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Dipl. Betriebswirtschafter HF - what next?
As a qualified business economist HF, there are numerous opportunities for further development in the area of higher professional examinations, higher technical colleges or universities of applied sciences, for example:
- Shortened Bachelor of Science (FH) degree course in Business Administration with various specializations
- Expert in organizational management with a federal diploma
- Certified expert in accounting and controlling
- Graduate Head of Human Resources
- Certified public accountant
- Certified fiduciary expert
- Certified tax expert
- Postgraduate courses at universities of applied sciences and universities of applied sciences in the fields of accounting and finance, marketing and sales management, real estate management, leadership and management, etc.
- Further courses at higher technical colleges and universities of applied sciences for further training in business administration HF / Betriebswirtschafter HF
The opportunities for further training are therefore numerous and the degree course can lay a good foundation for your future career. All-rounders are sought after in all areas of management and all sectors. And you can also start building up your own company after completing this HF course.
Why did prospective students enquire about a particular school or several schools for the "Business Economist (HF)" course?
When the education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch asked prospective students as part of a survey, 37% stated that they had done so following a recommendation. 30 %, on the other hand, already knew the school before this inquiry for the HF Business Administration course. A further 33% enquired about a school after reading an online evaluation. Optional self-written responses from the education survey provided us with further reasons for enquiring about schools:
- "Geographical location"
- "I have a good impression of the technical business management training"
- "Found via Google and has good references - is therefore very attractive"
- "came across it on the Internet"
- "Distance"
- "Location"
- "Online offer as a hybrid course"
What are the admission requirements for continuing education, further training in business administration with a CHE degree?
The following admission criteria apply to continuing education, further training in Business Administration CHE:
- Federal VET Diploma commercial clerk or Federal VET Diploma retail specialist (direct access)
or
- Federal VET Diploma in another profession with at least 3 years of basic training and at least 2 years of professional experience in the commercial/business administration field (with an employment level of 80%)
or
- Baccalaureate or Specialized School and 2 years of professional experience in the commercial/business management field (with an employment level of 80%)
Further conditions:
- Employment of at least 70 % in the commercial/business administration area during continuing education, further training in business administration.
or
- An employment of at least 50% in the commercial/business administration area during the business administration training, if an employment of at least 80% in the commercial/business administration area was exercised for 2 years before the beginning of the continuing education, further training.
For further details, please contact the College of Higher Education.
What degree do business economists (HF) obtain?
Graduates of the HF course in business administration with a federal diploma are awarded the federally recognized title:
"Graduate in Business Administration HF".
The following intermediate degrees are available at schools as part of the Business Administration HF program:
- Higher Business Diploma VSK (HWD)
- BEC Vantage / Higher Diploma
- Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Business Administration, Level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework for Vocational Education and Training (NQF)
- Professional Bachelor ODEC
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) Business Administration Dual Degree (Swiss/UK)
- IREB (Requirements Engineering)
- Cambridge English: Business Vantage
- IPMA Level D
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