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Instructor with federal certificate: Teaching and supporting adults competently

Trainers are experts from a wide range of fields and at the same time qualified teachers in vocational and adult education. They develop, organize and lead courses or seminars for adults on various topics in their specialist field and are also responsible for the evaluation and follow-up of training events. They are often involved in in-house and external training and further education - almost as often for various clients on a part-time basis. In larger companies or institutions, full-time employment is also possible. The path to self-employment is also open to them.

Relevance:Trainers play an important role for the Swiss economy in the context of "lifelong learning". They pass on their knowledge and skills to professionals in a motivating way and ensure optimal knowledge transfer with their methodological and didactic skills.

Education:The training to become a trainer has been in existence since 2003 and concludes with a professional examination and a federal certificate. The qualification is backed by the Swiss Association for Continuing Education (SVEB), which is committed to the professional training of trainers (AdA) in Switzerland, among other things. The three-stage AdA modular system offers training options ranging from course management to subject specialization and training management. The professional examination for trainers forms the second level and builds on the basic qualification, the SVEB certificate for course instructors.

Learning content:The training consists of five modules on the following topics:

  • Conducting learning events with adults (basic qualification; corresponds to the content of the SVEB course instructor certificate)
  • Supporting group processes in learning events
  • Support for individual learning processes
  • Designing educational programs for adults
  • Didactic design of learning events for adults

Personal requirements:Experienced professionals with a high level of expertise, pedagogical talent, strong communication skills and a confident manner who want to take on responsibility in educational work with adults are sure to make the right choice with the instructor training course.


Questions and answers

Bei einigen SVEB-Anbietern ist es möglich, das SVEB-Zertifikat in Kombination mit dem anerkannten EUROLTA-Zertifikat für Sprachkursleitende zu absolvieren. Um sicherzugehen, sollten Sie sich direkt bei den Schulen erkundigen, ob diese Möglichkeit besteht. Für Personen, die Sprachen unterrichten möchten, ist dies sicher eine optimale Ergänzung.

Instructor certificate - the following is required at the latest when applying for the certificate, i.e. when registering for the professional examination:

  • At least three years of vocational training (EFZ) or a technical, vocational or high school diploma or
    Equivalent qualification at upper secondary level
  • At least four years or 300 hours of professional experience in the field of training
  • Acquisition of all required module qualifications
  • Proof of at least 16 hours of group supervision in relation to the training practice

The requirements for instructor jobs are:

  • Good general knowledge and a high level of expertise in their own specialist area
  • Enjoy working with adults
  • Interest in educational issues
  • pedagogical talent
  • Communication and conflict resolution skills
  • Performance competence
  • Organizational talent
  • Time flexibility due to irregular assignments

Further training courses after graduating as an instructor with a federal certificate:

  • Higher professional examination for qualified training manager
  • Higher professional examination for qualified Head of Human Resources
  • CAS - MAS in Education Management / in E-Learning / in Knowledge Management

Bei dern Wördern Ausbilder oder Ausbildner respektive Ausbilderin oder Ausbildnerin handelt es sich um Synonyme ohne Bedeutungsunterschied. Insgesamt wird in der Schweiz mehrheitlich die Variante Ausbildner / Ausbildnerin verwendet. Jedoch heisst der offizielle Titel nach der Berufsprüfung Ausbilderin / Ausbilder mit eid. Fachausweis.

Die Berufsprüfung Ausbilder / Ausbilderin mit eidgenössischem Fachausweis eignet sich für alle Personen die in der Erwachsenenbildung tätig sind, sich als Fachkraft auf dem Bildungsmarkt qualifizieren und ihre methodischen, didaktischen Fähigkeiten mit einem vom SBFI (Staatsekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation) anerkannten Abschluss belegen wollen.

In an instructor job, the following activities are required after the professional examination:

  • Leading courses, seminars and conferences
    • Organizing and following up on events
    • Train and develop employees
    • Leading courses for educational and leisure centers, clubs, associations and trade unions
  • before the courses, seminars or conferences
    • Planning educational offers and developing new offers
    • Evaluate the training needs of companies, institutions or specific target groups
    • take into account subject-specific, methodological-didactic as well as educational policy, organizational and financial framework conditions
    • Define learning content and learning objectives with the client
  • during courses, seminars and conferences
    • Competent support for individuals and groups
    • Accompany and support learners in the learning process
    • Motivating learners and checking learning progress

A survey of those interested in education revealed the following findings:

  • 65% of respondents have sent school inquiries to schools for instructor training after reading an online assessment.
  • 22% made school inquiries following a recommendation.
  • 13% knew the school(s) they contacted for detailed information on further training.

Other reasons were given in free text responses: "because of the location", "I live nearby", "I wanted to get broad information", "Google suggestion", "good reputation" and "out of interest".

Required module qualifications for the federal certificate for trainers:

  • Old system since 2015:
    • Module 1 - Conducting learning events with adults
    • Module 2 - Supporting group processes in learning events
    • Module 3 - Informing and supporting learners
    • Module 4 - Planning learning events for adults
    • Module 5 - Didactically designing learning events for adults
  • New instructor system according to the new Ada modular system from 2023:
    • Group module
    • Accompanying module
    • Didactics module
    • Transversal module
    • Networking module
    • Specialization module

The results of a survey conducted by the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch answer this question about training for trainers as follows:

  • 77% of respondents would still like to see whether this course meets their needs.
  • However, 12% of survey participants show their interest on the basis of a recommendation.
  • 11% show interest due to being mentioned in job advertisements.

We find out about other motives by means of a free text response option:

  • "I want to be able to teach cosmetics"
  • "New perspectives"
  • "Filling gaps"
  • "I would like to pass on my knowledge to learners and improve my CV as a result"
  • "Because it interests me and suits me"
  • "As we have juniors, I would like to give them the opportunity to start an apprenticeship with us"
  • "Opens up new job prospects"
  • "I have already completed this in Germany"

Mit einer Ausbildung "Ausbilder / Ausbilderin (BP)" können Sie gemäss Absolventen und Absolventinnen folgendes erreichen:

  • Einstieg in qualifizierte Bildungsarbeit mit Erwachsenen
  • über notwendigen sozialen, fachlichen und methodischen Kompetenz verfügen
  • Erwachsene beim Lernen unterstützen und auf unterschiedliche Lerntypen einzugehen können
  • kompetente Lern-Begleitung von Einzelnen oder Gruppen
  • Kurse/Seminare konzipieren und organisieren sowie Verantwortung für Durchführung und Auswertung tragen
  • Bildungsbedarf für bestimmte Zielgruppe evaluieren und darauf zugeschnittene Bildungskonzepte erstellen
  • Zwischenabschluss mit SVEB-Zertifikat Kursleiter/in
  • sich optimal auf die eidg. Prüfung zum Ausbilder-Fachausweis vorbereiten
  • Abschluss Ausbilderin resp. Ausbilder mit eidg. Fachausweis erwerben
  • neue berufliche Chancen nutzen
  • verkürzte Einstieg in Weiterbildung zum Betrieblichen Mentor
  • Weiterentwicklung in die Ausbildungsleitung mit eidg. Diplom oder Nachdiplomlehrgänge

Der Lehrgang zum eidgenössische Fachausweis Ausbilder / Ausbilderin vermittelt die notwendigen methodisch, didaktischen Fähigkeiten, um als qualifizierte Fachkraft in der Erwachsenenbildung tätig zu sein. Sie sind in der Lage Lernveranstaltungen durchzuführen, Gruppenprozesse zu begleiten, Lernende zu informieren und zu unterstützen und Lernveranstaltungen zu planen und didaktisch zu gestalten. Dabei erfahren Sie, welche Rolle Sie in einer Gruppe einnehmen und Selbstreflexion. Diverse Praxisübungen im geschützten Rahmen sowie das Feedback von aussen führt bei vielen zu mehr Selbstvertrauen. Das ermutigt dann auch Neues auszuprobieren. Teilnehmende lernen Präsenz beim Unterrichten, gutes Storytelling und wie ein Spannungsbogen im Ausbildungkonzept integriert werden kann.


Tips, tests & information on "Trainers with a federal certificate"

Is adult education really my vocation?
» Appointment test for adult education
How well known is the "Trainer" course and what is its image among employers?
» Awareness and image
What wage increase can I expect after completing the course?
» Wage information, wage calculator
What can graduates do after completing the course?
» Skills and competencies
What personal experiences have previous participants had with the course?
» Evaluation of training / experience
Do I belong to the target group? Do I meet the requirements? Can I complete the course?
» Instructor self-test
What are the advantages of the course?
» Advantages
Overview of the professional field of adult education
» Adult education guide
Interview with course leaders and lecturers
» Experiences of course leader and lecturer Canan Schärrer
How can I finance my continuing education? How can I benefit from federal subject funding?
» SERI Federal contributions for continuing education for professional examinations and higher professional examinations
What is required in the trainer job? How are the activities divided up?
» Information from job advertisements

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Kasernenplatz 1
6003 Luzern
aeB Switzerland
We are an innovative educational organization with over 1200 students every year. We train specialists and managers in vocational and adult education and counseling and empower people in all areas.

With our three locations in Berne, Lucerne and Zurich, we impress German-speaking Switzerland with our personal atmosphere and individual offerings.

Since 1971, we have been proactively developing the skills that the future will demand of us and setting standards in the education landscape with our pioneering character.
Region: Basel, Bern, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Luzern, Bern, Zürich
Address:
Rosenweg 11
6340 Baar
TRI-Education GmbH
TRI-Education GmbH has been on the education market for many years. We attach great importance to very personal and individual training. That is why we work with a small and select team of lecturers. All of our lecturers also work "on the open market". This ensures that our course participants always receive up-to-date and realistic content.
The excellent cooperation with one of the most modern and innovative vocational training centers in Switzerland, the Gewerblich-industriellen Bildungszentrum Zug, rounds off our philosophy of high educational quality.
SVEB1 certificate / Federal certificate for trainers
Region: Zentralschweiz
Sites: Baar
Address:
Hauptbahnhofstrasse 8
4500 Solothurn
Adult Education Center Solothurn
(5,4) Very good 33 33 Ratings (96% )
The VHS is the largest provider of adult education courses in the Solothurn region. We attach great importance to high quality at affordable prices. Our SVEB lecturers are practitioners from the business world with a sound educational background. In our SVEB course, we cater to your specific needs, whether you come from business, administration or the social sector.
Strengths: Excellent price-performance ratio; ideal location in terms of transportation; course instructor with extensive experience and practice-oriented teaching,
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern
Sites: Solothurn
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Firmenangebote
Bildungsberatung
Bundesbeiträge
ECDL
eduQua
Online-Unterricht
SVEB
telc
Address:
Spindelstrasse 2 I www.cm-p.ch
8002 Zürich
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SVEB certificate for trainers (formerly SVEB-1)
(5,8) Excellent 20 20 Ratings (100% )
Basic entry into adult education

Do you also want to run learning events with adults? /Do you want to strengthen your presentation and moderation skills?

Then come and complete the SVEB Certificate for Trainers course with us and improve your presentation and moderation skills. With the cmp to success

+ We impart knowledge in a tangible, practice-oriented and sustainable way
+ We create new career prospects
+ We successfully accompany transformations
+ Max. 12 participants per course

Federal qualifications for adult education and certified courses for trainers | facilitators | coaches and leaders:

- SVEB certificate for trainers - in blended learning - 10 practical days
- Three-part SVEB Certificate Trainer course - unique in Switzerland only at cmp
- Instructor with federal certificate in the new and old system
- Advanced module in supervision, advanced module in didactics, networking module, transversal module, in-depth module for the federal certificate
Strengths: 30 Professional experience I Blended learning format I eLearning Award winner 21 I Current didactics and methodology I Future skills for team members | High practical application I Fun and enjoyment of teaching
Region: Zürich
Sites: Zürich
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Firmenangebote
Bundesbeiträge
Blended Learning
eduQua
Innovative Ausbildungsmethoden
Online-Unterricht
SVEB
Address:
Bahnstrasse 21
8610 Uster
Onken Academy
The Onken Academy GmbH has been located in Uster since 2011. Five minutes' walk from the train station, it has its learning-friendly premises on the 1st floor. Here, the Onken Academy and its highly qualified teaching staff offer courses in course management (up to the BP professional examination), systemic coaching and professional counseling.

Good teaching and supportive advice can be learned! There are practical tips, methodological tools, didactic considerations for creative teaching and learnable processes for helpful, process-oriented coaching.

Maya Onken is the managing director of the Onken Academy and teaches in all courses.
Strengths: We are strong in expanding the skills of our participants.
Region: Zürich
Sites: Uster
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Bundesbeiträge
Blended Learning
eduQua
Hybrid-Unterricht
Online-Unterricht
SVEB
Address:
Gutenbergstrasse 4
3011 Bern
Learning Institute AG - Tutoring and language courses
The Learning Institute organizes individual, tailor-made tutoring and language courses for private and business clients throughout Switzerland.

Professional tutoring and language courses tailored to your individual needs. All levels. All subjects. All languages. On-site at your premises, online lessons or hybrid. Specialized in language courses for companies and individual lessons for private individuals (tutoring, exam preparation and language courses).
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Tessin, Virtuelles Klassenzimmer, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Bern
Address:
Riggenbachstrasse 8
4600 Olten
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Learning workshop: Instructor with federal certificate
(5,6) Excellent 185 185 Ratings (100% )
Expand your skills: With the recognized qualification as an instructor with a federal certificate, you will appear on the education market as a qualified specialist and demonstrate your social, professional and methodological skills. You will gain self-confidence and lay the foundations for new career opportunities.

Your plus with the Lernwerkstatt:
- Guarantee of attendance
- Missed course dates can be made up to a limited extent on a parallel course
- Reimbursement of 50% of the course costs in the form of a federal subsidy if you attend all modules and complete the "Trainer with federal certificate" course.
- On your doorstep: 11 locations and 3 time models
- Free career and marketing program
- 350 courses already successfully completed.
- We can also conduct the course at your location. Ask for a quote.
Strengths: Guaranteed implementation / 11 locations / 3 time models / Missed course dates can be made up to a limited extent on a parallel course
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Baden, Basel, Bern, Biel, Brugg, Buchs/SG, Burgdorf, Bülach, Chur, Luzern, Nottwil, Olten, Pfäffikon/SZ, Sargans, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Spiez, St. Gallen, Sursee, Thun, Uster, Weinfelden, Winterthur, Zug, Zürich Flughafen, Zürich HB, Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich West
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Firmenangebote
Bildungsberatung
Bundesbeiträge
eduQua
Hybrid-Unterricht
Karriere-Chancen
Online-Unterricht
Address:
Bahnhofplatz 2
9000 St. Gallen
Vocational training and further education Klubschule Pro.
"Education for all" - this has been our guiding principle for over 75 years. As a leading educational institution, we offer low-threshold access to vocational education and training. We impress our customers with a broad and inspiring range of application-oriented courses and training programs.
Region: Ostschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Chur, Frauenfeld, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Wetzikon, Winterthur
Institut für berufliche Aus- und Weiterbildung IBAW
Plan your next career move

Would you like to take off professionally? Support your employees with customized further training? The IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions at various locations in Switzerland.

The offer includes the following areas:

- Finance and accounting
- Management and business administration
- Human Resources
- Commercial offers
- Office & ECDL
- Marketing & Sales
- Project and service management
- Business informatics
- System and network technology
- Digital Collaboration and Transformation
- Graphic Design
- Coding and data science
- Web design and development
- Microsoft certifications
Strengths: The Institute for Vocational Education and Training IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions throughout Switzerland.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Baden, Basel, Bern, Horgen, Luzern, Olten, Rapperswil, Sursee, Thun, Zug, Zürich
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Bundesbeiträge
Blended Learning
ECDL
Hermes 5
Hybrid-Unterricht
IPMA
ISO 21001 SQS
Online-Unterricht
Schweizer Berghilfe

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