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Worker training Can England learn from Swiss apprenticeships?

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

English businesses would benefit from a Swiss-style apprenticeship system that starts earlier and lasts longer, say Swiss experts.

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Career change How to do an apprenticeship when you are over 40

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

It’s still quite rare, but people can change career and start an apprenticeship in their 40s or 50s.

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• Russian (ru) Как получить новую профессию, когда тебе за 40?

down in the woods The green appeal of forest-based teaching

Forest-based teaching takes a hold in German-speaking Switzerland.

Training for success Most Swiss apprentices find work quickly

Some 85% of Swiss graduating from an apprenticeship find a job within three months; almost half of them stay loyal to the employer who trained them.

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• Arabic (ar) في سويسرا .. أشهر قليلة كافية للظفر بفرصة عمل
• Portuguese (pt) Maioria dos aprendizes suíços encontra trabalho rapidamente
• Chinese (zh) 瑞士大多数学徒工能很快找到工作

Giving up One in five apprenticeships are broken off

In Switzerland, one out of every five apprentices breaks off their apprenticeship. Many young people struggle to choose the right profession. Most ...

Easyvote survey Don’t trust political journalists, Swiss youth say

Young citizens in Switzerland appear to lose interest in political information and trust in media is waning according to an opinion poll.

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• Arabic (ar) ثقة الشبان السويسريين في السياسة والإعلام تتراجع
• German (de) Junge zeigen der Politik vermehrt die kalte Schulter
• French (fr) Les jeunes tendent à se détourner de la politique
• Italian (it) I giovani svizzeri si allontanano sempre più dalla politica
• Portuguese (pt) Jovens suíços não confiam em jornalismo político
• Russian (ru) Швейцарская молодежь не доверяет политической журналистике

The Week Ahead Cross-border workers, kids and cultural heritage

Geneva and cross-border workers, kids and smartphones, empowering the elderly and protecting cultural heritage -- all coming up next week.

Education Surge in higher ed student numbers slows

There was a smaller increase than usual in the number of students attending Swiss universities. But on the rise: female and foreign students.

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• Arabic (ar) تباطؤ عدد المُسجّلين في التعليم العالي في سويسرا

Education Study: Girls respond to new physics lessons

A new teaching method for physics developed by Zurich researchers could help girls in particular.

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• Japanese (ja) 物理科目の新しい指導方法、スイスで女子生徒に大きな成果
• Portuguese (pt) Meninas reagem melhor a novo método de ensino de física
• Russian (ru) Новый метод поможет девочкам лучше успевать по физике
• Chinese (zh) 物理课上：谁说女子不如男！

Child stress Parents blamed for putting schoolchildren under pressure

Parents, not schools, are to blame for an apparent increase in stress levels among primary schoolchildren, according to a Swiss youth welfare group.

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• Arabic (ar) "الآباء مسؤولون عن وضع أطفال المدارس تحت الضغط"
• Portuguese (pt) Pressão desmedida dos pais afeta saúde mental dos alunos
• Chinese (zh) 瑞士学童抑郁了，家长学校谁之过？

Stress and burnout Calls mount for better work conditions for teachers

A leading union has launched a petition calling for better conditions for teachers, including having smaller classes.

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• Portuguese (pt) Professores suíços querem melhores condições de trabalho

OECD report Immigrant students in Switzerland more motivated, less integrated

A new report shows that immigrant teens in Swiss schools perform well, are satisfied with life, and are more motivated than their native classmates.

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• Arabic (ar) أداء جيّد لأبناء المُهاجرين في المدارس السويسرية
• Japanese (ja) スイス、移民の子供の学力は水準以上　OECD調査で
• Portuguese (pt) Alunos imigrantes na Suíça apresentam bom desempenho

SRI archive 2003 Prominent Swiss theologian turns 90

Admonished as well as celebrated, outspoken Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Küng is 90 years old today.

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Sexual abuse allegations Call for inquiry into Tariq Ramadan’s actions at Swiss school

A letter sent to the local educational authorities on Sunday has called for an administrative inquiry into Tariq Ramadan’s behaviour.

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Architecture Herzog & de Meuron to retire from teaching

Renowned Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are stepping down from their teaching careers in Zurich.

International Women’s Day Telling the untold stories of the Swiss women’s movement

By Jessica Davis Plüss

In 1972, Margrit Zinggeler took her first trip to the US, where the women’s liberation movement was in full swing.

education links Swiss delegation beefs up scientific research ties with Japan

A Swiss delegation has pledged to further increase scientific and technological exchange with Japan after a visit to Tokyo at the end of February.

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• Japanese (ja) スイスと日本、科学・テクノロジー研究の連携強化へ

Education Zurich and Bern voters in favour of common curriculum

By swissinfo.ch

A common school curriculum in Switzerland's German-speaking cantons is a step closer to reality.

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Education Network of Swiss schools extends to Arab Emirates

A new Swiss school has been officially opened in the United Arab Emirates. The private institution is the 19th Swiss school abroad.

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• Arabic (ar) شبكة المدارس السويسرية في الخارج تمتد إلى دولة الإمارات

Swiss education Younger children are also skipping school

Most people think school truants are older children, but experts say that cutting school is a growing problem in Switzerland among younger pupils too.

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• Arabic (ar) الأطفال الأصغر سنا يَتَغيّبون عن المدرسة أيضاً
• Spanish (es) ¡Hasta los párvulos faltan a clases!
• Portuguese (pt) Crianças suíças também matam aula
• Russian (ru) Когда малыши прогуливают школу в Швейцарии
• Chinese (zh) 小小年纪的逃学威龙