ICT Platform Development Specialist (FPE) (formerly ICT System and Network Technician / Network Technician (FPE))  (Region Zentralschweiz):
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Graduates of the IT vocational examination in platform development - previously known as system and network technology - are able to:

• Develop, evaluate, build and maintain ICT platforms, system and network infrastructures
• analyze and resolve problems in the event of malfunctions
• lead a small team
• ensure the data security, data availability and data processing security of the ICT system and network infrastructure.

Plattformentwickler mit eidg. Fachausweis übernehmen zentrale Aufgaben im Aufbau, Betrieb und in der Weiterentwicklung von ICT-Systemen und Netzwerkinfrastrukturen. Sie arbeiten in verschiedenen Bereichen der IT und tragen entscheidend zur digitalen Leistungsfähigkeit von Unternehmen bei.

Typische Tätigkeiten eines ICT-System- und Netzwerktechnikers (neu Plattformentwickler/innen):

• Evaluation und Konzeption von ICT-Infrastrukturen
  Bestehende Systeme werden analysiert und auf zukünftige Anforderungen abgestimmt.
• Aufbau und Betrieb von ICT-Systemen
  Die technischen Plattformen werden implementiert, gewartet und kontinuierlich optimiert.
• Projektplanung und -umsetzung
  Projekte zur Einführung oder Erweiterung von Systemlösungen werden geplant und realisiert.
• Fehleranalyse und Störungsbehebung
  Technische Probleme werden identifiziert, analysiert und effizient gelöst.
• Sicherstellung der Systemverfügbarkeit
  Der stabile und sichere Betrieb der Systeme steht im Mittelpunkt.

Ein Plattformentwickler / eine Plattformentwicklerin (ehemals ICT-System- und Netzwerktechniker/in) verbindet technisches Know-how mit einem tiefen Verständnis für betriebliche Abläufe. Durch ihre Arbeit sorgen sie dafür, dass IT-Infrastrukturen effizient, sicher und zukunftsfähig bleiben.

Wichtig zu wissen: Die genauen Inhalte und Schwerpunkte der Ausbildung Plattformentwickler / Plattformentwicklerin (ehemals ICT-System- und Netzwerktechniker/in) können je nach Schule unterschiedlich sein. Es wird empfohlen, sich direkt bei der gewünschten Bildungsinstitution zu informieren. Mit unserem Kontaktformular kannst du deine Frage direkt an die entsprechende Schule weiterleiten.

No. There are various entry options for further training to become a platform developer with a federal certificate (formerly ICT system and network technician). If you want to take this professional examination, you need

• either an IT-EFZ or an EFZ as an electronics technician and at least two years of professional experience in ICT systems technology or network technology
• or an EFZ in another profession or a qualification from a higher general education school (Matura) and at least four years of professional experience in the ICT field, of which at least two years in ICT systems technology or network technology/platform development
• or at least six years of professional experience in the ICT field, including at least two years in ICT systems engineering or network technology or platform development.

Yes, since 2017 the federal government has been contributing to the costs of preparatory courses for the federal professional examination for platform developers with a federal certificate (formerly ICT system and network technician) upon application, up to 50% (max. CHF 9,500)!

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.

The following admission requirements apply to the Federal Professional Examination for Platform Developers with a Federal PET Diploma (formerly ICT System and Network Technician):

• Certificate of proficiency (Federal VET Diploma) as a computer scientist or electronics technician and at least 2 years of professional experience in the field of ICT system and network technology.

or

• Certificate of proficiency (Federal VET Diploma) in another profession, a higher general school education or an equivalent qualification and at least 4 years of professional experience in the field of information and communication technologies, including at least 2 years in ICT system or network technology.

or

• At least 6 years of professional experience in the field of ICT (information and communication technology), including at least 2 years in the field of ICT system or network technology.

The required professional experience must have been acquired in ICT platform development or ICT system or network technology by the day the examination begins at the latest.

The State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI decides on the equivalence of foreign qualifications and diplomas.