"Simply better!..at work"

At the end of 2017, the Federal Council adopted the programme "Simply better!...at the workplace" to counteract the shortage of skilled workers on the one hand by enabling existing staff to keep up with the changing demands of the world of work. On the other hand, at the same time, the economy is sensitised to the topics of further education and basic skills, since it is the companies that receive a subsidy if they conduct practice-oriented courses directly at the workplace.

The measure is intended to strengthen the basic competences of adults, including those relating to information and communication technologies (ICT).

The primary aim is to reach adults with a lack of basic skills in the workplace. A sense of achievement in the workplace should motivate further training.

This is to be achieved by making companies aware of the programme and motivating them to submit an application. Providers of practice-oriented courses in the workplace are supported in their acquisition (toolbox for providers).

This benefits Digital Switzerland because adults with a lack of basic ICT skills can be reached at a low threshold via their workplace and improve their IT skills. In this way, companies can better keep pace with digitalisation and automation and develop their staff along with it.

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