When the previous profession is no longer possible: options for the professional future

If your previous profession is no longer possible for health reasons, there are various options: Continue to use your skills, stay in the industry, specialize in continuing education, further training or completely reorient your career. Qualifications such as commercial diplomas or Federal Diploma of Higher Education open up new perspectives. Important: Individual situation, interests and resources determine the best path.

Physical complaints or psychological stress can lead to the fact that the previous profession can no longer be practiced. This raises questions:

  • What's next for your career?
  • Is a complete restart necessary?
  • What options are there?

A complete reorientation is not always necessary. It is often worthwhile to further develop existing skills. After all, professional experience is a valuable foundation.

Example: A baker with back problems can continue to work in the industry - for example in the office, in quality assurance, purchasing or sales. In this way, professional experience is retained and expanded in a meaningful way.

Continuing education, further training offers a good opportunity to reposition yourself within your own industry. Suitable courses include

  • Commercial diploma to supplement commercial skills.
  • Federal Professional Examination with a federal certificate, for example for technical specialists to specialize in a new function.

Such qualifications open up new fields of activity that are less physically demanding or better suited to personal resources.

Whether a change of sector, specialization or a complete reorientation makes sense depends on many factors. These include personal interests, health restrictions, financial opportunities and the current market situation.

There is therefore no "recipe for all". Each case should be considered individually and the options carefully weighed up.

If you find yourself in this situation, you don't have to go it alone. The team at ausbildung-weiterbildung.ch can help you find suitable continuing education, further training, new perspectives and realistic career options.

Under the link you will find simple and direct offers from various schools that we currently have online. You can contact the relevant schools directly via the inquiry form free of charge and without obligation and receive detailed information about the respective course and can ask your questions.

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Author:

Ladina Gianom

Ladina Gianom, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

Publication:

3.11.2025

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