Table of Contents

Acronyms and key terms
Summary: strengths, challenges and recommendations
-Strengths
-Challenges and recommendations
Chapter 1. Introduction and initial assessment
-The policy review of Switzerland and its place in the wider OECD study
-The structure of the report
-A snapshot of the system
-The system in international context
-Key international indicators
-Previous OECD recommendations
-Appreciation of the Swiss approach to postsecondary VET – key strengths
-Challenges
-References
Chapter 2. Ensuring finance is no barrier to professional education and training 
-Challenge
-References
Chapter 3. Making the market work better – inter-cantonal financing arrangements
-Challenge
-References
Chapter 4. Making the professional education and training (PET) market work better – transparency and quality
-Challenge
-References
Chapter 5. Responding to globalisation and technological change
-Challenge
-References
Chapter 6. Improving numeracy and literacy skills
-Challenge
-References
Annex A: Overview of postsecondary vocational examinations in the three Germanophone countries: Austria, Germany and Switzerland
Annex B: Comparison of three Swiss Advanced Federal PET Examinations with similar US vocational qualifications
Annex C: Ordinary least squares regression of earnings on general skills, ALL survey, holders of Swiss PET degree, 2003
Annex D: Overview of postsecondary professional colleges in selected OECD countries