SwissCommunity We recommend that you inform yourself early on about the university admission requirements, the required language skills, as well as the options for applying for a vocational apprenticeship. RUTH VON GUNTEN Educationsuisse offers counselling to all young Swiss Abroad on all matters related to education in Switzerland. educationsuisse, education in Switzerland, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Switzerland Tel. +41 31 356 61 04; info@educationsuisse.ch; www.educationsuisse.ch schooling. During or after the apprenticeship, there is also the possibility of completing a vocational baccalaureate. With the vocational baccalaureate diploma, you can study at a university of applied sciences. The universities in Switzerland offer a comprehensive, diverse, and excellent study programme. There are ten public universities (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Berne, Basel, Lucerne, Zurich, St. Gallen and Svizzera Italiana) and two federal institutes of technology (ETH Zurich und EPF Lausanne). Numerous public universities of applied sciences offer practice-oriented university studies. The universities of teacher education train young people to become qualified teachers at the various school levels. Switzerland offers an extremely wide range of education courses and training opportunities, and a variety of pathways can be followed. Anyone holding the qualifications required can generally embark on the course of their choice. Sufficient language skills in the language of instruction are also important. A special feature is the vocational apprenticeship combining theory and practice. This basic vocational training takes place in a training company, i.e. in a private company or in a public authority, with one to two days of school per week. There are also some fulltime schools. Two-thirds of all young people choose an apprenticeship in one of the around 245 professions after completing compulsory The Swiss education system in brief The Swiss education system is characterised by renowned universities and solid basic vocational training. Tertiary Level Upper Secondary Level Lower Scondary Level Primary Level Kindergarten Universities General education Higher vocational education Vocational education and training (apprenticeship) Compulsory school University of Applied Sciences Master Bachelor Advanced Federal Diploma Federal Diploma Federal VET Diploma or Federal VET Certificate VET with Federal Vocational Baccalaureate University of Teacher Education Master Bachelor College of Higher Education Diploma HF University / ETH-EPF PhD/Doctorate Master Bachelor Specialised Baccalaureate Specialised Middle School Maturity Certificate Academic Upper Secondary School The Swiss education system The Swiss education system is characterised by a high degree of flexibility. There are many ways to begin or to change to a different education programme. Applicants with the required qualifications can generally attend their chosen course. additional qualifications necessary simplified schema 36 Swiss Review / December 2022 / No.6
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjYwNzMx