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Knowledge of foreign languages is not required for the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) to become a certified export manager / foreign trade manager, but it is essential for your work as such. As you will be working in foreign trade in internationally active companies, a very good knowledge of English and French is essential. Some schools offer you the opportunity to attend language courses to improve your language skills, sometimes free of charge, sometimes for a small fee. If you feel that this is necessary, make sure that you can benefit from these additional services when choosing the right school.
The Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) to become a certified export manager lasts a total of 465 minutes and is divided into 5 examination parts, which are either written or oral. Before you are admitted to the examination, you must prepare a diploma thesis, in which you will also be examined orally, lasting half an hour. The individual parts of the examination can be subdivided, but consist of a 180-minute written examination on import and export, a 45-minute written examination on company management, a 45-minute specialist discussion on import and export and a 45-minute specialist discussion on company management. You will also find detailed information on the examination in the examination guide, which you can obtain from the relevant schools for export managers if required.
Each school can independently determine the course times and duration for continuing education, further training to become a certified export manager AFPE, so you will generally find different course dates at each of these educational institutions. At some schools this means evening classes only, at others one evening per week and Saturday classes, others offer block courses or a Friday and Saturday course every four weeks. It therefore makes sense to request the necessary documents from all schools that are eligible for this continuing education, further training to become a certified export manager. The best way to do this is to use our free and non-binding contact form, which you will find below each individual school.
The Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in Export Management no longer exists under this name. It has been renamed the AFPE in Foreign Trade Management, but the content remains largely the same and is suitable for the same positions as the Export Management course.
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8060 Zürich-Flughafen
SSIB - Swiss School for International Business
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The SSIB is a leading provider of training and further education in foreign trade. Our sponsors - the cantonal chambers of industry and commerce - pool the knowledge and experience of the chambers of commerce and the SSIB. We offer you a wide range of services and training courses in the export sector. This is a great added value for all our customers, as the know-how is strengthened and there are regional and national contact points for training/consulting.
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The Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in Export Management no longer exists under this name. It has been renamed the AFPE in Foreign Trade Management, but the content remains largely the same and is suitable for the same positions as the Export Management course.

The continuing education, further training for the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in Export Management / Import Management no longer exists under this name. It now bears the name "qualified foreign trade manager".

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