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Do you work in the field of child education, e.g. as a childcare specialist, or are you planning to change your career and would like to continue your education in this area? Are you looking for a suitable child education course in Switzerland? The degree in child education at higher technical college (HF) level offers an optimal, sound educational basis for all areas of activity in the social or educational field of work with children and young people. The course can be completed while working and requires at least 50% employment in a school or family support facility. While the course can be completed within three years for graduates with completed vocational training in the social or educational field, the child education course takes four years for participants without relevant professional experience.

The following topics form the focus of further training in child education:

  • The tasks of supplementary school and family care
  • Early childhood education
  • Process-oriented learning
  • Use of media, technology and creative means
  • Organization, finances and law
  • Education and didactics

The Child Education HF course is federally recognized and offers you numerous new career opportunities. For further information on the child education course, please contact the schools directly. Send an online inquiry to the relevant school - it's free and straightforward.

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Yes, the profession that you have learned in an apprenticeship with Federal VET Diploma does not play a fundamental role for child education training or continuing education, further training to become a certified childhood educator CHE.

However, you must pass the aptitude test and provide proof of at least 400 hours of work experience (approx. six months) in a childcare facility in order to be admitted to the CHE degree program in Childhood Education. If you do not have a Federal VET Diploma but have completed a purely academic qualification (such as a Baccalaureate), you must provide evidence of at least 800 hours of relevant work experience (approx. one year).

Only care specialists (FaBe) and persons with similar qualifications do not require any additional professional experience or internships.

Please note: The course and the job titles are now "Childhood Educator CHE".

The skills you acquire on the Childhood Education course or the CHE Childhood Education course are extremely comprehensive and enable you to take on specialist and management roles in supplementary school and family care.

Childhood educators CHE are capable of organizing, designing and evaluating childcare services, defining, designing and ensuring a care framework. They are also able to act according to the situation and take into account the needs of the individual and the whole group. The skills of childcare professionals also include paying attention to each child, encouraging their interaction and offering a learning and activity environment tailored to their skills. Observation and documentation skills, skills relating to the creation and implementation of pedagogical concepts, the organization of care, knowledge transfer, the ability to reflect, decision-making skills, teamwork planning, team communication, the ability to delegate, counselling skills and interviewing skills are also among the skills acquired during CHE training. Networking, knowledge of regulations and laws relevant to the profession, knowledge of information procurement in the field of development, child and family policy and the ability to plan and implement are also part of the skills taught during CHE training in childhood education.

After successfully completing your child education training or training in childhood education, as the course has been called since 2021, you will receive a diploma as "dipl. Kindheitspädagoge HF" or "dipl. Kindheitspädagogin HF CHE". Until 2021, the degree was called "dipl. Kindererzieherin CHE" or "dipl. Kindererzieher CHE".

No. The CHE Childhood Education course or the CHE Childhood Education Diploma course, as the degree has been called since 2021, always includes a part of practical training.

The CHE course in childhood education can be completed either as a full-time course with internships or as a part-time course. In the case of full-time training, school lessons alternate with one or more internships, while in the case of part-time training, students work at least 50 percent of the time in the professional field.

Child education training or the course to become a certified childhood educator CHE, as the degrees have been called since 2021, takes two to four years - depending on the training model (full-time or part-time) and previous education.

Please note: The training now runs under the job title "Childhood Educator CHE".

As the course does not build on existing specialist knowledge, we could speak of training.

However, the childhood education (formerly: child education) course is a course at a College of Higher Education (CHE) and therefore a course in the field of higher vocational education and training. This requires an apprenticeship qualification with Federal VET Diploma, a high school diploma or a degree from an EDK-recognized secondary school. It is therefore not initial training, but continuing education, further training in this sense.

Initial training, i.e. training leading to an apprenticeship qualification, could be, for example, an apprenticeship as a childcare specialist (FaBe) Federal VET Diploma specializing in children, which can serve as a good basis for later continuing education, further training as a childhood educator CHE.

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The College for Childhood Education in Zug (hfk) is part of the ARTISET education program.

The hfk in Zug offers a pedagogical education that prepares students for demanding tasks in professional childcare. With the diploma in Childhood Pedagogy HF, you have a federally recognized qualification at tertiary level.

During your training, you will acquire a wide range of skills for
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The hfk attaches great importance to professionally sound teaching and an optimal learning atmosphere for students. It works closely with practitioners and many partners in the professional field.
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As a qualified social pedagogue HF, you will support, accompany and encourage people in all life situations and acquire the foundations for later taking on management functions in an institution.

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As a qualified operations manager in facility management HF, you will take on specialist and management responsibility in a promising industry that provides comprehensive services in hospitals, care homes, education centers and many other businesses.

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