In addition to higher vocational education and training (professional examinations, higher professional examinations and HF studies) and university degrees as well as postgraduate courses, there are also numerous certificate courses for practical skills enhancement as continuing healthcare education. These cover topics such as health, nursing, medicine, sport, exercise and alternative healing methods. These include, for example

• Job profile courses
• Massage courses
• Therapy courses
• Nursing courses
• Alternative medicine courses
• Sports courses
• Exercise classes
• Courses to impart medical knowledge

The following are some of the most frequently used classic further training courses in the sense of "further training in the healthcare sector":

• Care
  • Long-term care course
  • Specialist in long-term care and support
  • Specialist in geriatric and psychogeriatric care
  • Nursing specialist
  • NDS-HF Nursing consultant
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing or midwifery
  • Master in Nursing
  • CAS Lifeworld-oriented dementia care
• Medicine
  • Medical basics
  • Medical practice coordinator
  • Naturopath
  • Biomedical analyst
  • NDS-HF Emergency care
  • Bachelor in Human Medicine
  • Master in Human Medicine
  • CAS Philosophy and Medicine
• Alternative medicine
  • Complementary therapist
  • Naturopath
  • Homeopath
  • Nutrition and Dietetics Bachelor
  • Health Promotion and Prevention Bachelor
  • Nutrition and Dietetics Master
  • Sport, Exercise and Health Master
  • CAS Health Promotion and Prevention

There are different types of continuing education in the healthcare sector. These are, for example

• Part-time continuing education in healthcare - mostly longer-term offers
• Full-time further training in the healthcare sector
• Seminars in the healthcare sector
• Online training in healthcare
• Hybrid training in the healthcare sector
• Continuing education in the healthcare sector
• Training for people working in the healthcare sector

The healthcare system is constantly facing new challenges - on the one hand due to changing legislation, cost pressure or patient management. People working in healthcare management should be prepared for this. Continuing education, further training in healthcare management can be completed both as higher vocational training and at Universities. As a result, people with a basic education in the healthcare sector are trained as managers at various levels in order to be able to master their everyday tasks in healthcare management in the best possible way. The knowledge and skills acquired in continuing education, further training in healthcare management are used in management functions in social or socio-educational institutions and in the healthcare sector.

Various goals can be pursued with further training opportunities in the healthcare sector:

• Medical activities
• Nursing activities
• Therapeutic activities
• Administrative activities
• Pharmaceutical activities
• Management function
• Adult education in the healthcare sector
• Activity in alternative medicine
• Activity in the field of sport or exercise

Of course, the learning content of further training courses in the healthcare sector varies greatly - depending on the chosen topic, area and scope of further training. However, the following learning content is often included:

• Medical basics or knowledge
• Dealing with patients and conducting discussions
• Recognizing diseases and health problems
• Propose an action plan within the framework of your own method
• Awareness of the limits of one's own performance in the healthcare sector
• Impact assessment
• Service invoices

This is followed by further training as a healthcare administrator, which leads to a professional examination as a specialist in healthcare institutions. There is also a training course for specialists in healthcare institutions, which concludes with a federal professional examination. Those who pass this examination then have a federal certificate.

Medical training can be completed in many healthcare professions here in Switzerland, for example in nursing, as a medical assistant, in therapy, geriatric care or pharmacy, in the emergency services or in medical technology. There are a wide variety of healthcare training courses on offer, ranging from health and social care assistants and druggists to surgical technology specialists CHE and human medicine specialists.

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.

In Switzerland, herbal medicine training courses with a focus on phytotherapy, as part of naturopathy, are offered by various schools in different courses. Some of these courses are aimed exclusively at people from the healthcare sector with previous training in conventional medicine, while others are aimed at anyone interested, even without any previous knowledge of medicine or alternative medicine. Therefore, please contact the providers you are interested in directly and ask about the target groups of the individual herbal medicine training courses.

If you are looking for further training or continuing education, further training in nursing that offers you a specialist specialization, the individual schools offer courses on topics such as acute care, care gastronomy, gerontopsychiatry, neurophysiological diagnostics, palliative care, surgical positioning care, respiratory disability and tuberculosis, activating care or work with the elderly. You will also find specific training courses on other key topics.

Various training and further education courses in the field of phytotherapy are offered here in Switzerland, all of which take place at different times and dates. As a rule, however, the attendance dates are held at weekends or extended weekends, sometimes also on individual days during the week. Full-time training to become a phytotherapist is rather unusual, while part-time phytotherapy training is the norm.

Continuing education, further training in phytotherapy, which is aimed at experienced doctors who wish to take up a new specialty as a supplement, is structured completely differently to training for people who have little or no experience in healthcare, medicine or alternative medicine. For this reason, the content of the individual phytotherapist training courses varies immensely. As an example, here are the contents of a training course for beginners with no previous knowledge: Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases; gall bladder and liver; bladder and kidneys; nervous system; skin; gastrointestinal; thyroid; hormonal disorders; tea knowledge; witch herbs; compresses and poultices; immune system; phytotherapy in paediatrics; cancer treatment; aromatic plants; organizing and activating inner forces, practical days and excursions. For detailed information on the content and structure of continuing education, further training, please contact the individual phytotherapy schools directly.