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Education is a decisive resource for the sustainable development of societies – and thus also of people.

We understand education to be a fundamental right, and a prerequisite for all people to flourish and actively participate in society. We support the development of education systems worldwide.

In Switzerland we work closely with education providers, institutions in educational policy, educational administration and social policy, and actors in the labour market.

Internationally, our focus is on vocational training, the transition from education to working life and lifelong learning. In this work, we make use of our experience with the internationally recognised Swiss vocational training system.

2023

Swisscontact

Economic and Financial Analysis (EFA) Skills Development Programme (SDP)

#education #analysis #expertadvice

Swisscontact has mandated KEK-CDC with an in-depth economic analysis of its Skills Development Programme (SDP), implemented jointly with Involas. The SDP aims at improving the income and employment opportunities for young professionals in Cambodia and is funded by the SDC. To ensure accountability and transparency, cost awareness and value-for-money project results are central to the SDC’s and Swisscontact’s task.

To fulfil its objective, the Skill Development Programme identifies four core intervention areas of which two were assessed by KEK-CDC. With the tool of an economic analysis, KEK assessed the efficiency of the project in terms of its contribution to the economic and social welfare in a country. The quantitative analysis was based on a classical economic Cost-Benefit Analysis. More precisely, KEK-CDC measured benefits such as the net additional income per year and the amount of employed graduates for three different scenarios.

Based on the EFA analysis, KEK-CDC concluded that the Skill Development Programme shows promising results. In both areas of intervention, the benefits outweighed the costs of the project as shown by the internal rate of return, calculated on the basis of the monetizable benefits. However, the COVID pandemic was considered to have limited the positive impact. Nonetheless, the target values of the program were projected to be overachieved. Additional, non-monetizable benefits were identified which contribute to the overall value of the program. To conclude KEK-CDC expects the SDP to show very promising results at the end of the current project phase.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

team | Raphaela Kübler

Consultant, MA International Relations

Raphaela Kübler

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 51

Education

MA in International Relations, Graduate Institute Geneva
BA in Political Economy, University of Lucerne

Abroad

South Africa, Zambia, Hong Kong

Languages

German, English, French

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Raphaela Kübler
E-Mail Phone

01020304

2023

Swisscontact
Economic and Financial Analysis (EFA) Skills Development Programme (SDP)

2019

Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training

Facilitation of Strategic Workshop on dual Vocational Education and Training in Georgia

#internationalcooperation #education #moderation

The Donor Committee for Dual Vocational Education and Training (DC dVET) brings together four countries, namely Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland who have long considered dual VET to be a crucial pillar of their development cooperation strategy. Serving as a platform for expertise exchange and coordination of VET strategies, DC dVET organized a three-day workshop in Georgia, where its four members analysed the opportunities and challenges within Georgia's VET landscape. DC dVET entrusted KEK – CDC to facilitate this pivotal exchange.

During the first two days, the primary focus lay on establishing a shared understanding among the members and their implementing partners, laying the groundwork for the joint position. Employing several facilitation tools, one of the most effective being the collective mind map, participants visualized and explored their respective interpretations and concrete activities in relation to VET in Georgia. Building on this collaborative reflection and co-development process, the written joint position was presented and discussed with external partners on the third day. Key stakeholders present during this session included the Georgian Ministry of Education, the European Union delegation in Georgia, and representatives from the business sector.

The insights and outcomes derived from this enriching three-day workshop enabled the DC dVET members, their implementers, and external partners to align their initiatives and bolster their collective impact within Georgia's VET sector. Together, they are committed to promoting and enhancing vocational education and training to drive positive and sustainable change in Georgia's workforce development.

team | Niels Rump

Partner, Agronomist and Biologist

Niels Rump

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 53

Education

Master of Science in Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Master of Science in Agronomy University of Algarve, Portugal
Master of Advanced Studies in Human Systems Engineering, University of Applied Science Western Switzerland

Working Experience

Africa (Benin, Kenia, Mozambique) Asia (China) South-America (Brazil) Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal).

Key Qualifications

Adult Training:

Training and coaching of trainers, coordination and designing of training programs, e-learning.

Facilitation & participative methods:

Training for facilitators with focus on group performance, strategies and methods, coaching and facilitation of large group events, e-facilitation of platforms and webinars.

Organisational development:

Consultancy, coaching and expertise, team coaching, traning and coaching for board members and leaders.

Rural extension and advisory:

Methodology, designing training concept, training and coaching of advisors.

Business Management:

Strategic planning, HR, marketing, trade logistics, quality management (ISO).

Project management:

Training and coaching of project managers, outcome mapping and outcome harvesting.

Languages

French, German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

CV ENGLISH (PDF, 164 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 250 KB)
CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 166 KB)

Niels Rump
E-Mail Phone

0102030405

2019

Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training
Facilitation of Strategic Workshop on dual Vocational Education and Training in Georgia

2013 -

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC

Backstopping (strategic and technical support) of SDC in the thematic area of vocational training (VSD)

#education #economy #expertadvice #sdcshareweb

Within the scope of the mandate, KEK - CDC in partnership with Helvetas, INBAS, PH Zurich and other partners provides strategic and technical consulting services in the field of vocational education and training and related thematic areas for SDC. The services provided include strategic advice, technical expertise, analysis, facilitation and communication. For example, the development of the SDC's education strategy was supported and various technical tools were developed to support portfolio development and management for VET projects.

team | Carsten Schulz

Managing Director, Partner, Consultant, Trainer and Facilitator

Carsten Schulz

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 54

Education

Master of Advanced Studies in Development Cooperation (MAS ETH D&C) at NADEL, ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland.
Study of Forest Sciences (M.Sc.) at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Areas of Competency

Thematic:

Natural Resources Management, Rural Development, Income Generation, Private Sector-Development, Decentralization and Local Governance.

Methodic:

Project Management; Facilitation (incl. e-Facilitation); Planning, support and evaluation of projects; Coaching, Counselling and Organizational Development.

Working Experience

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Lebanon, Mongolia, Mozambique, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Panama, Romania, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Key Qualifications

Project Management:

Proven management and leadership experience of managing projects in complex and intercultural situations, using a multi-stakeholder approach.

Facilitation:

Extensive experiences in workshop facilitation (face to face events, conferences up to 200 participants). Facilitation of e-discussions and animation of online networks.

Coaching, counseling and organizational development to organizations, project teams and individuals – including facilitation of team retreats and individual leadership coaching.

Knowledge Management:

Guiding knowledge sharing and learning processes; support and backstopping to thematic networks as well as to project teams and individuals. Capitalization of project experiences and results.

Training:

Conceptualizing, planning and conducting training courses (in an intercultural environment). Topics include all issues in the above mentioned competences as well as project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation.
Private Sector Development in rural development as well as natural resources management. Conceptualizing, planning and managing projects and programs using approaches such as value chain development or market systems development (e.g. M4P).

Languages

German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

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Carsten Schulz
E-Mail Phone

team | Raphaela Kübler

Consultant, MA International Relations

Raphaela Kübler

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 51

Education

MA in International Relations, Graduate Institute Geneva
BA in Political Economy, University of Lucerne

Abroad

South Africa, Zambia, Hong Kong

Languages

German, English, French

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Raphaela Kübler
E-Mail Phone

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

team | Franz Kehl

Franz Kehl

010203040506

2013 -

SDC
Backstopping (strategic and technical support) of SDC in the thematic area of vocational training (VSD)

2015 - 2024

ZEM CES Swiss Center for Secondary Education

External school evaluations at vocational schools and grammar schools

#education #governance #evaluation

The Swiss Center for Secondary Education (ZEM CES) operates as a competence center of the conferences of the cantonal directors of education EDK.

It addresses the quality development of secondary schools in the field of general education and conducts external school evaluations on behalf of cantons and schools.

Kathrin Frey has been working as an external school evaluator on behalf of ZEM CES since 2019. Each year, she evaluates 1-2 high schools, specialized middle schools and/or vocational schools in different Swiss cantons together with a broad evaluation team.

The realized evaluations serve the schools for learning, as input into school development and for accountability at the same time.

team | Dr. Kathrin Frey

Partner, PhD in Political Science

Dr. Kathrin Frey

Education

PhD in Political Science, University of Zurich
Licentiate in Political Science, Business and Economics, International Law, University of Zurich

Areas of Competency

Education, health (prevention and health promotion), evidence-based policy-making

Key Qualifications

Advisory services for public administration at the federal, cantonal and local level, and for non-profit organisation. Design and implementation of evaluations and analyses of measures, projects and programmes. Concept development and moderation of development processes. Design and implementation of workshops, training modules.

Languages

German, English, French

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CV ENGLISH (PDF, 121 KB)

Dr. Kathrin Frey

team | Franz Kehl

Franz Kehl

01020304050607

2015 - 2024

ZEM CES
External school evaluations at vocational schools and grammar schools

2019 - 2023

Swisscontact

Knowledge Transfer from Vocational Training in Switzerland

#education #expertadvice

Swisscontact facilitates knowledge transfers between Switzerland and various countries whose educational systems are undergoing vast changes. Swisscontact projects from Albania as well as Kenya therefore have mandated KEK-CDC with the co-organization of several “Exposure visits” during which the Swiss dual Vocational Education Training (dVET) system is presented.

The objective of all these tours was that participants gain a better understanding of the fundamental principles of the Swiss dVET system and how it functions. To bring these concepts closer to the visiting delegation, amongst them high-level partners, KEK-CDC invited representatives of companies, schools and government agencies to give speeches and workshops. The provision of training places by the private sector, the coordination among the three training places, the career counselling services, the matching processes and the design and implementation of school curricula have always been of special interest.

After the study tour, the participants had an idea of what should and could be adapted from the Swiss model to their local context and what the key requirements for a successful implementation are. In addition, the study tours served as platforms to establish contacts and discuss twinning possibilities on an informal level.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

team | Dragana Matic

Administration, accounting

Dragana Matic

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 52

Fields of activity

Administration, accounting

Working experience

USA, Canada

Languages

German, English, Serbian

Dragana Matic
E-Mail Phone

02030405060708

2019 - 2023

Swisscontact
Knowledge Transfer from Vocational Training in Switzerland

2021 - 2022

Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ

Project planning: Strong businesses and communities for Moldova

#education #economy #governance

The Republic of Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe. More than a quarter of the population lives below the absolute poverty line. The population has been shrinking drastically since 1992 as more and more young people seek prospects in Western Europe. In addition, there are widening regional disparities and a pronounced development gap between urban and rural communities. While the reform government elected in 2021 is pushing ahead with the process of rapprochement with the EU, the country is strongly marked by the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine.

KEK - CDC in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team has planned a new project on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to create socio-economic perspectives for the Moldovan population. The project, financed by the German Federal Government, the EU and Switzerland, will on the one hand promote the citizen-oriented provision of basic services in rural communities and participatory and integrated urban development, and on the other hand contribute to the creation of new jobs in the Republic of Moldova through an interplay of improved vocational training, local economic development and investment promotion. A particular focus was put on the economic integration of disadvantaged population groups, especially Roma and Romnja.

As team leader, Roman Troxler coordinated the work of the five-member interdisciplinary review team in the field and was responsible for drafting the project documents for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on the one hand and for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on the other. The final project brief can be found on the GIZ website.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

03040506070809

2021 - 2022

GIZ
Project planning: Strong businesses and communities for Moldova

2021 - 2022

Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Evaluation of Albanian project targeting sustainable economic and regional development, employment promotion and vocational education (ProSEED)

#education #VET #economy&employment #evaluation

Over the past decade, Albania has seen some positive socio-economic development and made some progress in important reforms for the EU accession, employment promotion being an important reform agenda given the high unemployment rates and outmigration of young people. In this context, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) funded the ProSEED project, which has been running since the beginning of 2017, targeting sustainable economic and regional development, employment promotion and vocational education throughout the country.

KEK – CDC together with a local economic specialist evaluated the 5-year project along the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) evaluation criteria and used both on-site and online data collecting methods. A thorough document analysis of Albanian statistical data and GIZ strategic project documents as well as an on-site inception mission created the basis of the central project evaluation. Interviews and focus group discussions with GIZ staff, lead agencies, headmasters, entrepreneurs, beneficiaries of specific activities and ProSEED programme management were carried out to gather qualitative data on the project’s implementation and impact. Triangled with quantitative data from public statistics and the project monitoring system, the evaluation team developed a comprehensive evaluation report as well as a concise summary of the main findings and recommendations.

KEK – CDC’s work will be used for the development and planning of the GIZ’s next economic development and education project in Albania.

team | Dieter Zürcher

Partner, M. A. in Geography

Dieter Zürcher

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 55

Education

Licentiate in Geography at University of Zurich.

Areas of Competency

Knowledge Management, Organisation performance, Economic transformation, Rural development and income generation, Decentralisation and local governance, Migration, Sustainable development

Working Experience

Albania, Armenia, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kosovo, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Tansania, Vietnam

Key Qualifications

Participatory conceptualisation of development cooperation projects and programmes with logical framework and result based management concepts, Project and programme management in an interdisciplinary environment, Evaluation and impact assessment of various projects and programmes for public authorities as well as NGOs quality management in development cooperation, Design and implementation of applied research projects, Moderation of groups and organisational development processes, Conceptualisation and delivery of various training courses (in Switzerland, developing and transition countries)

Languages

German, English, Spanish, French

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Dieter Zürcher
E-Mail Phone

04050607080910

2021 - 2022

GIZ
Evaluation of Albanian project targeting sustainable economic and regional development, employment promotion and vocational education (ProSEED)

2021 - 2022

Movetia

National Exchange in Vocational Education and Training: programme development and feasibility study

#education #vet #analysis #strategydevelopment #moderation

Movetia, the National Agency for Exchange and Mobility, launched a National Exchange in Vocational Education and Training (NABB) in spring 2022. This programme contributes to the goal of the Confederation and the cantons aiming for all young people in Switzerland to participate in a longer-term exchange at least once during the course of their education.

KEK - CDC supported Movetia in the development of this programme and conducted a feasibility study. The development of the NABB was carried out with the involvement of the network partners. To this end, Movetia formed a programme development group with network partners and held an online event on the NABB in which interested stakeholders from VET could participate. KEK - CDC designed and moderated these two events. KEK - CDC conducted the feasibility study in parallel with the development of the NABB concept and ensured that its results could be directly incorporated into the development of the NABB. KEK - CDC also supported Movetia in the formulation of the programme document.

More information on NABB and the report on the feasibility study (in German) by KEK - CDC can be found on the Movetia website.

team | Dr. Kathrin Frey

Partner, PhD in Political Science

Dr. Kathrin Frey

Education

PhD in Political Science, University of Zurich
Licentiate in Political Science, Business and Economics, International Law, University of Zurich

Areas of Competency

Education, health (prevention and health promotion), evidence-based policy-making

Key Qualifications

Languages

German, English, French

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CV ENGLISH (PDF, 121 KB)

Dr. Kathrin Frey

team | Niels Rump

Partner, Agronomist and Biologist

Niels Rump

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 53

Education

Working Experience

Africa (Benin, Kenia, Mozambique) Asia (China) South-America (Brazil) Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal).

Key Qualifications

Adult Training:

Training and coaching of trainers, coordination and designing of training programs, e-learning.

Facilitation & participative methods:

Training for facilitators with focus on group performance, strategies and methods, coaching and facilitation of large group events, e-facilitation of platforms and webinars.

Organisational development:

Consultancy, coaching and expertise, team coaching, traning and coaching for board members and leaders.

Rural extension and advisory:

Methodology, designing training concept, training and coaching of advisors.

Business Management:

Strategic planning, HR, marketing, trade logistics, quality management (ISO).

Project management:

Training and coaching of project managers, outcome mapping and outcome harvesting.

Languages

French, German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

CV ENGLISH (PDF, 164 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 250 KB)
CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 166 KB)

Niels Rump
E-Mail Phone

team | Sophie Staheyeff

Sophie Staheyeff

team | Franz Kehl

Franz Kehl

05060708091011

2021 - 2022

Movetia
National Exchange in Vocational Education and Training: programme development and feasibility study

2014 - 2021

DC dVET

Strategic support of the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training (DC dVET)

#vocationaltraining #expertadvice

Vocational education and training (VET) has always been an important pillar in the development cooperation of Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein. VET projects and programs – including such with dual approaches – have been among the first projects in their development cooperation portfolios.

In order to make even better use of their experience and expertise in this area, the four countries founded the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training (DC dVET). KEK - CDC is a member of the consortium for the donor committee secretariat. Franz Kehl, Roman Troxler and Niels Rump act as key technical experts and facilitators for the DCdVET.

We support the strategic orientation and theme setting, contribute to thematic development, and facilitate exchange meetings.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

team | Niels Rump

Partner, Agronomist and Biologist

Niels Rump

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 53

Education

Working Experience

Africa (Benin, Kenia, Mozambique) Asia (China) South-America (Brazil) Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal).

Key Qualifications

Adult Training:

Training and coaching of trainers, coordination and designing of training programs, e-learning.

Facilitation & participative methods:

Training for facilitators with focus on group performance, strategies and methods, coaching and facilitation of large group events, e-facilitation of platforms and webinars.

Organisational development:

Consultancy, coaching and expertise, team coaching, traning and coaching for board members and leaders.

Rural extension and advisory:

Methodology, designing training concept, training and coaching of advisors.

Business Management:

Strategic planning, HR, marketing, trade logistics, quality management (ISO).

Project management:

Training and coaching of project managers, outcome mapping and outcome harvesting.

Languages

French, German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

CV ENGLISH (PDF, 164 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 250 KB)
CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 166 KB)

Niels Rump
E-Mail Phone

06070809101112

2014 - 2021

DC dVET
Strategic support of the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education and Training (DC dVET)

2016 - 2021

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Swisscontact

Backstopping Skills for Jobs Project (S4J) Albania

#education #economy #expertadvice

Skills for Jobs (S4J) is a project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Albania implemented by Swisscontact.

S4J contributes to the development of Albania into a more competitive economy and socially inclusive society, by improving and increasing vocational skills development offers for un- and underemployed women and men in Albania, with a particular focus on youth, allowing them to find an attractive and decent job.

Franz Kehl of KEK - CDC has co-designed the project on behalf of Swisscontact and acts as a strategic backstopper to the project. Thereby, he moderates annual review and planning meetings and provides regular guidance on key management and thematic issues such as dual VET or the engagement of the private sector on demand of the project.

Within the framework of this project, numerous study trips were organised with the aim of getting to know the Swiss VET system and its actors. Important findings were then implemented in the S4J project adapted to the local context.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

07080910111213

2016 - 2021

SDC
Backstopping Skills for Jobs Project (S4J) Albania

2017 - 2021

Centre for development and cooperation NADEL ETH Zürich

NADEL ETH Zurich Course: VET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development

#education #expertadvice

The NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation at ETH Zurich has been training individuals for careers in development and cooperation since the 1970s. It has an alumni network of over 1000 members based around the world, working in Swiss and international organizations.

In recent years there has been increasing international interest in vocational education and training (VET). The discussion about the success factors of VET and the extent dual VET can offer advantages to developing countries is still ongoing. Switzerland, with its own unique and strong VET system has a long tradition of implementing VET in development countries. Franz Kehl, Prof. Markus Maurer from the University of Teacher Training of Zurich, and Dr. Rudolf Batliner from the NADEL lecture this course together.

The course provides a systematic introduction into VET in development contexts. Participants strengthen their competence in VET portfolio management, VET and labour market policies.

08091011121314

2017 - 2021

NADEL ETH
NADEL ETH Zurich Course: VET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development

2020 - 2021

Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Bureau de coopération de Cotonou

Etude de faisabilité et formulation du programme de développement de l’EFTP dans l’artisanat au Bénin

#vocationaltraining #economy #analysis

L’artisanat béninois continue à faire face à de nombreux obstacles à l'amélioration de sa productivité et de sa compétitivité. Le Gouvernement a décidé d’engager une reforme afin d’augmenter l’accès des apprenants à l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels (EFTP) d'ici 2030 et les métiers de l’artisanat sont des métiers prioritaires.

Dans ce cadre la DDC (Le Bureau de la Direction du Développement et de la Coopération Suisse à Cotonou) a mandaté KEK - CDC pour mener une étude de faisabilité d’un programme de développement de l’EFTP dans l’artisanat au Bénin et soutenir le Gouvernement béninois dans la formulation du programme.

KEK - CDC avec une équipe suisse et béninoise a réalisé un travail d’analyse de la situation actuelle des métiers de l’artisanat et de l’EFTP au Bénin, avec un accent particulier sur la gouvernance du système, et mis en évidence des forces, faiblesses, besoins, opportunités et risques du développement d’un programme de développement de l’EFTP dans l’artisanat. Les données ont été obtenues sur la base de documents, d’entretiens et d’un atelier participatif avec les acteurs du système EFTP artisanat.

Au terme de ce travail un programme a été proposé visant à renforcer l’EFTP dans l’artisanat sur toute la chaine de valeur, en impliquant le secteur privé et en tirant profit des opportunités offertes par les formations de type dual. Afin de permettre une mise en œuvre aisée et saine du programme, deux projets ont été proposés.

team | Magali Bernard

Partner, MSc

Magali Bernard

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 50

Education

MSc., School of Criminal Sciences, University of Lausanne
Diploma of Advanced Studies in Evaluation, University of Berne

Working Experience

Several years of working experience in multicultural, multidisciplinary and complex environments, on bilateral and multilateral cooperation programmes, in various countries and regions:
Africa (Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa), Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania), Japan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Switzerland

Area of Competency

Thematic areas:

Justice, Security, Rule of law, Human rights, Forensic sciences, Migration and Social integration.

Services:

Advisory services to public administration at national and local levels as well as to non-profit organisations, multilateral and bilateral agencies active in development cooperation, in particular:
institutional and capacity assessment; project / programme design and management; strategic planning and strategy development; evaluation of projects, programmes, public policies, strategies and institutions; mentoring institutions on quality assurance; facilitation of workshops and experts group meetings.

Languages

French, English, German

CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 100 KB)
CV ENGLISH (PDF, 101 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 106 KB)

Magali Bernard
E-Mail Phone

team | Niels Rump

Partner, Agronomist and Biologist

Niels Rump

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 53

Education

Working Experience

Africa (Benin, Kenia, Mozambique) Asia (China) South-America (Brazil) Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal).

Key Qualifications

Adult Training:

Training and coaching of trainers, coordination and designing of training programs, e-learning.

Facilitation & participative methods:

Training for facilitators with focus on group performance, strategies and methods, coaching and facilitation of large group events, e-facilitation of platforms and webinars.

Organisational development:

Consultancy, coaching and expertise, team coaching, traning and coaching for board members and leaders.

Rural extension and advisory:

Methodology, designing training concept, training and coaching of advisors.

Business Management:

Strategic planning, HR, marketing, trade logistics, quality management (ISO).

Project management:

Training and coaching of project managers, outcome mapping and outcome harvesting.

Languages

French, German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

CV ENGLISH (PDF, 164 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 250 KB)
CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 166 KB)

Niels Rump
E-Mail Phone

09101112131415

2020 - 2021

DDC
Etude de faisabilité et formulation du programme de développement de l’EFTP dans l’artisanat au Bénin

2019 - 2020

INTERPRET

Fachberatung für die Totalrevision der Berufsprüfung

Die Berufsprüfung Fachfrau / Fachmann Interkulturelles Dolmetschen und Vermitteln mit eidgenössischem Fachausweis (IKDV) wurde zuletzt 2014 revidiert. Die dynamischen Entwicklungen im Berufsfeld und die teilweise kritischen Erfahrungen mit der neu eingeführten Struktur und Prüfung erfordern eine Anpassung der Grundlagen.

Die schweizerische Interessengemeinschaft für interkulturelles Dolmetschen und Vermitteln INTEPRET und das Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI haben sich deshalb auf eine sog. Totalrevision geeinigt. Franz Kehl von KEK CDC wurde von INTERPRET beauftragt, diesens Prozess fachlich und methodisch zu begleiten. Ziel ist es, das Qualifizierungssystem im Bereich IKDV auf eine neue, tragfähige Basis zu stellen. Dazu wird ein strukturierter Analyse- und Entwicklungsprozess gepaart mit zentralen Entscheidfindungen der Trägerschaft durchgeführt.

Resultat ist ein an den Bedürfnissen des Arbeitsmarktes orientiertes Qualifikationssystem im Bereich des interkulturellen Dolmetschens und Vermittelns.

team | Niels Rump

Partner, Agronomist and Biologist

Niels Rump

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 53

Education

Working Experience

Africa (Benin, Kenia, Mozambique) Asia (China) South-America (Brazil) Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Portugal).

Key Qualifications

Adult Training:

Training and coaching of trainers, coordination and designing of training programs, e-learning.

Facilitation & participative methods:

Training for facilitators with focus on group performance, strategies and methods, coaching and facilitation of large group events, e-facilitation of platforms and webinars.

Organisational development:

Consultancy, coaching and expertise, team coaching, traning and coaching for board members and leaders.

Rural extension and advisory:

Methodology, designing training concept, training and coaching of advisors.

Business Management:

Strategic planning, HR, marketing, trade logistics, quality management (ISO).

Project management:

Training and coaching of project managers, outcome mapping and outcome harvesting.

Languages

French, German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

CV ENGLISH (PDF, 164 KB)
CV FRANCAIS (PDF, 250 KB)
CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 166 KB)

Niels Rump
E-Mail Phone

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2019 - 2020

INTERPRET
Fachberatung für die Totalrevision der Berufsprüfung

2020

Swisscontact

Capitalization of Coaching for Employment and Entrepreneurship Project C4EE, Albania

#vocationaltraining

Coaching for Employment and Entrepreneurship C4EE is a project implemented by Swisscontact Albania together with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne HSLU and financed by the Medicor foundation. It aims at the employment of vulnerable and marginalized groups in Albania and Kosovo, e.g. Roma communities, and applies a specific approach that focuses on individual potentials and applies a group learning approach.

As the project already started in 2010, was continually adapted during implementation and now comes to an end, KEK CDC was asked to support Swisscontact in the capitalization of experiences and lessons learned within the last ten years. The aim of the exercise is to reflect on tacit knowledge and to support the going global of Swisscontact with this particular approach within it’s development programme. To this purpose KEK CDC conducts documentation analysis, interviews and workshops with experts and members of the project team, and produces a written capitalisation report together with the project team.

team | Roman Troxler

Roman Troxler

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2020

C4EE
Capitalization of Coaching for Employment and Entrepreneurship Project C4EE, Albania

2011 - 2019

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Managing and administrating the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme (SRCP)

#education #economy #regionaldevelopment #socialpolicy #internationalcooperation #strategydevelopment #expertadvice

The Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme (SRCP) has been part of the non-refundable aid offered by the Swiss Federal Council to 12 European member states who joined the EU between 2004 and 2007. Its main goals have been to reduce economic and social disparities between Romania and the more advanced countries of the European Union and between Romanian urban centres and structurally weak peripheral regions.

KEK - CDC was mandated by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) as leader of a consortium* for managing and administrating the two Thematic Funds: “Civil Society Participation” and “Partnership and Expert Fund”. The main goal of the former has been the promotion of active participation of Romanian civil society organisations in policy processes both as a voice of the civil society and as service providers whereas the purpose of the latter has been to strengthen Swiss-Romanian partnerships that are capable to address development challenges.

In order to compile the achievements of the two Thematic Funds, a website was created with a catalogue of all 141 projects and video/visual products. By February 2018 all projects completed their implementation and closing events took place in Romania as well as in Switzerland. An external final evaluation concluded that the funds were successfully implemented and overall reached the outcomes, namely that citizens’ life changed positively and that the Civil Society’s voice in addressing policy change was strengthened. Yet, the impact at policy level was more difficult to assess.

* Consortium formed by KEK - CDC, Civil Society Development Foundation and Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation

team | Dieter Zürcher

Partner, M. A. in Geography

Dieter Zürcher

E-Mail
+41 44 368 58 55

Education

Licentiate in Geography at University of Zurich.

Areas of Competency

Knowledge Management, Organisation performance, Economic transformation, Rural development and income generation, Decentralisation and local governance, Migration, Sustainable development

Working Experience

Key Qualifications

Languages

Im Rahmen der Entwicklung der zweijährigen beruflichen Grundbildung „Assistent/in Gesundheit und Soziales“ (EBA AGS) wurde 2008 von einem eidgenössischem Berufsattest für den Kinderbereich abgesehen. Auf Antrag verschiedener Seiten und im Kontext der damals bevorstehenden Revision des EBA AGS wurde eine neuerliche Abklärung des Anliegens durch den Vorstand von SAVOIRSOCIAL beauftragt.

Ziel der Analyse war eine ergebnisoffene Prüfung des Anliegens, basierend auf aktuellen Grundlagen und unter Einbezug sämtlicher Akteure. Zu diesem Zweck führte KEK - CDC eine Analyse der Ausgangslage durch, führte Experteninterviews und partizipative Workshops durch.

Die Ergebnisse der Analyse zeigten die sehr kontroverse Diskussion des Themas auf und wiesen auf einen Bedarf nach weiterführenden Abklärungen hin. Sie erlaubten dem Vorstand von SAVORISOCIAL einen fundierten Entscheid zum weiteren Vorgehen zu fällen.

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2016 - 2017

SAVOIRSOCIAL
Berufsfeld- und Bedarfsanalyse zweijährige berufliche Grundbildung für den Kinderbereich

2015 - 2017

SBFI, BAG, BSV,

Development Swiss Strategy for Exchange and Mobility

#education #governance #organisationaldevelopment

An apprenticeship year in French-speaking Switzerland or Ticino, a study semester in Barcelona or a summer camp in Scandinavia - exchanges and mobility activities make an important contribution to social cohesion in culturally and linguistically diverse Switzerland as well as to the country's integration into the European and global context.

KEK - CDC has accompanied the Confederation - the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, the Federal Office of Culture, the Federal Social Insurance Office - and the cantons - represented by the EDK - in the strategic reorientation of exchange and mobility promotion.

In 2016, the decision was made to establish a new foundation supported by the federal government and the cantons to promote exchange and mobility on the basis of a structured analysis and decision-making process, and in a follow-up assignment, the strategy development of the Swiss Strategy for Exchange and Mobility was accompanied. Today, the national agency movetia works on this basis.

Daniel Kessler (†2017) also participated in this mandate.

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2015 - 2017

movetia
Development Swiss Strategy for Exchange and Mobility

2019 -

Jacobs Foundation

Evaluation der Advocacy Strategie «Politik der frühen Kindheit»

#evaluation #bildung

Die Jacobs Foundation (JF) setzte in den Jahren 2016 bis 2020 die Advocacy Strategie «Politik der frühen Kindheit» um. Ziel der Strategie war es, in der Schweiz einen systemischen Wandel herbeizuführen, um die Chancengerechtigkeit der Kinder bei Schuleintritt zu steigern. Im Kern der «Politik der frühen Kindheit» steht die Forderung nach qualitativ hochstehender frühkindlicher Bildung, Betreuung und Erziehung als gemeinsame Aufgabe des Gesundheits-, Sozial- und Bildungswesens. Die JF wollte mit ihrer Advocacy Strategie relevante Akteur*innen in den vier Bereichen Politik, Verwaltung, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft für dieses Anliegen gewinnen und einen Politikwandel herbeiführen.

Die Evaluation lieferte der JF eine Grundlage für Entscheide im Zusammenhang mit dem geplanten Abschluss der Strategie Ende 2020. Ziel der Evaluation war es, die Zielerreichung der Advocacy-Strategie systematisch zu bewerten. Die Evaluation sollte zudem Erkenntnisse dazu liefern, ob und in welcher Form ein Engagement der Stiftung im Bereich der frühen Kindheit nach dem geplanten Abschluss der Advocacy-Strategie angezeigt ist.

Die Methodik umfasste eine Dokumentenanalyse, Interviews mit JF-Mitarbeitenden und relevanten nationalen Akteur*innen, eine Online-Befragung der an der Advocacy-Kampagne beteiligten Akteure, drei kantonale Fallstudien und ein Ergebnisworkshop zur Validierung und Diskussion. Dieser Methodenmix ermöglichte eine Triangulation von Daten aus unterschiedlichen Quellen und erlaubt eine fundierte Bearbeitung der Evaluationsfragen.

Die Evaluation zeigt auf, dass es der Advocacy Strategie gelungen ist, relevante Entscheidungsträger*innen für das Anliegen einer umfassenden Politik der frühen Kindheit zu sensibilisieren und zu mobilisieren. KEK – CDC empfiehlt, dass JF ihr Engagement für eine Politik der frühen Kindheit in der Schweiz fortsetzen sollte und zeigt auf, wie die JF den angestossenen Politikwandel weiter begleiten und unterstützen könnte.

Die Ergebnisse der Evaluation dienten zudem als Grundlage für eine Publikation zu «Advocacy – die gesellschaftspolitische Arbeit von Nonprofit-Organisationen und Förderstiftungen». Die Publikation entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Robert Schmuki von Con-Sense Philanthropy Consulting. Sie umfasst eine Einführung mit einer Fallstudie zur Advocacy-Arbeit von Nonprofit-Organisationen und Förderstiftungen in den der Schweiz. Die Publikation ist Teil der Reihe ‘CEPS Forschung und Praxis’ des Centre for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) der Universität Basel.

Sie finden die Publikation hier.

team | Dr. Kathrin Frey

Partner, PhD in Political Science

Dr. Kathrin Frey

Education

PhD in Political Science, University of Zurich
Licentiate in Political Science, Business and Economics, International Law, University of Zurich

Areas of Competency

Education, health (prevention and health promotion), evidence-based policy-making

Key Qualifications

Languages

German, English, French

CV DEUTSCH (PDF, 168 KB)
CV ENGLISH (PDF, 121 KB)

Dr. Kathrin Frey

team | Marina Häusermann

Marina Häusermann

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2019 -
2024

Jacobs Foundation
Evaluation der Advocacy Strategie «Politik der frühen Kindheit»