A management school is a federally recognized higher technical college for the fields of business, marketing, sales, human resources and real estate. It offers a practical education at the interface between academia and the professional world. It provides interested students with a contemporary education and a career as a specialist and manager in various business management fields.

The Association of Swiss Management Schools is made up of members from specially selected private management schools. Together they offer attractive training courses at clerk and middle management level - practice and degree-oriented. It is a contemporary education and a career as a specialist and manager in various business areas. Thanks to uniform examinations and a quality assurance system with ongoing controlling, the courses are of a high standard and thus recognized by employers and students throughout Switzerland.

The advantages of management schools are as follows:

• Practice-oriented management training;
• Practical management experience
• Building a network of relationships
• Degree recognized throughout Switzerland
• Deepen personality skills
• Strengthen self and time management
• Practicing situation and situation analysis
• Learning planning and decision-making techniques
• Train communication and conflict resolution skills
• Promoting networked thinking and putting it into practice

With executive education at an executive school, you lay the foundation for many higher technical colleges and federal certificates as well as for the vocational baccalaureate. The vocational baccalaureate allows examination-free entry to universities of applied sciences and, with the Passerelle, even admission to university or ETH. So you can definitely start your own career with a management school.

If you compare the topics that have been at the forefront of management training over the years, they change over time. The five most current trends in management training are currently (as of 2023)

• Digitalization and online learning - continuing education in online formats such as webinars, online courses and virtual workshops are more efficient, flexible and cost-effective
• Microlearning and learning in small steps - microlearning methods in which learning content is presented in short, easily digestible units (more effective and sustainable)
• Personalization and individualization - individualized learning plans and personalized content to meet the specific goals and challenges of each manager
• Soft skills and emotional intelligence - Soft skills such as communication, empathy, people orientation and emotional intelligence are just as crucial to the success of managers
• Sustainability and social responsibility - also paying attention to social and ecological aspects and making sustainable and socially responsible decisions

Management training prepares students specifically for management tasks and imparts practical knowledge and strategic thinking. The specific content may vary depending on the educational institution and training course. As a rule, the following topics are covered:

• Leadership: the basics of managing people, motivating teams and responsible decision-making
• Personal and social skills: personality development, communication, conflict management and teamwork
• Management: application of leadership and staff techniques, organization and process control
• Training methodology: didactics and methodology for planning and implementing training and continuing education, further training
• Applied sciences: practice-oriented knowledge from the natural, social or technical sciences, depending on the subject area
• Business administration: economic relationships, organization, controlling and strategic thinking
• Finances: Budgeting, cost accounting, financing and economic activity
• Operational planning and management: strategic planning and control of operations, resource management
• Project management: planning, implementation, control and completion of projects
• Other subjects: Depending on the training profile, language lessons, sport or scientific basics may also be part of the training

This content helps you to make well-founded decisions, lead teams effectively and manage complex tasks successfully.

Important: The focus can vary depending on the school and training path. To make sure which topics are taught in the chosen training course, it is worth asking the respective educational institution directly. Simply click on the button to fill out a contact form. The request will be forwarded directly to the desired school.