Platform development or ICT system and network technician: training, further training, overview of schools

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Further training in platform development or ICT Platform Development Specialist (BP) (formerly ICT System and Network Technician (BP))

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Platform development or ICT system and network technician with a federal certificate: climbing the ICT career ladder

ICT platform development specialists (BP) (formerly ICT system and network technicians) with a professional examination are specialists in ICT infrastructure and create the framework for the smooth and secure functioning of communication and information technology for companies in all sectors in the age of digitalization. In addition to specialist knowledge, the federal certificate confirms the ability to take responsibility for projects and lead teams in the field of IT systems engineering and network technology.

The continuing education courses prepare students specifically for the exam. The learning material comprises 16 modules in eight subject areas:

  • Network management
  • Business engineering
  • IT security
  • Service management
  • System management
  • IT Business Administration
  • IT project management
  • IT quality management

The vocational examination for ICT Platform Development Specialist (BP) (formerly ICT system and network technician) has been in existence since 2013. The Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI and the ICT Vocational Training Association created this qualification level in response to the urgent need in the economy for highly qualified IT specialists.

The professional examination offers excellent career opportunities in ICT - even without a baccalaureate. According to ICT-Berufsbildung.ch, the salary with a higher vocational education qualification (EFA and federal diploma) corresponds to the salaries of IT specialists with a university degree.

Would you like to contribute to the future of the ICT profession as a qualified ICT Platform Development Specialist (BP) (formerly ICT System and Network Technician) with a federal certificate? Here on Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find suitable providers of courses to prepare you for the professional examination. Here on the Swiss education platform you will find important information about the opportunities for further training in the IT sector. You can order information documents from the course provider of your choice at the click of a mouse.

Questions and answers

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)!

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.

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.

ICT system and network technicians (now platform developers) with a federal certificate evaluate, create, maintain and operate ICT system and network infrastructures, are responsible for the planning and implementation of projects and for the analysis, identification and rectification of service or system faults and problems.

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