Continuing education: What is new?
 |  | Forum Adult Education in Switzerland The Adult Education in Switzerland forum, founded in June 2000, was established according to the recommendations of the Confederation in accordance with the report "Adult Education in Switzerland: Situation and Recommendations" In addition to immediate political and social issues, the forum is also concerned with different projects with regard to continuing education. |
 | Development of new continuing education laws that aim to regulate professional and non-professional continuing education |
| Improvement in the statistical recording of Swiss continuing education |
| Development of strategies to enable all public groups to take part on a continuing education course using educational vouchers as a result of "demand oriented financing" |
Members of the Forum for Adult Education in Switzerland
For the Confederation:
For the Confederation:
| Federal Office for Culture BAK |
| Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET |
| State Secretariat for Education and Research SBF |
| State Secretariat for Economic Affairs |
| The Arts Council Pro Helvetia |
For the Cantons:
| The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education EDK |
| Inter Cantonal Conference for Continuing Education IKW |
For the provider and continuing education organisations:
| Swiss Federation for Adult Learning SVEB |
For the Social partners:
| Travail Suisse, |
| Federation of Swiss Trade Unions SGB |
| Swiss Commercial Organisation KV Switzerland |
| Federation of the Swiss Industries SGV |
| Swiss Federation of Employers |
Swiss Coordination Conference for Continuing Education SKW
Continuing education is characterised by the parallel growth of private and state run community services, profit-and non-profit-oriented, corporate and school educational offers. This plurality can also be seen in different sponsorships and financing as well as in the extensive variety of the offers of continuing education. To be able to coordinate the processing of issues concerning continuing education between the Confederation and cantons, the "Swiss Coordination Conference for Continuing Education (SKW)" was founded in January 2005, a consequence of the preparatory work of the Swiss Continuing Education Forum. This coordination conference coordinates the processing of issues of continuing education between the cantons and the Confederation
Members
Continuing education is characterised by the parallel growth of private and state run community services, profit-and non-profit-oriented, corporate and school educational offers. This plurality can also be seen in different sponsorships and financing as well as in the extensive variety of the offers of continuing education. To be able to coordinate the processing of issues concerning continuing education between the Confederation and cantons, the "Swiss Coordination Conference for Continuing Education (SKW)" was founded in January 2005, a consequence of the preparatory work of the Swiss Continuing Education Forum. This coordination conference coordinates the processing of issues of continuing education between the cantons and the Confederation
Members
| State Secretariat for Education and Research SBF |
| Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET |
| Swiss Federal Statistical Office BFS |
| General Secretariat of The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education EDK |
A close alliance between the Swiss Continuing Education Forum and the Swiss Coordination Conference for Continuing Education (SKW) makes the sustainable improvement of the coordination in the continuing education areas possible and promotes those developments where the Confederation and the cantons undertake tasks jointly.
eduQua
Created in 2000, eduQua is the first Swiss label that is tailored to the providers of continuing education. In the eduQua certification process the continuing education institutes are qualified as a result of different criteria. The eduQua certificate is termed as a requirement for continuing education institutes to be able to receive public funds in an increasing number of cantons. The eduQua label sets and checks minimum requirements with regard to the quality of the continuing education providers.
eduQua
Created in 2000, eduQua is the first Swiss label that is tailored to the providers of continuing education. In the eduQua certification process the continuing education institutes are qualified as a result of different criteria. The eduQua certificate is termed as a requirement for continuing education institutes to be able to receive public funds in an increasing number of cantons. The eduQua label sets and checks minimum requirements with regard to the quality of the continuing education providers.
| Institutions responsible for adult education |
 | Swiss Coordination Conference for Continuing Education SKW |
| Swiss Federal Office for Culture BAK |
| State Secretary for Education and Research |
| Swiss Commercial Organisation KV Switzerland |
| Federation of the Swiss Industries SGV |
| Swiss Federation of Employers |
