Vocational school teacher (Switzerland)

Vocational school teachers are teachers who teach basic vocational training , higher vocational training and vocational training . They must all have a technical , pedagogical and methodological and didactic training . In addition, specific requirements are set, depending on the orientation of the vocational training responsibility.

According to Swiss law, teachers from vocational schools (this is the official term for schools that are active in the context of basic vocational training) are responsible for vocational training together with the vocational trainers. In accordance with Chapter 6 of the Vocational Training Act, the federal government issues regulations on their training.

Different directions

Different orientations are distinguished according to their activity:

Teachers for commercial and industrial vocational schools
- Vocational school teacher in general education (see also ABU )
- Vocational school teacher in the technical area
- Vocational school teacher (subject teacher)
- Gymnastics and sports teacher

Teachers for commercial vocational schools
- Lecturer for economy and society (business teacher)
- Teacher for IKA (formerly an office specialist)
- Language teacher
- Gymnastics and sports teacher

Teachers for the professional baccalaureate (languages and all subjects in accordance with the Swiss professional baccalaureate ordinance (BMV))

education

If people have previously taught part-time at a vocational school and would like to develop this activity into a full-time position, they have to complete an additional course.

Vocational school teacher in a general education and specialist field

They receive their basic vocational education either at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) (formerly the Swiss Institute for Vocational Education SIPB), at the Zurich University of Education (PH Zurich) or at the St. Gallen University of Education (PHSG). At the PHZ Lucerne , in cooperation with the aeB Switzerland, the course is offered in the professional direction.

Admission requirements and teaching qualification: As a rule, the following applies:

Completion of higher vocational training (professional examination, higher technical examination, higher technical school) or a university (technical college, university, ETH) in the corresponding subject area or equivalent professional qualification
At least 6 months of operational experience (depending on the subject, up to 2 years of professional experience)

The admission requirements differ in terms of the chosen subject area and between the training centers. The educational institutes provide z. T. additional requirements. The educational institutions provide information on details. It is therefore advisable to look up the specific information under the attached links.

Those responsible for education have a teaching qualification for the upper secondary level after each training path , including:

Vocational education at university level
Specialized education with a degree at tertiary level
operational experience of at least six months

Gymnastics and sports instructor

As a rule, you will receive your training at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology , supplemented by vocational training at one of the two institutions mentioned above.

Teachers from commercial vocational schools

Commercial teachers are trained at universities, at the Zurich University of Education (PH Zurich) or at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (EHB).

There is no special course for the technical training of the IKA teacher (IKA stands for Information-Communication-Administration); they receive their professional pedagogical training together with the specialist teachers at the PH Zurich, the EHB and the PHZ / aeB. However, they also attend IKA-specific specialist didactics events.