Priority for nationals: more efficient implementation called for
The Swissmechanic association and the Swiss Foundation for Work and Further Education SSAW have agreed to cooperate in order to implement the priority for Swiss nationals more efficiently.
According to the Recruiting Index MEM Branche Schweiz©, the recruiting behavior of the Swiss MEM industries (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and metal industry) is - in the long term - sustainable and stable in Switzerland. Nevertheless, Switzerland counts more than 240,000 unemployed. The largest share (54,443) of these are people without recognized training. Commercial and retail trades account for 30,678 unemployed, the largest number with level II education. The professions of economics, in turn, already form the fourth largest number of unemployed with 7,883 people, according to the figures communicated by Swissmechanic. Practitioners with higher education (tertiary level B), on the other hand, are not to be found among the unemployed - the market has dried up. In short, there are too many academics, but too few practitioners with further training.
Practitioners, not academics
As the new index shows, it is not enough to be voted the most innovative country in the world for years by independent institutions, Swissmechanic complains. This innovative strength must be converted into sustainable jobs for the Swiss workplace. This does not require academics, but practitioners with a high level of expertise. This shortage of skilled workers must be countered by all means as quickly as possible.
Efficient implementation of priority for nationals
More than 120,000 people without work are without support from the unemployment fund. They are increasingly burdening the social costs of the municipalities. The priority for Swiss nationals is intended to counteract this development. Its implementation is already foreseeably highly inefficient, as the industry association notes. "We cannot wait for the ensuing resentment of the population to lead to further political decisions that jeopardize our ability to export," writes Swissmechanic in a statement dated July 1, 2018.
Cooperation should bring more efficiency
In cooperation between the employers' association Swissmechanic and the Swiss Foundation for Work and Further Education SSAW, a solution has now been developed for a more efficient implementation of the priority for nationals: A vacant position can simply be sent to ilv123@ssaw.ch be sent. The foundation checks free of charge for the SME whether it needs to be reported and suggests suitable social benefit recipients if necessary.
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