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Welcome!

SCD DAY VET Congress 2016

Wülflingen, 20. June 2015

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Overview

• Introduction Strickhof
• Swiss vocational education system in agriculture
• Vocational basic education/training in agriculture

Erik Meier, Head of basic vocational education agriculture & animal husbandry

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• Strickhof is a center for vocational education & training & services in

agriculture and food technology

• we offer basic vocational education, higher education, postgraduate

professional training, as well as consultancy services in the following topics:

• agriculture, horticulture, animal-professions
• food technology
• facility management, domestic economy,

health

• «from the field– to the plate“ „from the vine to the glas» networked with the

sector and the industry along the suply chain

Introduction Strickhof

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Strickhof in Lindau Strickhof in Wülflingen

Strickhof – 1 institution, 4 main locations

Strickhof in Affoltern a. A. Strickhof in Wädenswil

Our Mission Statement:

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„We want to enhance the rural economy and environment“ Strickhof is a centre for excellence in vocational education in agriculture, nutrition and household, further education as well as consultancy services and information. We promote a producing and entrepreneurial agriculture. We connect agriculture with an intact environment, with sustained handling of foods, and with healthiness & consumption

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farm

research and experiments

consultancy service

We transform our mission through…

education & training

Basic vocational education

Further/higher vocational education/ training

Hotel / boarding home/ internal facility management

• at the locations Lindau und Wülflingen own

canteens (ca. 100‘000 lunches/ year)

• at the locations Lindau, Wülflingen und Wädenswil

boarding school with around 280 beds

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farm

research and experiments

consultancy Service

We transform our mission through

education

Consultancy services

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further education: courses

Congresses, conferences of experts and courses (example: Soil-day)

public relations

e.g. special school days für primary school - pupils

school with cattle

• before:

„school with apples“ „ school with potatoes“ „ school with pigs“ „ school with corn“ etc.

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farm

research and experiments

consultancy Service

How we transform our mission…

education

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• varied, modern Farm with all major live-

stock kinds, as well as , vines, agriculture, fruits

• on farm research / practical view in

education

Own Farm for training- and research

Farm – research and experiments

winegrowing / wine press house Strickhof, Wülflingen

Project AGROVET-Strickhof Lindau

New Education an Research Center

AGROVET-Strickhof Lindau

New Education and Research Center

ETH, University Zurich (Vetsuisse) und Strickhof together! Best new and common infrastructure up to date for:

• Vocational agricultural education, further education
• Study / lectures for students (agronomists ETH and veterinarians Uni)
• Research and development ETH und University/ZH

Together at the same place:

• science and practice in a close network
• Basic research and applied research / on-farm research
• Research and surveys of individual animals, groups of animals and herds
• apprentices, students, teachers, staff and professors: from agricultural practice to

university and sciences  at Strickhof will arise a networked knowledge center for education, training and research in the field of livestock, with an impact on the whole of Switzerland and also international

Projekt Agrovet-Strickhof at Lindau

Our „flagship project“ 2014-2016 (start of operation 2017)

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Projekt Agrovet-Strickhof between stand now

01.05.2016/PR Strickhof Präsentation «Mehrwert durch Kooperation» 22

Facts und Figures (stand 2016) Age of Strickhof: 163 Jahre (oldest swiss vocational agricultural school) Number of employees: 496 – with part-time (about 189 fulltime equivalent) Learners basic vocational education: 3‘414 Learners total: 4‘105 Strickhof apperentices: 9 Total courses - hours: 56‘641 Total Learners-days: 126‘641 Total classes: 180

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Overwiew

• Introduction Strickhof
• Swiss education system in agriculture
• Vocational basic education/training in agriculture

Erik Meier, Head of vocational farmer education

Swiss education system

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Farming education system

Swiss vocational education a collaborative task

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Vocational education Confederation (State-union) Kanton (state) branch of industry (organisations

• f work)

approval of the profile of qualification define a Curriculum and a profile of quali- fication and provide apprenticeship-places implementation, vocational school process of validation enact education- laws and regulations

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Sequences of the farming-apprentisship

3 places of vocational training: Farm/ Farming Operation  voc. Training vocational school Strickhof (Lindau, Wädenswil) inter-farm (inter- businesses) vocational training center (total 8 days)  voc. Training

Main focus of basic education/training

basic education animal production crop production forrage production mechanics business administration

structure of the curriculum

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Goals of training in the curriculum in detail

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School model basic vocational education first apprenticeship

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Change of enterprise (farm) after one or two years

• All three years on different farms are possible
• getting to know regional characteristics, languages and cultures
• It is possible to change between cantons (regions). The curricula is

adapted for this change between different farms during the apprentiship

• The apprentices have to choose the apprenticeship-places (enterprises) in

a way that they can learn all skills of the curriculum (for example: also choose farm that practice tillage farming, not only grassland farms)

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How do school leavers find informations about apprentisships in the vocational field of agriculture?

www.strickhof.ch

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How do school leavers find a farm for their apprentisship in the vocational field of agriculture?

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Apprenticeship-farms in the cantons ZH / SH

varied from dairy to wine great choice for a wide and broad apprenticeship

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appitude check before signing the contract (farmer with federal diploma or with federal attest )

 Results of a standardized test (Stellwerk/Jobskills) are helpful for the farmer/ vocational trainers to make the right decision for the suitable level of education  A two or three days trial-apprenticeship before signing a contract ist helpful for a complementary appraisal of the apprentice and to find out the apprentice matches together with the farmers family  Strickhof helps farmers/vocational trainers to make a good decision for the right level of education. We offer an additional test, a one-on-one interview, a report with our interpretation of the results

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Excellent chances on the job market

• good skilled employees in the vocational field of agriculture are searched

for

• young professionals also have good chances to find a job outside of the

vocational field.

• reasons:
• all-rounder: „No other profession is as varied als the profession of farming:

he’s a bit mechanic, carpenter, he works with many different materials, with plants, animals and human beings.“

• graduates with a federal vocational diploma are self reliant and endued

with soft skills. Apprentices take over responsibility for animals, nature and expensive equipment very fast.

• they are used to work independently / they have the will to persevere and

are able to withstand stress and cope with heavy workloads (55 h/week)

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Fields of occupation for farmers

Innovation and Development

 Innovation and development is a collaborative task of the swiss federation, the cantons and the branches of industry. Every profession has a panel / commission with representives of this compound in duty of quality management and development  greater evaluation organized by the branches/sectors of industry every 5-10 years  adaptation/ reorganization of the curriculum and the commitment every 5-10 years  Our policy: ongoing, continuous evaluation - ongoing, continous improvement  Innovation through close cooperation and coordination with the branches of industry /sectors / farmers association 

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Questions on Quality

 higher vocational degree required for the instructors of the practical skills at the apprenticeship-farm; regular further training for practical instructors  only approved farms /enterprises are allowed to employ apprentices  bachelor/master degree plus additional didactic degree for teachers at the vocational school  regular internal and external further training, - mentors, - coaching  regular internal evaluations (vocational school and farm)  target & objective agreements and appraisal interview with the head/boss  supervision/visitations under inclusion of branch-experts (classes, farms, qualification process – final examinations)  cross-supervision by teachers themselves

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Overview vocational education in agriculture in the canton (state) Zürich and Schaffhausen

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 area of these 2 cantons = catchment area for our vocational school Strickhof (agriculture) In this area total 151 farms with vocational trainers with 200 apprentices

• n the farm (1-2 per farm)
• n 4-5 days/week

(apprentice gets wage from the farmer) 1-2 days /week at Strickhof (vocational school) 8 days /year inter-farm training center

We wish you a nice stay at Strickhof!