Business school: 10 advantages of the "VSH Office Management Diploma" or "VSH Business Diploma" qualification

In Switzerland, 70% of jobs require basic commercial training as a key qualification. The VSH Office Management Diploma / VSH Commercial Diploma is a basic commercial training course at a commercial college that corresponds to the school-based part of a commercial apprenticeship and therefore fulfills this requirement. It offers people with training from outside the industry as well as people without a federally recognized apprenticeship qualification an opportunity to enter the commercial sector and opens up further training opportunities in many directions, such as business administration, management, accounting or corporate management.

Summary of the most important advantages of the commercial school diploma Office Specialist Diploma / Commercial Diploma:

  1. Access to these courses is open to all persons who are proficient in the German language and keyboarding
  2. The diplomas are supported by the Association of Swiss Commercial Schools / Association of Commercial Training Centers, which ensures the quality of the training and recognition of the diplomas
  3. A course lasts between one and three semesters, depending on previous education, and can be completed entirely on a part-time basis
  4. The course provides career changers with solid commercial know-how and offers those returning to work a connection to current topics
  5. With a subsequent work placement, the training can be continued towards a commercial apprenticeship qualification for adults
  6. The commercial diploma enables admission to further business management training at business schools: For example, the higher business diploma VSK
  7. If you already have an apprenticeship qualification in a different field, you can build up a second competence track with an office management diploma or commercial diploma and qualify for management training
  8. The preparation course is offered throughout Switzerland, so it is possible to find a suitable provider in every region.
  9. Different teaching models at business schools with evening, Saturday or block courses as well as several start dates per year allow for optimal individual scheduling
  10. Since January 1, 2018, preparatory courses for federal professional examinations have been financially supported by the federal government. Anyone who attends the office management diploma or commercial diploma as a module of a compact course to prepare for a federal professional examination such as technical business management assistant, marketing specialist or management specialist can therefore receive up to 50% of the course fees back after taking the professional examination.

Overview of commercial schools