The SFIVET Executive Committee is comprised of the SFIVET Director and five national division heads. The SFIVET Executive Committee sets objectives in accordance with the strategy devised by the SFIVET Board. It also decides how SFIVET's basic training, continuing training and R&D activities are organised.
The SFIVET Director reports to the SFIVET Board and is responsible for managing operations and representing SFIVET in external relations.
Dr. Dalia Schipper
SFIVET Director
2003 – 2006 Head of Universities of Applied Sciences Division, Canton of Bern, Department of Education | 2003 Equal Opportunities Inspector, Canton of Bern, Department of Education | Member of Advisory Board, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen (EHSM) | Mother of two children | PhD in education sciences
dalia.schipper(at)ehb-schweiz.ch
Dr. Alexandre Etienne
National Head of SFIVET's Basic Training Division | SFIVET Deputy Director | Head of SFIVET Lausanne
2001 – 2006 Rector of the Fribourg University of Teacher Education (PH FR) | 2005 – 2006, 2002 – 2004 Vice-Chairman of the Swiss Conference of Rectors of Universities of Teacher Education (COHEP) | 2005 – 2006 Chairman of the Regional Conference of Rectors of Universities of Teacher Education in the French- and Italian-speaking Regions of Switzerland (CDHEP) | 1998 – 2002 Private lecturer, University of Lausanne | 1985 – 2000 Lower- and upper-secondary school teacher | PhD in
alexandre.etienne(at)iffp-suisse.ch
Dr. Béatrice Chissalé
National Head of SFIVET's Continuing Training Division
2008-2011 Director of Bern History Museum | 2004-2008 Division head and Deputy Director, Canton of Bern, Department of Education | 1995-2004 Professor, University of Bern and Bern University of Teacher Education (PHBern) | 1982-2003 VET teacher at KV commercial school in Basel.
History studies in Paris, London and Bern | postgraduate studies in business administration at University of California, Berkeley | PhD in literature
beatrice.chissale(at)ehb-schweiz.ch
Prof. Dr. Carmen Baumeler
National Head of SFIVET's R&D Division
2004 - 2009 Private lecturer, University of Lucerne, Department of Sociology | 2007 - 2009 Project advisor for research methods, Swiss Federal Surveys of Adolescents (ch-x), Zug University of Teacher Education | 2004 - 2007 Research assistant, University of Zurich, Institute of Sociology | 2001 - 2004 Research assistant, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Institute of Technology History | 2000 - 2001 Deputy Head of Personal Reporting Division, Credit Suisse | PhD in sociology
carmen.baumeler(at)ehb-schweiz.ch
Jean-Pierre Perdrizat
National Head of SFIVET's Centre for the Development of Occupations
2005 - 2010 Chairman of professional organisation AgriAliForm (which covers agriculture and related occupations) | 2002 - 2010 Secretary for various VET/PET-related committees and conferences | 1994 - 2002 Project manager for Prométerre Association | 1993 Master's degree with distinction in economics, University of Lausanne, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC)
jean-pierre.perdrizat(at)ehb-schweiz.ch
Hans-Ulrich Herrmann
National Head of SFIVET's Internal Services Division
2004 – 2009: self-employed consultant and project manager specialised in education, culture and law | 1998 – 2002: Director of the Design School of Bern and Biel and the Bern College of Design, Art and Conservation | 1995 – 98: Head of University of Applied Sciences Division, Canton of Bern, Department of Education | Legal studies at the University of Bern | Notary
hansulrich.herrmann(at)ehb-schweiz.ch