If you want to work as a mental trainer or mental coach, you have various options for training and further education in Switzerland. As there is no federally recognized training in the non-university sector, there are a large number of different courses with different focuses, also because consultants, coaches or trainers are not protected terms. Only universities of applied sciences offer continuing education courses that provide you with comprehensive training in the field of mental training. These include, for example, the postgraduate course leading to the Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS Psychological & Mental Training in Sport (UAS).
If you do not have a license for this course or would like to continue your education in another way, there are, for example, certificate courses for mental trainers or mental coaches. Basic courses are often offered that provide an initial insight into this exciting subject area and then give interested parties the opportunity to build on this by attending further courses that even include SVEB 1, for example. You will also find continuing education, further training courses that award certification from the European Coaching Association (ECA), such as the ECA Master Mental Coach / Dipl. Mentaltherapeut/in. This European-recognized training, in combination with a basic anatomical training course of 450 hours, also qualifies for registration with ASCA as a mental therapist.
If you are looking for a less comprehensive training or further education, you can, for example, do a continuing education, further training to become a certified mental and stress coach after the basic course.

There are different ways to train in psychology:

• Psychology course as a certificate course in psychology, emergency psychology, psychological mentor, psychosocial counselor, coach or psychotherapist
• Higher professional examination as a counselor in the psychosocial field
• Bachelor FH in Psychology, Business Psychology
• Master FH in psychology, business psychology or work, organizational and personnel psychology
• Bachelor Uni in Psychology
• Master Uni in Psychology
• Postgraduate courses such as CAS, DAS or MAS at universities of applied sciences or universities