My name is Werner Buchmann. I am Deputy Rector at the BZWU and Head of Continuing Education at our school. This area comprises around 2,500 students with numerous courses and training programs up to HF level (Höhere Fachschule). In my area of responsibility, I am also in charge of the "Dipl. Unternehmensprozesse HF (now Prozesstechnik HF)" course and its successful implementation.
The Business Processes HF course (new: Process Technology HF) is suitable for technically trained people - especially those who work in a production-related environment and have an EFZ. These are, for example, polymechanics, design engineers, plant and apparatus engineers or production mechanics. In other words, technically trained specialists who would like to continue their education in the specialist area and develop further in the direction of process management, work preparation or production planning.
With a degree as a technician HF company processes (new: process technician HF), you can go into work preparation, production planning or purchasing in the production environment. An alternative field of activity outside of a production company is the process-oriented environment in a service company. There, processes are designed, developed and managed.
The Business Processes HF (new: Process Technology HF) degree program teaches you:
After that, you are the generalist in the production-related environment and process specialist who takes care of process optimization. In this way, entrepreneurial decisions can be made regarding internal or external production, determination of vertical integration, etc. These are some of the learning contents of this practice-oriented and transfer-oriented training in Business Processes HF (new: Process Technology HF).
The advanced training course in Business Processes HF (now: Process Technology HF) at BZWU takes three and a half years. This is twice as long as the process specialist course, for example.
The costs for the Business Processes HF course (new: Process Technology HF) range from CHF 19,000 to CHF 22,000. This is a general guideline, as the price depends on the duration of the course. The cantonal subsidies have already been deducted.
The Business Processes HF (now: Process Technology HF) course is a two-cycle concept. This means that after two years, the professional examination to become a process specialist with a federal certificate is completed. After a further one and a half years, you will graduate as a technician HF company processes (new: process technician HF). As a result, you will receive two federally recognized qualifications - a federal certificate and an HF diploma.
We are surrounded by a top infrastructure and have excellent relationships with industry. This enables us to offer practice-oriented further training. We also have good public transport connections. We have excellent framework conditions with a super infrastructure and top learning environments.
With a degree in Business Processes HF (now: Process Technology HF), you can gain a foothold in company management or department management in the manufacturing sector as well as head of organization in a large company. Thanks to the generalist training, graduates also have numerous employment opportunities and career prospects in service companies.
There are many, we have had people studying Business Processes HF (now: Process Technology HF) who now run an SME as CEO or Managing Director. They have progressed via the Process Specialist and the Technician HF Business Processes (new: Process Technician HF) to become the head of a company. We have a number of graduates who, thanks to this training path, now manage an SME with up to 50 employees and bear overall responsibility.
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