CHAPTER 16

Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology

Advanced Diploma Examinations for Professional Credentialing

Ursula Renold

Lifelong learning is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century due to several societal and economic changes, such as an aging population, ongoing globalization, and rapid technological changes. It is no longer possible to enter into the labor market and to stay there without regularly continuing one’s education. However, simultaneously continuing or furthering one’s education while earning a livelihood is not easy for most of the population to do. At different ages, learners have different needs for educational content and form. Moreover, the education system should take better account ...

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