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The Swiss vocational education and training system, which is oriented towards the needs of the economy, offers numerous options for advanced education and training, and is strongly anchored in Swiss business culture and society, is unique in the world. Besides the technical abilities and competences, it is the soft skills acquired through productive work during their training that transform young people who have completed their primary school education into sought-after employees: they meet customer requirements, act independently, find creative solutions and have a high awareness of quality. Innovative ability and increased productivity based on these attributes are also key factors for the sustained competitiveness of the Swiss electrical and mechanical engineering and metal industries.

Swiss companies are aware of the value of vocational education and training (VET), and are therefore willing to invest in the education and training of professionals. Globally active companies have started establishing worldwide training systems in their organisation structures. For this reason, Swissmem has also been called upon to assist in the international education and training activities of its member companies.

The Swiss Vocational Education and Training Initiative India is a good example. Thanks to the close cooperation among VET experts in Switzerland and India, the commitment of Swiss subsidiaries in India and cooperative government authorities and institutions in both countries, VET programmes have been set up to help meet the urgent need for highly trained personnel. I hope this project will continue to flourish and will set a precedent in other countries as well.

Hans Hess

President of Swissmem

Zurich, June 2016