The office management diploma, which you can complete as continuing education, further training at commercial schools, teaches the following commercial school subjects:

• Word processing, computer science
• Accounting
• Business administration
• Law
• National economy
• Keyboarding, German correspondence
• German
• French, English or Italian

The commercial diploma as a commercial school continuing education, further training provides participants with knowledge in the following commercial school subjects:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Business administration
• Law
• German
• Independent work
• Communication
• Presentation
• Computer science (ECDL)

At a business school, you can complete continuing education, further training in business administration. This enables you to acquire basic commercial and economic knowledge and obtain a commercial college diploma. However, you must be aware of one thing: you will not be able to make up for the lack of a commercial apprenticeship. A commercial college enables career changers to enter the office. In other words, entry into a commercial profession for adult professionals with an apprenticeship without completing a commercial apprenticeship. People who have been working in the office for some time and have a job in the commercial sector can also qualify with a commercial school diploma. This professional certificate is recognized and such qualifications are important as proof of performance in today's world.

• Commercial diploma HVS
• Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training in Business Administration B-Profile
• Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training in Business Administration E-Profile
• Clerk in Human Resources
• Marketing and sales clerk
• Dipl. IT-Kaufmann / Dip. IT businesswoman
• Technical Business Management Assistant with Federal Diploma of Higher Education

In principle, all training or further education courses, courses and training programs that provide participants with commercial knowledge, such as office courses or the higher business diploma, can be offered at a commercial school. Training courses that are offered at a VSH business school (recognized by the Association of Swiss Business Schools), Edupool business school (recognized by the Swiss Commercial Association) or are federally regulated are recognized throughout Switzerland. You choose your commercial school qualification:

• VSH Diploma Commercial School (private commercial schools)
  • VSH office management diploma
  • VSH commercial diploma
• Diploma from Edupool.ch business school (in the Swiss Commercial Association)
• Federal certificate of proficiency in commerce (commercial apprenticeship)
• Vocational baccalaureate in the commercial field (BM1 alongside training)
• Vocational baccalaureate in the commercial field (BM2, after EFZ qualification)

The diplomas awarded by the Association of Swiss Commercial Schools VSH are recognized by the Swiss Trade Association SGV as equivalent to basic commercial training with a federal certificate of proficiency. The commercial school diploma can therefore be awarded by different associations.

However, it is not always easy to find the right offer, as the choice on the Swiss education market is huge. From a seminar on Administrator XP to training as a health specialist, karate training or training in estate planning, to a course on quality assurance, language travel or continuing education, further training as a train traffic manager, there is something for everyone interested in education. You just have to find it.

It is therefore important that you first find out about all your options and narrow them down. We will help you step by step to find the most interesting educational opportunities for you. Simply use our free educational guides for vocational training or continuing education, further training (see navigation point "Educational help" above) and find out about educational opportunities in a wide range of industries. Once you have made your pre-selection, get in touch with some of the providers, for example via our contact form, and ask for comprehensive information documents to help you make your decision.

Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch asked those interested in sales specialist training or sales specialist training with a professional examination. A total of 41% said that their interest in individual training institutes came from online reviews. On the other hand, 31 % choose schools for their training inquiry based on a recommendation. 28% of survey participants ask schools for detailed information about the course because they already know them. This also shows how helpful online evaluations of schools are for the choice of sales specialist training, which is why many evaluations of schools are also integrated on the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. Based on additional text responses, we learned further reasons from prospective students for enquiring about schools: "is close to home", "due to school times", "came across it via social media", "location", "because the training here is 3 semesters instead of 2 and it starts this year in October", "well located", "came across it by chance", "good and clear homepage" and "because it may be in Italian".

Business management courses offered by schools or technical colleges, which only last a few days and end with a course certificate, are suitable for very different groups of people. For example, depending on the focus of the course, business management courses are suitable for junior staff who will soon be taking up a management position, self-employed people from all sectors, accounting staff, managing directors or HR managers. Each seminar at each school is aimed at a different target audience, depending on the focus of the course.

The training to become a business economist with a federal diploma is aimed at people who have a basic commercial/business management qualification, for example as a technical business management assistant or a higher business diploma HWD/VSK, and who also have several years of professional experience. This course is ideal for anyone who wants to run an SME in the future.

The continuing education, further training to become a federally certified business economist CHE is suitable for anyone who is already firmly established in the commercial sector and is looking for a higher management position. Depending on the focus of interest, different specializations can be chosen here, so that the general business management knowledge imparted is expanded by knowledge of the specialization.

A degree course is suitable for all those who want to lay the foundation for their professional career with a degree in business administration or business economics, because with a degree from a university, especially a university degree, graduates can quickly make it into top management. The Bachelor of Science UAS in Business Administration (BBA UAS) can also be completed on a part-time basis.

Postgraduate courses such as CAS, DAS or MAS are particularly suitable for experienced professionals who have a higher level of education and would like to continue their training in a more specialized way.

It is not always easy to get the job you want. There is often a lack of either professional experience or technical expertise. In order to overcome the shortcomings of professional deficiencies, it is advisable to attend appropriate training or further training courses at the relevant schools. This is often the first step towards finding your dream job. Because only those who know what they are talking about can be successful in their day-to-day work. Further training provides both the basics and specific qualifications, depending on what you need to increase your skills and therefore your chances on the job market. But what benefits did this particular commercial college KV course that you would like to attend bring to participants in reality? Find out what other graduates of the office management diploma or commercial diploma really think about this further education course, what it has done for them professionally and whether they would recommend further education at a commercial college. Click here for theEvaluation toolfrom Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch.

If you would like to attend a commercial school, you have various options:

• Training as a clerk in the relevant sector (e.g. banking, facility management, retail)
• Specialist training in the respective field of activity (e.g. purchasing, sales, human resources, accounting)
• Business school
• Diplomas such as office management diploma, commercial diploma, etc.
• Business management assistant Art. 32 (EFZ)

When the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch asked prospective students as part of a survey, 37% stated that they had done so following a recommendation. 30 %, on the other hand, already knew the school before this inquiry for the HF Business Administration course. A further 33% enquired about a school after reading an online evaluation. Optional self-written responses from the education survey provided us with further reasons for enquiring about schools:

• "Geographical location"
• "I have a good impression of the technical business management training"
• "Found via Google and has good references - is therefore very attractive"
• "came across it on the Internet"
• "Distance"
• "Location"
• "Online offer as a hybrid course"

Anyone who has to decide between a commercial school and the Advanced Business Diploma HWD will find that it is difficult to enter the HWD directly without a commercial school as a basis. The prerequisite for admission to the HWD is a basic commercial education (level commercial diploma VSH or KV). The schools may grant exceptions in the case of proven professional experience. If you do not yet have any commercial knowledge, you should always attend a commercial college first.

At a business school, it is usually possible to complete a commercial apprenticeship to become a merchant with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training B and E profile or with a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in the M profile. You can also apply for a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training as a retail trade specialist and find out which other apprenticeships are possible at a business school by contacting the individual schools directly using the contact form.

To be able to answer this question, you should first narrow down what kind of continuing education, further training you are looking for. Do you want to make your free time more exciting with an attractive further education opportunity, such as martial arts or cooking courses? Would you like to learn a new language? Are you thinking of a career change or would you like to continue your education in a very specific area at a school? The choice is vast and therefore requires a little research. Further education opportunities, such as courses, training and courses that will help you advance professionally, are available in a wide variety of areas at many established schools throughout Switzerland.

• Commercial training and continuing education, further training
• Computer science
• Industry / Trade / Technology
• Health / Wellness / Beauty
• Education / Social Affairs / Psychology
• Gastronomy / Hotel industry / Tourism
• Universities
• Seminars
• Other areas of training and further education

Once you have decided on a sector, you will find that a whole range of attractive training measures are available to you, among which you are sure to find the right training opportunity for your needs.

For some courses, there are a large number of providers throughout Switzerland, but also in individual cities, such as Zurich. It is therefore possible that you will find a considerable number of schools for courses in Zurich, especially in highly sought-after sectors, and you will have to choose between them. This is not always easy, as you often know little or nothing about the schools in question. It makes sense to contact the relevant training providers directly using our contact form and have them send you training and course documents. Read these thoroughly and identify some important selection criteria such as course details, experience and references, training managers, infrastructure, recognition and much more. Our guide "How to choose the right training provider" (see navigation bar "Education help" above) can also be helpful in your search for the right training provider.

In addition to basic training, the office management diploma and the commercial diploma, business schools also offer management courses in mathematics, management, English and finance. Various continuing education, further training courses, whether for a certificate or a federal diploma, can be completed in the areas of management and organization; leadership and human resources; finance; as well as marketing, sales and tourism.

Vocational schools can be attended by those who do not yet know exactly which career path they would like to take, as well as those who already know exactly which industry or even which profession they would like to work in, but have not yet been able to conclude an apprenticeship contract. In the latter case, a practical or in-company vocational preparation year (BVJ) is particularly suitable, in which you not only attend school and specifically eliminate your academic deficits, but also offer you the opportunity to find an entry into the profession with practical lessons and work placements, thus increasing your chances of obtaining an apprenticeship following the vocational selection year.