From School to Productive Work Britain and Switzerland Compared [Hardcover]

This book compares the schooling and training systems in Switzerland and Britain.This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison between the Swiss and British schooling and training systems. It explores the exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work in Switzerland, which accounts for low unemployment and a highly successful economy.This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison between the Swiss and British schooling and training systems. It explores the exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work in Switzerland, which accounts for low unemployment and a highly successful economy.Switzerland is universally respected for its highly successful economy. It has long enjoyed low unemployment and inflation, and an exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work. This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison of how this successful transition is brought about. It explains the different emphases of Swiss secondary schooling by focusing on the way in which both academic and practical subjects are taught. The different ways in which career guidance and intervals of work experience are handled in the two countries are also considered.Preface; 1. Two very different education ideals; 2. Schooling as preparation for life and work; 3. Vocational guidance; 4. Vocational training and qualifications; 5. Problems and developments.