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Master gardener: With the higher professional examination into self-employment

A master gardener has many business management tasks. They organize, coordinate and monitor all areas of a nursery and are therefore responsible for the entire business. This also includes the management of employees. He is also responsible for customer contact and, above all, customer care, as a master gardener is primarily responsible for sales opportunities and the procurement of orders. It is conceivable to run your own gardening business or to be employed as a manager in a large company.

Anyone wishing to train as a master gardener must already have completed basic training as a gardener and have several years of professional experience and management experience. These are the prerequisites for taking the specialist examination in one of the following four areas: Nursery, perennials, gardening and landscaping, and potted plants and cut flowers. If you are interested in such further training, you will find a clear list of schools from all over Switzerland that offer courses, seminars and training programs for prospective master gardeners at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung. You are sure to make the right choice for your first step into an independent future.

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Further training is not only important in order to maintain or increase professional attractiveness, investing in training or further training is still the most efficient way to increase the chances of a pay rise.

The Swiss education system offers a wide range of individual training and further education opportunities - depending on your personal level of education, professional experience and educational goals.

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Feldmühlestr. 28
9400 Rorschach
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With over 2000 students, the Rorschach-Rheintal Continuing Education Center is one of the largest providers of adult education in Eastern Switzerland.

The experienced lecturers know from their own experience what is in demand in companies today. Accordingly, the course content is geared towards the requirements of business and the final examinations. You learn what you need in practice. At the WZR you will learn in an informal atmosphere and interact intensively with your fellow students and lecturers. This improves your social skills and, coupled with new specialist knowledge, prepares you for professional challenges.

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Strengths: ▪ Over 50 courses ▪ Wide range of online courses ▪ Lecturers with practical experience ▪ Personal support & pleasant learning atmosphere ▪ Top success rates compared to other Swiss universities ▪ Good accessibility
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Rorschach, Altstätten, St. Gallen
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8/14/2026
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Following the professional examination, there are the following options for further training as a gardener:

  • Courses from vocational colleges, horticultural colleges and universities of applied sciences as well as from associations, e.g. JardinSuisse or the Association of Swiss City Gardeners and Horticultural Offices VSSG
  • Higher professional examination (HFP) as a master gardener
  • Higher technical college as Dipl. Techniker/in HF Baufführung, specializing in gardening and landscaping
  • University of Applied Sciences for Bachelor of Science (FH) in Landscape Architecture, Bachelor of Science (FH) in Environmental Engineering

You can usually attend several different training and further education courses at a caretaking school. On the one hand, there is the basic training to become a specialist in operational maintenance with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma).

Building on this, the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) for janitors with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education (AFPE) for janitors with a Federal Diploma is offered.

In addition, it is often possible to attend shorter seminars on specific topics, such as fire protection, plant protection, disinfection of bathing water in communal pools, mold and pests, school furniture, flower arranging, ergonomics, lawn care and much more. Universities of Applied Sciences also offer CAS, DAS and MAS postgraduate courses in facility management and related fields.

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