Target public
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- Teachers who have
completed their training but have little teaching experience
- Experienced teachers
(all school levels)
- School administrators
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| Types of exchange |
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| Goals |
- Get to know a new
educational system
- Look differently
at your own teaching practice
- Discover a foreign
culture
- Widen your personal
horizons
- Improve your foreign
language skills (if exchange is made over the language borders)
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| Destinations |
- Switzerland
- Other countries
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| Length of exchange |
- School visits and
assistantships: some days up to four weeks; possible extension of exchange
to a maximum of three months by combining different schools.
- Post-to-post exchange:
usually one year; six months upon special request.
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Services offered
by
ch Youth
Exchange |
- ch Youth
Exchange in co-operation with its partner organisations abroad looks for
suitable schools and/or exchange teachers but it cannot guarantee to always
find suitable exchange partners for the desired period and/or destination.
- ch Youth
Exchange informs school administrators of host schools and exchange teachers
on the administrative procedures (e.g. how to get a visa or obtain a work
permit) but it is the exchange teachers' responsibility to undertake the
necessary steps.
- ch
Youth Exchange advises school administrators on how to sponsor exchange
teachers and supports exchange teachers during their exchange in case of
problems. It also organizes an introductory meeting for all teachers doing
a one-year post-to-post exchange in Switzerland or abroad.
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Contact at
ch Youth
Exchange |
- Daniel Hälg, direct
phone number: +41 32 625 26 83
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