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ОглавлениеTimeline: from the idea to the completion of the evaluation
| Period/Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Pre-phase: Feasibility and conceptual fundamentals | |
| April 2007 | Stimulus to start Swiss Vocational Education and Training Initiative India (SVETII): Scientific Mission to India; entrepreneurs indicate to OPET Director General Ursula Renold their wish to have a dual VET system introduced in their companies. |
| July 2007 | OPET Director General, Ursula Renold, and Chairman of the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICC), Franz Probst, discuss possible options for such a venture. |
| 2007 | FC Doris Leuthard supports the venture and mandates OPET Director General to conduct a feasibility study. |
| 28 April–3 May 2008 | Economic Mission of FC Leuthard to India: Sounds out of the Initiative at political and industry level. |
| 5–12 July 2008 | Swiss VET Delegation conducts feasibility study in India. |
| 14 August 2008 | FC Leuthard announces the VET Initiative in India in the context of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Indo-Swiss Friendship and Establishment Treaty with India. |
| 7 November 2008 | Main SICC event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Indo-Swiss Friendship and Establishment Treaty signed on 14 August 1948. The project is launched in the presence of FC Leuthard. |
| November 2008 | Preparatory work to start the first pilot trial begins. |
| January 2009 | Technical Expert Mission I: Analysis of requirements at companies. |
| March 2009 | Technical Expert Mission II: Finalisation of programme. |
| March–November 2009 | Development training concept and preparation of materials. |
| June 2009 | Selection of ITI teachers and instructors. |
| July 2009 | Training of teachers and instructors (1st intake). |
| August 2009 | Training of teachers and instructors (follow-up). |
| 20–25 July 2009 | VET mission to India, memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed with Karnataka and Maharashtra, as well as with CII and FICCI. |
| September 2009 | Participation in 3rd CII Global Skills Summit, New Delhi. |
| Pilot trials 2009–2013 for Multi-Skilled Production Technician (MSPT) | |
| November 2009 | SICC-Swissmem Mission to India. |
| November/December 2009 | 1st intake (1.09) with 19 prospective skilled workers (2-year MSPT programme) at four Swiss companies (Bobst, Buhler, Burckhardt Compression, Rieter). |
| March 2010 | Training of examiners. |
| 30 June 2010 | The Swiss Federal Council publishes «Switzerland’s International Strategy for education, research and innovation» supporting SVETII (referred to in Annex 6 as an example). |
| August 2010 | Training of examiners. |
| 19–20 August 2010 | Participation in FICC Global Skills Summit 2010, Delhi. |
| August 2010 | 1st semester exams of intake 1.09 apprentices. |
| September 2010 | Training teachers and instructors (2nd intake). |
| October 2010 | Apprentice intake 1.10 (23 prospective skilled workers of four Swiss companies). Starrag Heckert joins SVETII. |
| 29–30 November 2010 | Participation in 4th CII Global Skills Summit, Mumbai. |
| February 2011 | Training of examiners for final exams. |
| April 2011 | Economic mission of FC Schneider-Ammann to India; inauguration of apprentice workshop at Burckhardt Compression. FC Schneider-Ammann suggests expansion of SVETII to Indian Labour Minister. |
| 8 April 2011 | Swiss national broadcaster (SRF) reports on Swiss VET as an export hit in its «10vor10» programme. |
| May 2011 | Delegation of VET Officials from India visit Switzerland. |
| August/September/December 2011 | Training of teachers and instructors (3rd intake). |
| 22 September 2011 | In coordination with Swiss SVETII partners SkillSonics India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, is incorporated to carry forward and expand the SVETII. |
| 7 November 2011 | Official closing ceremony at Swiss Embassy in Delhi (Ambassador Philippe Welti) with representatives from government, business and science, and Shri S. Ramadorai as guest of honour. |
| 8 November 2011 | Diploma award ceremony with apprentices of intake 1.09 (MSPT) and their families, teachers, instructors and representatives of participating companies in Pune. |
| 9 November 2011 | Diploma award ceremony with apprentices of intake 1.09 (MSPT) and their families, teachers, instructors and representatives of participating companies in Bangalore. |
| November/December 2011 | Intake 1.11 with 81 apprentices (MSPT) in Bangalore, Pune, Chandrapur, Anand (ABB, Holcim/ACC, GMM Pfaudler, EFD Induction all join SVETII). |
| November 2011 | Pilot project for intakes 2.11 and 3.11 with a total of 22 apprentices (one-year specialist courses for electricians and welders). |
| November 2011 | Extension of pilot project by two years, from 1.1.2012 to 31.12.2013. |
| 21 February 2012 | Participation in 5th CII Global Skills Summit in Chennai. |
| November 2012 | 4th intake (1.12) with 67 apprentices. Intakes 2.12 and 3.12 with a total of seven apprentices (one-year courses for electricians and welders). |
| 1 January 2012 | SICC hands over project to Swissmem. Swissmem takes over ownership for the duration of the extended project (2012 and 2013). SkillSonics India Pvt. Ltd. takes over the project team mandated by SICC, implements the pilot project during the extension phase on behalf of Swissmem, and assumes responsibility for SVETII’s expansion. |
| 8 October 2012 | Incorporation of SkillSonics AG, Zurich, as subsidiary of SkillSonics India Pvt. Ltd. |
| November 2012 | Diploma award ceremony, intakes 1.11 (MSPT), 2.11 and 3.11 (electricians and welders). |
| January 2013 | NSDC decides to take equity in SkillSonics India Pvt. Ltd. and provide long-term loan funding. |
| 4–5 September 2013 | Participation in 6th Global Skills Summit, New Delhi. |
| November 2012–April 2014 | Project evaluation by econcept AG. |
| November 2013 | Diploma award ceremony for intakes 1.11, 2.12 and 3.12. |
| 11 March 2014 | EAER publishes its strategy on «International Cooperation in Vocational and Professional Education and Training» (IC-VPET). |
| November 2014 | Publication of the strategic base report on «International VPET Cooperation». |
| 2022 | Vision SkillSonics: 500,000 apprentices have been trained in accordance with the SVETII concept or are undergoing training; 500,000 have been trained at entry or advanced levels in short-term courses. |
