GOVPET Leading House News and Events Past events: GOVPET Advisory Board Meeting The third annual GOVPET advisory board meeting took place at the University of Lausanne on 7-8 June 2018. GOVPET members presented current work-in-progress to their scientific advisors, therefore allowing for dissemination of knowledge, feedback, and inspiration for further research. Our international research network is further strengthened through this regular and intensive interchange of ideas with our advisory board, again welcoming prominent participants like Prof. Pepper Culpepper (University of Oxford), Prof. Philipp Gonon (University of Zürich), Prof. Cathie Jo Martin (Boston University) and Prof. Justin J.W. Powell (University of Luxembourg) GOVPET Graduate Workshop SFIVET, Zollikofen near Bern, 22-23 February 2018 The third annual GOVPET Graduate Workshop addressed the topic of “Intermediary associations and firms in collective skill formation systems”. Nine PhD students presented their work. The topics ranged from the creation of new apprentices in the sector of “Ropeways” to Active Labor Market Policies. Keynote speeches by Martin Behrens (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung) Johann Fortwengel (King’s College, London), and Jürg Schweri (Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung) provided useful impulses. The constructive feedback by the discussants encouraged lively and engaging discussions. The workshop also allowed GOVPET members to discuss synergies, as well as how to further proceed in the investigation of governance and inclusiveness of collective skill formation. GOVPET Graduate Workshop IDHEAP, University of Lausanne, 4-5 May 2017 “Improving inclusiveness in dual VET systems” was the topic of the second annual GOVPET Graduate Workshop, which was hosted by GOVPET at the University of Lausanne on 4-5 May 2017. 14 PhD-students from five countries successfully presented their research projects to an academic audience. The lively discussions were enriched by keynote speeches by Christian Ebner (University of Cologne), Christian Lyhne Ibsen (University of Copenhagen) and Christian Imdorf (University of Berne). The PhD workshop also offered the opportunity to jointly locate research gaps and use synergies to further investigate the governance of collective (dual) skill formation systems and related questions of inclusiveness. International VET Congress 2017 (Organized by SFIVET [EHB]) Bern/Zollikofen ,14-16 March 2017 Patrick Emmenegger (University of St.Gallen) and Carmen Baumeler (Swiss Federal Institue for Vocational Education and Training) are members of the Scientific Committee. GOVPET will propose two symposia on VET governance. Conference on VET Research 2016 (Organized by the SERI [SBFI]) Basel, 22-23 September 2016 Keynote speech by Patrick Emmenegger (University of St.Gallen). GOVPET PhD-students Gina Di Maio (University of St.Gallen), Lina Seitzl (University of St.Gallen), Alexandra Strebel (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training), and Anna Wilson (University of Lausanne) present posters of their respective projects. Additionally, GOVPET visits Aprentas' training network lab in Muttenz (picture). GOVPET Advisory Board Meeting St. Gallen, 26-27 May 2016 GOVPET Phd Workshop on "Governance and Inclusion in Vocational and Professional Education and Training" St. Gallen, 3-4 February 2016 Eight PhD students from four countries presented their work on the topic of "Governance and Inclusion in Vocational and Professional Education and Training". Keynote speeches were given by Lorenz Lassnigg (Institute of Advanced Studies Vienna), Regula Leemann (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW), and Paula Protsch (WZB Berlin Social Science Center). Please refer to the workshop program (PDF) for details.