Import specialist (new job title: foreign trade specialist): Training, overview of providers and offers

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Import specialist with a federal certificate is now called foreign trade specialist with a federal certificate

Global trade is a great attraction and opportunity for people.

Today's global changes brought about by technology have accelerated many things. As a foreign trade specialist, you are therefore under a great deal of pressure and the course of the economy has a particular influence on everyday working life. A company determines the respective activity with its orientation and its products. The import specialist (new designation: foreign trade specialist) has an excellent knowledge of Swiss import promotion and export activities and is always aware of the great importance of the global economic situation. An import specialist is familiar with the field of marketing and knows how to successfully conduct import business. However, there are many things that need to be clarified before these are processed, such as import restrictions on the goods, customs regulations and various other trade restrictions.

The import specialist is interested in a cost-effective and trouble-free introduction of the imported goods. He/she is therefore in close contact with the forwarding and transport companies, which ensure that the imported goods arrive intact and on schedule at their destination. He/she is in close contact with insurance companies and banks in order to deal with questions relating to foreign exchange and payments.

Import specialists or foreign trade specialists manage entire country groups in large companies, while in small or medium-sized companies they tend to be all-rounders, where their work intersects with other professions such as purchasing or forwarding. Negotiating skills and fluency in several languages are a great advantage.

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Continuing education, further training as an import specialist no longer exists in this form. Since 2012, it has been known as the foreign trade specialist with a federal certificate.

The Federal Professional Examination (FPE) for Import Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education (now Foreign Trade Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education) consists of five parts, which are examined in writing or orally. The "Import and Export" and "Business Administration" sections as well as a case study are examined in writing, while the oral examination consists of an expert discussion on import and export as well as on business administration. Each part of the examination is scored once, with the exception of the case study, which is scored twice.

For admission to continuing education, further training as a Foreign Trade Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education (formerly Import Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education), applicants must either have an EFU, a commercial secondary school diploma, a high school diploma or a comparable certificate and at least two years of professional experience in foreign trade.

Foreign trade specialists with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education (formerly import specialists) are responsible for analyzing customer requirements and ensuring that goods and services are imported and exported professionally and on time, as well as for negotiating with customers and suppliers in different languages and obtaining advantageous conditions. Foreign trade specialists are involved in the planning and organization of shipments worldwide on a wide variety of transport routes and have knowledge of the various trade barriers, rules of origin, country-specific, ecological and economic conditions as well as the special customs clearance procedures for which they prepare and initiate the necessary documents. They are also responsible for preparing quotations and checking profitability after the order has been processed, as well as for team development and training.

Continuing education, further training to become an import specialist or foreign trade specialist, as it is known today, varies in duration depending on the school and training model, and lasts between one and one and a half years.

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The SSIB is a leading provider of training and further education in foreign trade. Our sponsors - the cantonal chambers of industry and commerce - pool the knowledge and experience of the chambers of commerce and the SSIB. We offer you a wide range of services and training courses in the export sector. This is a great added value for all our customers, as the know-how is strengthened and there are regional and national contact points for training/consulting.
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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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The KV Luzern University of Cooperative Education focuses on the success of its students. With a clear focus and a wide range of continuing education opportunities, we accompany you on your way to your career goal. We have only one mission: your professional and personal development.

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Further training by practitioners for practitioners! As a leading competence center, the HFA School of Foreign Trade develops continuing education courses in export, import and cross-trade and offers them in Bern, Aarau, Lucerne, Zurich, Rorschach and Altstätten. In addition, the HFA supports and advises companies on export and import issues and brings together specialists and foreign trade companies through community events, excursions and study trips.
The primary goal of the HFA is to offer professionals in foreign trade high-quality, needs-oriented and practical continuing education opportunities at the appropriate level. HFA students benefit from the various advantages and synergies of the different teaching locations. In most cases, for example, it is possible to catch up on missed lessons at any of the locations.
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