Would you like to work as a full-time vocational teacher?
We offer a degree programme in vocational instruction designed especially for full-time vocational teachers. In this degree programme, you will specialise in the vocational instruction side of VET programmes.
Admission requirements
- Tertiary-level type A qualification (degree from a Swiss cantonal university, federal institute of technology, university of teacher education, or university of applied sciences); or tertiary-level type B qualification (degree from a Swiss professional college, Federal PET Diploma, Advanced Federal PET Diploma) or equivalent qualification
- Adequate upper-secondary level general education qualification (see "Detailed admission requirements for specific occupational fields" below). This prequisite applies to new enrolments in 2009 and 2010. For new enrolments in 2011, applicants must either have a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate or a degree from a university of applied sciences)
- Teaching experience
- Recommendation letter from a vocational school (upper-secondary level)
- At least six months of professional experience
Detailed admission requirements for specific occupational fields:
Healthcare & Social Work
Trade & Industry
Commerce (IT, Administration and Communication)
Commerce (Economics)
Duration
1,800 hours of training over at least a two-year period: twelve modules comprising 150 hours of training each.
Total of 60 ECTS credits awarded
Qualification
Federally-recognised degree
Content
Module 1: Planning and implementing education and training activities
Module 2: Planning and implementing apprenticeship activities within an institutional context
Module 3: Planning and implementing learning situations
Module 4: Designing and initiating learning processes
Module 5: Testing, assessing and developing competencies
Module 6: Designing interaction processes in a professional manner in various contexts
Module 7: Working with other VET/PET professionals
Module 8: Working effectively in vocational school and VET/PET system bodies
Module 9: Understanding and using important didactical approaches required for specific occupational fields
Module 10: Including didactical approaches required for specific occupational fields in planning and teaching activities
Module 11: Degree dissertation
Module 12: Degree dissertation
Location
Zollikofen und Zurich
Fees
CHF 2150.- (covering both administrative costs and training)
Contact
Beatrice Thönen, beatrice.thoenen(at)ehb-schweiz.ch