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SVEB supports new Helvetas project in Kyrgyzstan
At the end of April, the development organisation Helvetas was awarded the contract for carrying out a project in Kyrgyzstan by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). SVEB is supporting Helvetas in this project by providing its expertise in the field of adult education. The project is starting in May 2023 and will…
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Project E4E@MK: study visit from North Macedonia
Since 2017, SVEB has been a consultant for the E4E@MK Education for Employment project in North Macedonia. The aim of the project is to bring about a better employment situation in North Macedonia in a socially inclusive and sustainable manner. In March, SVEB was able to familiarise a delegation from North Macedonia with the vocational…
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OVERCOME – Positive career guidance for low skilled adults
In early summer 2022, counsellors and trainers tested new interventions based on positive psychology for work with low-skilled adults as part of the EU project OVERCOME. After the great success of the pilot course with counselling professionals from social services, learning rooms and professional integration, the programme is heading to a second round in Switzerland.…
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Phase two in the E4E project in North Macedonia
Since 2017, SVEB has been involved as a mandate holder in a project in North Macedonia led by HELVETAS and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The Education for Employment in North Macedonia (E4E@mk) project will enter its second phase in the summer of 2022. E4E@mk aims to bring about a…
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Climate awareness through adult education – heading to CONFINTEA VII
In June 2022, the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education, CONFINTEA VII, will take place in Morocco. Preparations have been in full swing since last year; players involved in adult education are meeting in workshops to discuss central topics of the international meeting. At the conference, SVEB Director Bernhard Grämiger will be representing players involved…
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Seven project submissions for EU cooperation projects
With the “Swiss Solution for Erasmus+”, Swiss organisations and individuals are able to participate in the activities of the EU’s Erasmus+ education programme. SVEB regularly participates in EU projects. In March 2022, the federation took part in seven submissions for cooperation projects. Cooperation projects involve intensive work on adult education issues together with actors from…
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New project phase for transfer project with Hungary
SVEB has been working for many years with a local project partner on the further development of the Hungarian adult education system. The new project for professionalisation and quality assurance of adult education in Hungary has been running since January 2022. It is being funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation…
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Results of CONFINTEA VII in Marrakech
The International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) has been organised by UNESCO every twelve years since 1949. As a member of UNESCO, Switzerland has sent delegates to each and every one of these conferences and made commitments to implement the corresponding actions and recommendations. At the seventh conference, which was held this year in the…
