Commercial training and continuing education, further training

Commercial training and continuing education, further training in Switzerland has a practical and modular structure. It is aimed at people who want to work in companies in areas such as administration, finance, human resources, marketing, real estate or logistics. The aim is to impart technical know-how as well as organizational and social skills.

Training and further education in the commercial sector

Continuing education, further training: All 19 topics at a glance

  • Administration / Secretariat
  • Banks/Finance/Insurance
  • Postgraduate studies/courses (CHE)
  • Business Administration / Economics
  • Public administration / politics
  • Retail trade
  • Personnel/Organization
  • Purchasing / Logistics
  • Quality management
  • Leadership / Management
  • Accounting / Controlling / Fiduciary
  • Commercial school / Business school
  • Law / Taxes
  • Real estate / facility management / housekeeping
  • Technical business people / managing director
  • Import / Export
  • Communication
  

Swiss commercial education is very flexible: you can enter professional practice directly, specialize step by step or progress to tertiary level via specialist and diploma examinations. For companies, this guarantees qualified employees who are practical and up to date.

You have a number of advantages with continuing education, further training in CT

  • Wide range of applications:You can work almost anywhere: Administration, HR, marketing, finance, logistics, sales, healthcare, public administration. Business people are in demand in all sectors.
  • Good job stabilityAdministrative expertise is needed in every company - demand remains stable, especially in Switzerland.
  • Clear training pathsFrom Federal VET Diploma to specialist certificates and Bachelor's/Master's degrees - the path to the top is structured and open. If you want, you can specialize quickly.
  • Practical workYou work directly on real business processes: Quotations, budget, customer contact, personnel processes. You see results quickly.
  • Good compatibility:Many commercial jobs offer regular working hours, home office and flexible models. Very solid for work-life balance.
  • Digital opportunities for the futureDigitalization, process automation and AI are creating new roles: Process management, CRM, data analysis, digital office.

Possible disadvantages and challenges in the commercial sector

  • High competition:Many complete a commercial apprenticeship - which means that the entry level is partially saturated. Without continuing education, further training, the salary level remains rather average.
  • Automation pressureRoutine tasks are being replaced by software or AI. If you stand still, you risk losing your own tasks.
  • Often little depth at the beginningApprentices in particular do a lot of basic work at the beginning: filing, correspondence, simple bookkeeping. More demanding tasks only come with practice and continuing education, further training.
  • Office job = a lot of sitting:An advantage for some, monotonous for others. The working day is often computer-heavy.
  • Expectation of perfectionDiligence, punctuality and accuracy are key. Errors in accounting, contracts or quotations can be expensive - this creates pressure.

Conclusion

The commercial sector offers you an extremely wide range of opportunities,Solid careersandGood opportunities for further development. But: If you want to work in an exciting job and earn good money in the long term, you have toContinuing education, further trainingand stay digitally fit.