D-MTEC Media Update – Final apprenticeship exams feasible

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Swiss firms expect to hold final apprenticeship examinations in a regular fashion, finds a survey of the LehrstellenPuls project, co-managed by the Chair of Education Systems. The companies are worried about equal opportunities, since some apprentices need more time and help to catch up on what they have missed because of COVID-19.

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Swiss companies observe a decrease in theoretical and practical knowledge of their apprentices. Image: Shutterstock/Elitprod.

Survey: Regular final examinations feasible for companies

Ursula Renold | Chair of Education Systems

Switzerland should not stop its support measures too soon

Jan-Egbert SturmKOF Swiss Economic Institute

Click-rates on a job platform reveal bias

Michael Siegenthaler | KOF Swiss Economic Institute
Daniel Kopp | KOF Swiss Economic Institute

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