Apprentices Education in IT Sector tcbe'ch ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland

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Apprentices Education in IT Sector tcbe.ch-
ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland

• Christoph Beer
• Cluster-Manager tcbe.ch, innoBE AG

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Central Location
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
ITALY
Population 7,261,200 (2001) Density 176
inhabitants/km2 Federal State since 1848 23
Cantons
by car/train within 1 hour
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Canton of Berne (Region)
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Berne a national capital with charm

• The Berne Region is the main economic center in
  the Canton of Berne. The capital of Switzerland
  is known, well beyond the boundaries of
  Switzerland, as a safe and exceptionally
  beautiful city. Successful companies are located
  in the Berne Region, often with their European
  headquarters, such as Swisscom, T-Systems, Haag
  Streit, ZLB, Berna Biotech, ebay, Frito-Lay,
  Peugeot (Switzerland), Schneider Elektrik, etc.
  The Region also has the highest density of
  business consultancies, law practices in
  Switzerland. Educational institutions such as the
  University of Berne, with the Inselspital,Bern
  e University of Applied Sciences, the World
  Trade Institute, and the International School
  also make the region attractive.

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Biel-Seeland a multicultural center for the
watch industry and communications

• The Biel-Seeland is a very dynamic, multicultural
  economic region, where German and French are
  spoken, but it retains a link to its traditions
  which include the watchmakers craft.
  World-famous watches such as Swatch, Omega, Rado
  or Rolex are made here. The watch industry, and
  part of the precision industry, has concentrated
  here thanks to the excellent network of
  manufacturers, suppliers and schools. Swiss
  companies such as Feintool, Mikron and the Swatch
  Group, but also many foreign companies such as
  Harting, Festo, Movado Group or La Montre Hermès
  have their headquarters in this Region. The
  Federal Office of Communications and the presence
  of companies such as Orange, Sunrise and SAP
  also make Biel and the Seeland region one of the
  strongholds of the communications sector.

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Bernese Jura center of the precision industry

• The Bernese Jura is the center of the precision
  industry, both in Europe and worldwide. Over a
  hundred small and medium-sized companies in the
  precision industry are active in the region. They
  include some famous names such as Longines,
  Sonceboz, Precimed, Swissmetal and Tornos. The
  international precision industry trade fair,
  SIAMS it is held every two years in the Bernese
  Jura attracts exhibitors from all over Europe.

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Bernese Oberland tourist destination

• As gateway to the Alps, the Bernese Oberland is
  the Canton of Bernes tourist region. It offers,
  in particular, a wide range of leisure activities
  for sportsmen and -women. The Bernese Oberland
  offers especially attractive opportunities to
  extreme sports enthusiasts. A significant
  proportion of companies are, accordingly, in the
  tourist sector. But industrial companies are also
  established in the Bernese Oberland, such as
  Schleuninger, Hoffmann-Neopac, Ruag, Wandfluh,
  Batrec or Fritz Studer AG

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Emmental a breath of fresh air

• The unique hill landscape of the Emmental is the
  birthplace of genuine Swiss Emmental cheese.
  Successful companies such as Disetronic, Kambly,
  Mewag, Aebi, Frama, Kasag, Blaser Swisslube, PB
  Baumann or Jakob are located in this attractive
  region. The region is distinguished by low rents
  and land prices and a high quality of life.

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Oberaargau from design to laser technology

• Industrial companies from a wide range of sectors
  are established in Oberaargau. Firms such as
  Bystronic Laser, the Amman Group, Motorex,
  Ruckstuhl, Girsberger, Création Baumann, Güdel or
  Glas Trösch are based in Oberaargau. This region
  has the Cantons largest reserves of industrial
  land. One special feature is the Design-Center in
  Langenthal, the only one of its kind in
  Switzerland.

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Some specialities Do you know them?
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ICT sector share in GDP
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A mutual ICT-Cluster will be supported throught
the Cluster-Association tcbe.ch
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Facts tcbe.ch - ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland

• Founded 13.12.1996
• The tcbe is a non-commercial association (Article
  60 of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB)).
• TargetICT Cluster Bern is a collaboration
  between companies, training institutions, trade
  associations and local authorities with the aim
  of strengthening the telecommunications and IT
  sector in our economic region
• 200 members (companies)

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Working Group Education

• The tcbe has the function of the organization of
  the working sphere (OdA), formerly association of
  apprenticeship principals, for the occupation
  informatics in the canton Berne. The tasks of the
  OdA are delegated into i-Bern GmbH. The following
  goals are pursued
• Interface between apprenticeship principal,
  government and tcbe.ch
• Representing of the instructors, apprenticeship
  principals outside
• Promotion and preservation of the training place
  offer
• Information and support of the instructor
• Offering training services
• Platform for interested young people and learning
  people

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Challenge with the ICT employees

• Every year about 4000 persons goes in rentention
  / pension
• Only about 1800 persons finished every year the
  education in informatics

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Swiss Education System

• In Switzerland exists by law a dual system in
  Education
• Basic Vocational Education
• College and University

Further Training
Master Studies
Higher Training
University
University Applied Sciences
Apprenticeship
College
Basic Scool (9 years)
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Apprenticeship Informatics since 1998

• OccupationComputer scientists are specialists
  for selection, development, adjustment,
  introduction and support for computer systems and
  software in enterprises and administrations.
• School and enterprise in balanceIn the computer
  science teachings the training takes place on the
  average 2 days per week at school (part-time
  vocational school, outside course center) and 3
  days per week in the training enterprise.

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Apprenticeship

• Duration of the Training4 years. At some places
  there are shortened training possibilities, if
  you already made teachings or a Matura before.
• SpecificationThe following topics are available
• Application development
• Systemtechnics
• Support
• General ICT

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Three learning places

• Similar as the most other occupations, the
  vocational basic
• formation computer science takes place at the
  following three
• learning places
• Operational education in the company
• On the job training
• Integration in the working process
• Vocational School / Technical High School
• Theoretical Know How / Basics
• General Know How
• Outside education (courses in blocks)
• Special Training in the first 2 years

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Possible way to success

• Apprenticeship in Electronics(4 years)
• Higher training in Informatics / University of
  Applied Sciences(3 years)
• Executive Master in Business Administrations(2
  years)

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Kontakt

• tcbe.ch -
• ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland
• Christoph Beer
• Cluster-Manager tcbe.ch
• GL-Mitglied innoBE AG
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]
• Christoph.Beer_at_tcbe.ch