Apprenticeship Resources
Articles and links about all aspects of apprenticeship in Switzerland and the United States.
The Swiss Secret to Jump-Starting Your Career, by Dwyer Gunn, The Atlantic
Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, U.S. Department of Labor
Vocational Education and Training/Apprenticeships and the MOU, Swiss government
Colorado’s Swiss Apprenticeship Model, Governor Hickenlooper
Pledge to America’s Workers, The White House—includes list of U.S. and Swiss companies that have committed to job education and training programs for American workers
Apprentices & Trainees, Bühler
Apprenticeship Program, Schindler
Jobs Now – Learning from the Swiss Apprenticeship Model (Forbes)
Jobs Now: Swiss-Style Vocational Education and Training
Earn While You Learn: Switzerland’s Vocational Education and Training System by Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Swiss Companies Bringing Apprenticeship Programs to the U.S. by U.S. Embassy Bern
What Does It Mean to Be Career Ready? ESSA Plans Offer an Answer by Marc Tucker, Education Week
The Tremendous Promise Of Trump's Apprenticeship Initiative And What States Can Do To Assist by Patrick M. Gleason (YL 2015)
Engaging the Swiss on Apprenticeships by Ambassador Suzan G. LeVine, Council of American Ambassadors
Apprenticeship by U.S. Department of Labor
A Quick-Start Toolkit: Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs by U.S. Department of Labor
What America Can Learn from Switzerland’s Apprenticeships, by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education blog
Gold Standard: The Swiss Vocational Education and Training System by the National Center on Education and the Economy
Switzerland’s Vocational Education and Training System: A Model for Apprenticeships in the United States?
“Mr. Apprentice” Can Look to Switzerland for a Model to Help Close U.S. Youth Skills Gap by Ambassador Faith Whittlesey & Patrick M. Gleason (YL 2015), Forbes
Getting Americans Back to Work by Hadley Heath Manning (YL 2014), Policy Focus, Independent Women’s Forum
Wanted: Factory Workers, Degree Required by Jeffrey J. Selingo, The New York Times
Apprenticeships: Useful Alternative, Tough to Implement by Gail Heriot, Cato Institute
Schneider-Ammann hat Trump am Draht by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
President Trump and Making America Great Again—Swiss-Style by Ambassador Faith Whittlesey & Doug Sears (YL 2000), The Daily Caller
CareerWise Colorado gets an A by The Denver Post Editorial Board
Giving Colorado’s youth the skills and education to succeed by John Hickenlooper, Michael Bloomberg and Jamie Dimon, The Denver Post