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In 2013, the Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung or SDBB (Swiss Service Centre for Vocational Education and Training) published a report on “Nachteilsausgleich für Menschen mit Behinderung in der Berufsbildung” (Compensating for disadvantages of people with disabilities in VPET). This means specific measures to compensate for disadvantages caused by disabilities, i.e. adaptations to the training process and qualification procedure whereby the cognitive and technical requirements have to correspond with the specifications listed in the VET ordinance for the respective profession, however (SDBB, 2013). On the basis of the SDBB report, the Kommission berufliche Grundbildung (VET commission) of the Schweizerische Berufsbildungsämter-Konferenz SBBK (Swiss Conference of cantonal VET offices) issued a recommendation on how to coordinate the activities at vocational schools and at host companies with measures to compensate for disadvantages in the different cantons. This also includes a form which the affected learners can fill out and submit when signing the apprenticeship contract. Before teaching begins, all people involved in the training need to be informed about visual or hearing impairments, dyslexia and dyscalculia, physical, psychological or mental disabilities or attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADHD). They have to discuss and come to an agreement on the measures necessary for a possible learning disability or other disability so that the learners can successfully complete their training. Measures which come into question to compensate for disadvantages include, for example, providing additional aids or equipment or extending the examination period.