Rudolf Strahm: “In French-speaking Switzerland, vocational training is stigmatized, as if it were reserved for the most disadvantaged populations”

National councilor for thirteen years and federal head of price surveillance for four years, Rudolf Strahm has always been a great defender of vocational training. In 2016, he released The mirage of long studies at Editions Slatkine. This book was a great success in German-speaking Switzerland (more than 6,000 sales) but only regarding a hundred copies were sold in French-speaking Switzerland. The child from Lauperswil (BE) gives his opinion on what he considers to be a Röstigraben.