Degree, diploma and title
If you have successfully completed the Social Team Leader training and have all five module certificates, as well as meeting the other admission requirements for the required prior education and professional experience, then you are admitted to the professional examination.
In order for the professional examination to be held, at least 30 candidates must meet the admission requirements after the invitation to tender. Otherwise, the final examination takes place every two years. Candidates can decide for themselves in which language (German, French or Italian) they would like to be examined.
At least four weeks before the start of the final examination for the Social Team Leader training course, candidates will receive an invitation to attend. This invitation contains information on the examination program (time and place of the examination) and the list of experts.
The professional examination for team leaders in social and socio-medical organizations (formerly team leaders in social and socio-medical institutions) is divided into three parts, which proceed as follows:
1) Presentation of a management situation followed by an expert discussion (oral, 45 min.)
In this part of the examination, candidates must present a specific management situation from their practice to the experts. This is followed by an expert discussion in which the candidates demonstrate that they can not only reflect on their own behavior, but also link it to the relevant theoretical principles and derive insights for their management activities.
2) Case analysis (written, 120 min.)
In this part of the examination, candidates work on given external work situations of a team leader in the social or healthcare sector. They demonstrate that they are able to recognize leadership problems, classify them conceptually, develop solutions and justify them.
3) Simulated management situation with technical discussion (oral, 70 min.)
Candidates prepare for a given challenging management discussion with employees. This is followed by a simulated discussion with a team member concerned. The candidates then explain their approach to the experts.
Diploma and title
Successful graduates of the professional examination receive a federal certificate and are entitled to use the federally recognized and protected title "Team leader in social and socio-medical organizations with a federal certificate".
In French: "Responsable d'équipe dans des organizations sociales et médico-sociales avec brevet fédéral"
In Italian: "Capo team in organizzazioni sociali e medico-sociali con attestato professionale federale"
In English: "Team Leader in Social and Sociomedical Organizations, Federal Diploma of Higher Education" Attention: The English title is merely a suggested translation; this is not a protected title.