Stay abroad for VET staff
If you work at a vocational school, training provider or similar, we support your work-related stay abroad. Whether for job shadowing, a teaching assignment, attending continuing education or visits to build international networks: We support you and your institution financially.
What it's all about
Collaborators from vocational schools, training providers or training centres receive financial support from us to continue their professional development abroad. This also applies to people from abroad who are travelling to Switzerland to share their knowledge in the field of basic vocational education. Travelling abroad not only expands your professional and teaching skills, but also improves your soft skills.
You work in vocational education and training as a teacher, vocational trainer, director or representative of cantonal vocational education and training offices.
Stays last between 2 and 60 consecutive days.
In Europe and worldwide (outgoing). There is also the option of inviting VET staff from abroad to Switzerland (incoming).
You organise your stay together with your institution, which submits the funding application to us.
Two Deadlines per year: March and October
Added value
For participants:
- Expand and strengthen your professional, pedagogical and didactic competences
- Improve your soft skills
- Improve your intercultural competences
- Deepen your language skills and promote multilingualism
- Become an ambassador for the Swiss education system
For institutions:
- Strengthen your international cooperation in the area of vocational education and training
- Promote the internationalisation and networking of your own institution
- Increase the attractiveness of your own institution as an employer and cooperation partner
- Develop a culture of internationalisation and innovation
- Strengthen multilingualism