Guidance and support for young people
Transitional solutions are intended for young people who face social and/or scholastic challenges in their transition from lower- to upper-secondary level and/or have been unable to find an apprenticeship. In addition to courses aimed at improving scholastic, linguistic or other skills, young people attend a course to prepare them for enrolment in a VET programme. The acquired skills improve their chances of finding an apprenticeship.
Coaching and mentoring entails the provision of individual guidance to young people during the period of compulsory education in preparation for upper-secondary level. One of the aims is to help young people to improve occupational and social skills or optimise their CVs. The various projects and programmes are sponsored by both the cantons and private organisations.
VET case management is intended to help young people, who for various reasons are particularly at risk of dropping out of VET programmes. The aim is also to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of measures taken. VET Case Management is a structured process: a case manager coordinates institutional activities in accordance with an established plan so as to ensure that the young person receives adequate support.
Apprenticeship placement services are available to young people in the fourth quarter of the last year of lower-secondary school. The aim is to more adequately match supply and demand on the apprenticeship market, thus reducing the number of unfilled apprenticeship vacancies and young people who opt for transitional solutions from lower- to upper-secondary level.
Individual support is for young people who encounter learning difficulties. They receive comprehensive support involving the host company, the vocational school, the branch training centre and social surroundings. While learners enrolled in two-year VET programmes are legally entitled to receive individual support, these services are also available to learners enrolled in three- or four-year VET programmes