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Would you like to work in transport planning? Are you looking for a suitable educational institution for training or further education as a public transport specialist?

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Public transport specialist - a professional examination with a future!

Have you already gained several years of professional experience in the field of public transport and would you like to have your know-how confirmed by a recognized federal qualification? Are you looking for an educational opportunity that will prepare you for a management role with specialist responsibility in public transport? The professional examination as a public transport specialist (original title: Fachfrau / Fachmann öffentlicher Verkehr) offers you exactly this opportunity. During your training, you will acquire comprehensive and in-depth skills in the field of public transport, so you will be well equipped to carry out stable service planning and will also be familiar with the areas of production, company management and marketing. The important topic of self-management also plays a central role during the training.

After completing your training, you will hold the title of "Swiss Certified Public Transport Specialist" (formerly "Swiss Certified Public Transport Specialist") and will be considered a competent contact person and manager in the public transport segment. They are responsible for planning transport services, but also take on personnel management tasks. You will successfully use the comprehensive marketing knowledge you have acquired during your training to acquire and retain customers. Thanks to your professional self-management skills and comprehensive project management know-how, you will be an important member or even leader of project teams within a public transport company.

Would you like to find out more about the professional examination as a public transport specialist and are you looking for specific offers from specialist schools in this field? On Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you can quickly and easily find suitable offers from educational institutions throughout German-speaking Switzerland. Order suitable information brochures from providers of your choice free of charge and without obligation.

Questions and answers

People who already work in public transport and want to develop their career can be admitted to the Federal Professional Examination for Public Transport Specialists (formerly Public Transport Specialist), provided they have a Federal VET Diploma, a school-leaving certificate, a commercial or Specialized School diploma or comparable qualification and at least three years of professional experience, two of which must be in public transport.

The continuing education, further training in public transport (public transport specialist) with a federal certificate lasts 18 months. It takes place every two weeks on two weekdays while working. Find out more directly from the providers.

For the Federal Professional Examination in Public Transport Specialist, participants must complete nine basic modules after two introductory days in business administration and economics. These modules are

  • Offer planning
  • Overall public transport system
  • Marketing
  • Production / Management
  • Self-management
  • Management Basis
  • Event management
  • Service and sales
  • Process and project management

After completing these modules, the apprentices decide on a specialization, on which they also write a project paper. They can choose from the following:

  • Complex resource planning
  • Managing sales and marketing processes
  • Leading your own department / team

Continuing education, further training as a public transport specialist leads to the title "Specialist in Public Transport with Federal Professional Examination", provided the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) has been passed.

A public transport specialist (new: public transport specialist) is entrusted with the planning of public transport services and manages employees. They also have self-management, project management and leadership skills, which they acquire during continuing education, further training. Public transport specialists also have sound knowledge of marketing, which they use to acquire and retain customers.

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Boost your career - with further training in the world of transportation.

Do you have in-depth experience in public transport and would like to have your knowledge officially recognized? Or would you like to prepare for a specialist or management role in public transport with a recognized further training course? Then the further training course to become a public transport specialist with a federal certificate is just right for you.

The further training course to become a public transport specialist will provide you with a broad knowledge of public transport: from service planning to production, operations management and marketing to self-management and much more.
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