A modern digital solution to support continuing education funding.

Introduction

As part of the project «Subventix – specialist application for subsidised continuing education», a modern solution was developed to digitally support continuing education funding.
The specialist application, built on the Power Platform, aims to establish an end to end digital process without media discontinuities that benefits both external continuing education organisations and internal administrative teams. Around 70 organisations will benefit from the new solution, which is being developed in close collaboration with the Office for Upper Secondary Education and Vocational Education and Training (MBA). This initiative significantly improves both the quality and efficiency of subsidy processes while simplifying collaboration with education partners.

Initial Situation

Before the implementation of the new solution, the situation at the Office for Upper Secondary Education and Vocational Education and Training (MBA) was characterised by manual, inefficient, and error‑prone processes. Many workflows required duplicate effort and led to media discontinuities, which made it difficult to process subsidy applications. Data was managed across various documents, such as large Excel files, limiting transparency, processing efficiency, and internal communication.
At the same time, applications and settlements had to be reviewed with a high level of accuracy to ensure service quality and compliance with regulatory requirements. Collecting and analysing key performance indicators was also a challenge. Overall, the execution of these processes involved a significant administrative burden.

Solution

The solution for the Office for Upper Secondary Education and Vocational Education and Training (MBA) is based on a specialist application built on the Power Platform. External continuing education organisations can submit their applications, settlements, and key figures directly via Power Pages and track the status of their cases in real time.
By using Model Driven Apps and Power Automate, internal processes are largely automated, significantly increasing efficiency. Dataverse serves as the central data platform, enabling seamless integration and consistent management of all information. The solution reduces manual intervention and minimises sources of error, resulting in higher data quality. At the same time, automated workflows improve both internal and external communication.

Business Value

Efficiency gains through automation

The implementation of the specialist application for the MBA has led to a significant increase in efficiency. By automating internal processes, processing times were reduced by 50 to 90 percent. As a result, subsidy applications and settlements are handled much faster.

Process quality and transparency

The reduction of media discontinuities has a positive impact on data quality and simplifies workflows. At the same time, the self service approach enables transparent tracking of application statuses and a preliminary calculation of funding amounts, noticeably improving the customer experience.

Added value for employees and administration

The reduced need for manual intervention also improves the employee experience. Overall, the solution supports forward looking, efficient, and transparent administrative operations.

applications, settlements, and statistical reports processed per year
 millions
in funding volume processed annually (CHF)
 FTE
saved through efficiency gains

Brigitte Arn

Leiterin Fachbereich Brückenangebote & Weiterbildung | Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt | Kanton Bern

«The innovative solution we developed together with the isolutions team has opened up new possibilities that were previously not available to us. Thanks to the specialist application, entire subsidy case files can now be processed digitally, end to end, and far more efficiently. A clear win for both us and our customers.»

About Canton Bern
The Office for Upper Secondary Education and Vocational Education and Training is responsible for governance and oversight of upper secondary schools, training companies, intercompany training centres, vocational schools, colleges of higher education, continuing education institutions, and career guidance services in the Canton of Bern. Its work is based on the legal framework defined by federal and cantonal law. Together with its education partners, the office is committed to ensuring high quality education for Switzerland today and in the future.

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