Further information
A document (PDF) containing detailled information on all indicators is available in German.
Education and research
"Education and research" is one of the Observatory's seven basic indicator domains and includes seven groups of indicators.
By klicking on the indicator's name in the following table you will be guided to a German language page with additional information. Short information on the main results can be found on the right hand side of the table.
No. | Indicator (HTML-version in German) | Summary of results |
2.1 | Most cantons comply with Federal regulations regarding 3 hours compulsory school sports per week at the level of primary and secondary schools. Currently, changes in the system of compulsory school sports are under discussion. | |
2.2 | Quality of sports lessons (qims.ch) | not yet available |
2.3 |
| Several universities and colleges in Switzerland offer sport study courses. Since the late 1980s the number of sports studends has risen considerably from about 500 to currently more than 2000 persons. |
2.4 | There is a broad offer of continuing education courses for sports teachers and coaches being made available by different organisations. An assessment of these offers is not yet possible, however, as there is not data on the scope and quality of the offer. | |
2.5 | Currently, there are over 120'000 licensed J+S coaches and managers in Switzerland. For a license to stay valid, managers have to attend further education courses every second year. As a result, there is a differentiated system of training courses for J+S coaches and managers that has been used by some 67'000 persons in 2010. Courses are held at the Federal Sports School in Macolin as well as in the framework of sports federations and cantonal organisations. | |
2.6 | In 2009, the training programmes for adult sport coaches of the FOSPO were concentrated under the heading "Erwachsenensport Schweiz esa" (sport for adults). In 2011 roughly 4200 persons were attending such courses offered by about 30 different partner organisations of esa. | |
2.7 | Research on sport does not play a major role in Swiss research. However, the FOSPO's research concepts 2004-2007 and 2008-2011 have led to a notable increase in available funding for research on sport since the early 2000s. |
Last Updated: 6 June 2012
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