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Retail Trade
Have you already completed basic training as a retail specialist and would now like to continue your education? No problem, because the retail trade is a very diverse and interesting industry, as there are many different courses available to you depending on your training. With the right further training, you can expand your skills, advise customers professionally and work in the company in a success-oriented manner. If you would like to continue your education in the retail trade, you have the opportunity to take a vocational examination with a federal certificate, e.g. as a retail trade specialist at the KBZ. But you can also take a higher technical examination and then go to a higher technical college.
Due to the fact that the further training options after a basic training for retail specialists are very diverse, the duration depends entirely on the type of course. For example, if you want to take a professional exam or a higher professional exam, it usually takes 1-3 years. However, if you decide to go to a higher technical school, the duration of the education or training is 2-5 years. You also have the option of taking specific courses, such as branch assistant with certificate. These courses usually last only a few lessons. In den meisten Fällen wird die Weiterbildung berufsbegleitend absolviert.
Je nach Weiterbildungstyp fallen unterschiedlich hohe Kosten an. Die Kosten für eine Berufsprüfung oder eine Höhere Fachprüfung belaufen sich auf 5'000 bis 15'000 Franken. Die Kosten für den Besuch an einer Höheren Fachschule variieren je nach Ausbildungsbereich sehr stark und liegen zwischen 10'000 und 50'000 Franken.
The average salary in the retail trade in Switzerland is between CHF 52,000 and CHF 95,000 per year. However, this depends entirely on the degree and the industry.
Here you will find an overview of the various continuing education options:
Professional examination (BP)
With federal certificate of proficiency:
- Retail trade specialist
- Purchasing specialist
- Management specialist
- Marketing specialist
- Sales specialist
All information about the professional examination can be found here: https://eduwo.ch/de/berufspruefung
Higher professional examination (HFP) as:
Retail trade manager with federal diploma, purchasing manager with federal diploma, marketing manager with federal diploma, sales manager with federal diploma, management expert with federal diploma
All information on the Advanced Federal Diploma Examination can be found here: https://eduwo.ch/de/hoehere-fachpruefung
Possibilities for further education at a higher technical college:
Dipl. Betriebswirtschafter HF, dipl. Marketingmanager HF
You can find all information on the higher technical college here: https://eduwo.ch/de/hoehere-fachschule-abschluss
The KBZ, KVLU, SIU and the KV Winterthur business school offer various continuing education courses for retail trade specialists. Other courses of study and training in the field of retail trade you will find in the overview below.
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