Lena Dändliker

Lena Dändliker is a researcher at the Chair of Education Systems within the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich. Her work focuses on vocational education reform, particularly the transformation of construction sector qualifications from diploma programs to federal professional exams (HFP/EPS).

• Key Research Areas: Vocational education systems, competency-based training, pandemic impacts on apprenticeships, STEM workforce development
• Current Projects: Longitudinal studies on HFP implementation (since 2023), analysis of workplace-learning integration, and pandemic recovery strategies in Swiss vocational education

Publication Trends: Recent articles examine educational policy transitions, competency validation mechanisms, and sector-specific training dynamics in construction and STEM fields. Her work emphasizes stakeholder perspectives and institutional adaptation.

Team Affiliation: Collaborates with the Swiss Education Lab on nationwide vocational education initiatives, including the LehrstellenPuls monitoring system for apprenticeship market trends.