A survey of those interested in the vocational trainer course revealed that the majority of people (50%) who enquired about schools did so after reading an online assessment. Another 26% made inquiries to schools for a vocational trainer course that were recommended to them for the vocational trainer course. The remaining 24% were already familiar with these schools. Another alternative reason was indicated by these comments: "This school offers the best value for money", "My workplace is nearby", "It's close to where I live", "I found it by chance on the internet", "Saturday course possible", "nearby location", "to obtain cantonal qualification", "quick course start", "coincidence" or "online".

Successful graduates of the professional examination in ICT systems and network technology or as a platform developer with a federal certificate who are planning the next step in their career and aspire to a managerial position in the IT sector have various options, e.g. the higher professional examination "ICT manager with a federal diploma", a course of study at a higher technical college, e.g. "diploma in business informatics HF" or "diploma in business informatics HF".For example, the higher professional examination to become an "ICT manager with a federal diploma", a course of study at a higher technical college, e.g. to become a "qualified business IT specialist HF" or a "qualified computer scientist HF" and finally a Bachelor of Science (FH) in computer science or business IT.