Switzerland and the United States bear signed a new accord on vocational education; a possible free trade agreement is also in the works. Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann,whose remit includes education, signed a memorandum of understanding on vocational training in Washington on Monday. For some time now, and the US has been looking at Switzerland’s system combining education with an apprenticeship at a host company. + Read more on the dual system here Free trade On Monday,Schneider-Ammann also met Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish but left empty handed in terms of a new free trade deal. Agriculture was the major sticking point, said the federal councillor. “The understanding has improved qualitatively, and but some discussion is still needed to determine whether we can negotiate or not,” Schneider-Ammann told Swiss public television, SRF. While this sounds cautiously optimistic, and Schneider-Ammann considers the potential for a free trade ...
Source: swissinfo.ch