollikofen
This seminar will launch a debate on which model should be favoured in international cooperation projects in the field of vocational education and training (ICVET) and on the criteria to be considered when choosing the most appropriate model in a given socio-economic context. *** In ICVET, the socio-cultural and economic situations of the countries in which cooperation initiatives take place can be very different, whether in terms of local economic activities, skilled labour needs or the organisation of the players and institutions with which to cooperate. Given these major differences, ICVET stakeholders must always ask themselves which model to draw on when organising a given cooperation project. Is it better to focus on models that emphasise the transmission of skills in school contexts? Or to encourage forms of practical training in companies? Or a combination of the two, as in the Swiss dual model? Answering these questions obviously requires an analysis of the context in the partner countries, in order to understand their socio-economic and institutional situation and to choose the most appropriate measures for the local reality. It is also important to ask which criteria or factors should be considered in this analysis, in other words, which socio-economic and institutional characteristics might justify the adoption of one model rather than another. The question raised here could be broadened by taking into account the fact that many countries around the world are active in ICVET and not all of them are familiar with the dual model and therefore promote forms of VET that are largely inspired by school-based models. How can we assess the competition between different models for organising VET? Which model is more appropriate? And how can we ensure that the model chosen in the end is the one that can actually help to improve local VET? The one-day seminar is organised by the Master of Science in Vocational Education and Training and the International Relations Department of the Swiss Federal University for Vocation Education and Training, with the collaboration of FoBBIZ (Swiss Forum for Skills Development and International Cooperation). *** More information here.
12 Sep 2023 in Zollikofen
12 September to 23 September 2023
12 September to 23 September 2023
in Zollikofen
12 September in Zollikofen
The aim of this course is to provide an insight into the functioning of Swiss Vocational Education and Training (VET) with a particular focus on initial VET. The course will take place from 12 to 15 September 2023 in face-to-face format, including one day at the BAM event (a platform for career choice & training). The format of this course includes numerous visits (see "On tour" in the programme below) which will take place in the canton of Berne.
The learning opportunities of this course allow to develop the following competences: - Having an overview of the Swiss VET system;
- Knowing all the key actors for Swiss success;
- Understanding how Swiss VET operates, including experiencing the reality of apprenticeships;
- Reflecting on the possibilities of adaptation.
For more information, visit: Understanding the Swiss VET system from the inside | Swiss Federal university for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET
16 Mar 2021
16 March 2021
16 March 2021
16 March
Switzerland’s international cooperation strategy 2021-2024 prioritises partnerships with the private sector. However, the private sector has always been a key stakeholder in vocational skills development (VSD). In this interactive webinar, we will present and discuss key insight from the extensive slide deck on PSE in VSD that has been developed based on realities from more than a dozen SDC projects. Curious? Have a look at this preview video! 16 March 2021, 15:30 (Swiss time). Use this link to convert time zone. Click here to register. presenters and panellists: - Marloes Philippo, Senior Program Officer at SDC Tanzania - Hans Posthumus, PSD expert and main author of the VSD-PSE slide deck - Roman Troxler, VSD backstopper and co-author of the slide deck We look forward to seeing you online!
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