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VET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:29:19
Abstract
The course aims at strengthening the capacity in portfolio management for VET, skills development and active labor market policies. It deals with basic issues and challenges of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Developing Countries. In view of the many of school leavers VET has to place itself between the contradicting intensions of quality education and short-term training interventions.
Objective
The participants are able to - Assess project proposals and ongoing project regarding their relevance and suitability in the specific country context - Explain strengths and weaknesses of the opposing approaches "dual apprenticeship" and "competency based training" as well as synergies and incompatibilities between the two - Describe the competent use of tools currently applied in VET
Content
• Basic concepts and terms • Differences and commonalities between VET and neighboring systems • Planning, assessment of VET interventions with different objectives: economic development, poverty alleviation, creation of self-employment or systems development • VET as a cooperation system of stakeholders with different duties, interests and competencies • Background, potential use and limitations of (national) qualification frameworks • Half-day visit to important actors of the Swiss VET landscape
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- WBZ , NDS
- Frequency
- Every two years
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | VET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development |
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40 h semesterly |
Offered In
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MAS in Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development (The compulsory courses of NADEL are accessible only for students of the MAS in Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development and for qualified employees with at least two years experience in development cooperation and a Master's level or equivalent level of education as recognized by ETH. PhD students doing empirical research in development cooperation may be admitted "sur Dossier". The elective courses are open to master students of the ETH with registration/ waiting list. MAS students do have priority.)
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CAS in Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development (Take place each spring semester and every second autumn semester (odd years).)