The Higher Business Diploma (HWD) is a one-year, part-time generalist course in business administration. It is aimed at people with a commercial, industrial or technical background and imparts sound business management knowledge. It also serves as a solid foundation for re-entering the profession as a business specialist.

Business specialists are characterized by the following skills:

• Leadership and social skills
• Good knowledge of business administration
• Fluency in speaking and writing
• Enjoy administrative tasks

Business training teaches you the following:

• Business administration
• Process and project management
• Communication and media skills
• Economics
• Information technology, digitization, new media
• Marketing & Digital Marketing
• Law
• Accounting
• Personnel management

The "Certified Business Specialist" course focuses on generalist business management skills for management positions with a high degree of practical relevance. In addition to working independently, good language and presentation skills - including a confident manner in presentations - are important. The aim is to make it easier to cope with everyday working life thanks to a broad range of skills and opportunities for promotion to management positions.

A suitable further training course in business as a business specialist is, for example, Business Economist HF. This is the higher technical college for business administration. Another option is the professional examination as a management specialist.

The advantage of a certified business specialist is their generalist orientation with specialist, methodological and social skills. They therefore have the necessary tools to tackle challenging tasks and specified company goals in a solution- and goal-oriented manner. As a direct and tangible leader, team leadership and employee development are no problem.

Business training is particularly suitable for prospective managers and is also recommended for the self-employed. It is aimed at people with a commercial background. As a business specialist, you will be able to take on demanding business management tasks after completing the course.

The "Certified Business Specialist" course is a well-known and recognized management training course. At the same time, it is the ideal basis for obtaining several federal certificates in the business sector. As a certified business specialist with a certificate that is recognized throughout Switzerland, you have the best opportunities for further training and thus the business management skills for attractive commercial management functions or leadership roles.