The social insurance specialist course lasts two to four semesters, depending on the provider, and takes place alongside work. This is where you acquire the qualifications required for the federal examination (apart from the necessary professional experience). Those who meet the necessary admission requirements can then take the professional examination.

The further training course for social insurance specialists covers these thirteen fields of activity:

• Old-age and survivors' insurance (AHV)
• Disability insurance (IV)
• Accident insurance (UV)
• Health insurance (KV, compulsory / supplementary)
• Occupational benefits (BV, mandatory and extra-mandatory)
• Social security (SoSi)
• Unemployment insurance and insolvency compensation (ALV)
• Income compensation for service personnel (EO), maternity (EO) and paternity (VSE), family allowances (FZ), military insurance (MV)
• Legal (RE) and Coordination (KOO)
• Supplementary benefits to AHV/IV (EL) and social assistance (SH, including victim support)

Other voluntary subjects or subjects that prepare you for the professional examination for social insurance specialists may include the following:

• Negotiation & conflict management
• Conversation
• Working and learning techniques
• Self-management
• Audit strategy
• Dealing with exam anxiety

There are many opportunities for further training after completing an apprenticeship with a federal certificate of competence as a care specialist and these can take the form of additional courses and certificates or federal examinations and continuing education, further training. Federal Professional Examinations (FPE) are federal continuing education courses that lead to a Federal Diploma of Higher Education, such as Team Leader in social and socio-medical institutions; Migration Specialist; or Social Support Worker. Building on this, Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) is possible, for example to become a certified occupational therapist or certified institution manager in the social and socio-medical field. Alternatively, after an apprenticeship and a few years of professional experience, care professionals can also consider attending a College of Higher Education (CHE) or, with a Matura, a University of Applied Sciences. Possible courses would be, for example, to become a certified activation specialist CHE, certified child educator CHE, certified social pedagogue CHE, Bachelor of Science (UAS) in social work, Bachelor of Science (UAS) in occupational therapy or many other training and continuing education, further training courses in the field of care.

The social insurance specialist course with a federal certificate provides up-to-date knowledge from all branches of social insurance. Holders of the certificate are able to process complex social insurance cases at the qualified processing level and to analyze problems from the entire field of social insurance and propose suitable solutions.