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Towing service training with a federal certificate of proficiency in road assistance

Road assistants take responsibility for the necessary measures at breakdown or accident sites. Their primary focus is on the safety of the people and goods involved and the environment. They can quickly assess a situation and recognize possible dangers and further damage at an early stage. In addition, after consultation with the client, they determine the next steps to be taken with the insurance companies and the clients involved and are available to advise clients on all questions relating to the breakdown or accident. Road assistants also make every effort to ensure the mobility of clients.

Breakdown mechanics are able to assess minor breakdowns well and carry out emergency repairs on the spot after a professional diagnosis to restore roadworthiness. In the event of an accident, they ensure the safe recovery, transportation, storage and disposal of the vehicle. In the case of minor accidents, they provide a professional assessment of the safety of the vehicle to continue its journey. The job description of road assistants is therefore very comprehensive and complex. It requires quick comprehension, flexibility and a high level of know-how, which can be acquired in a well-founded towing service training course.

Do you have basic training in the bodywork, automotive, motorcycle or agricultural machinery sector and/or have you already gained several years of professional experience in the field of roadside or breakdown assistance and would you now like to specialize in this field with a towing service training course leading to an officially recognized diploma (professional examination)?

On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch - the largest Swiss education portal - you have the opportunity to take a closer look at offers for towing service training. You can order detailed information material directly from the training providers or arrange a personal consultation.

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After continuing education, Higher Education or training that has led you to the Federal Professional Examination, you will be able to recognize dangers to people and the environment at the scene of an emergency and, if necessary, take measures, as well as discuss the respective procedure with the client and insurance companies and provide advice and support to the customer. Depending on the specialization, you will be able to identify vehicle malfunctions and unbreak vehicles, assess their roadworthiness and, if necessary, restore it (breakdown assistance) or provide a vehicle assessment in the event of minor accidents and organize the securing, recovery, removal, storage or disposal of vehicles (accident assistance). With the "Breakdown and accident assistance" specialization, you can cover all of these areas as a generalist.

 

There is a towing service training or continuing education, which serves as preparation for the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) for road assistants with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education.

In order to be able to take the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) to become a road assistant with a federal certificate, you must have attended at least three modules of a recognized towing service training or continuing education, further training and also passed a module examination there. You can obtain detailed information on this via our contact form.

The towing service training or continuing education, further training to become a road assistant with a federal certificate takes between one and one and a half years. The course is offered as a block course and lasts between 16 and 24 days, depending on the chosen specialization. There are also module examinations.

To be allowed to take the Federal Professional Examination for road assistants with a federal certificate. To be eligible to take the final examination, you must either have a Federal VET Diploma from an apprenticeship of at least three years in the motorcycle, agricultural machinery, bodywork or automotive industry and at least two years of professional experience plus one year as a road assistant, or have a Federal VET Diploma or equivalent qualification and at least three years' professional experience in the relevant sector and at least one year's experience as a road assistant, or, without one of these qualifications, have at least seven years' professional experience as a road assistant in the relevant specialization (breakdown assistance / accident assistance). In addition, all must have completed towing service training or continuing education, further training with the required modules or a certificate of equivalence.

 

Towing service training or continuing education, further training that prepares you for a Federal Professional Examination can be completed in the specialization area "Breakdown assistance", as well as in "Accident assistance" or a combination of both areas "Breakdown and accident assistance".

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