The education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch conducted a survey to clarify this question. According to the results of the survey, 57% of all those interested in training are still finding out whether the SVEB - Zertifikat Ausbilder / Ausbilderin (Zert.) (formerly SVEB - Zertifikat Kursleiter / Kursleiterin (Zert.)) course meets their own needs. 27 %, on the other hand, are interested in further training through recommendations. 16% of survey participants are interested in the SVEB certificate, as this is often required in job advertisements. In the experience of our training consultants, most people who are interested in this further training are those who want to take on a new role in adult education or are already doing so and would like to acquire the necessary basic knowledge. This impression is also confirmed by most of these comments when stating optional reasons for their interest in the SVEB course:

• Career change: "New job in the company", "I would like to be able to offer my knowledge of motivational interviewing as a self-employed person", "Better opportunities as a career changer", "Becoming a mother, would like to become self-employed", "Started as a vocational trainer", "Job in prospect", "New role in the company", "I would like to work as a language teacher", "I would like to work in adult education", "I would like to reorient myself professionally and work in adult education.", "I would like to develop in the direction of adult education.", "Because I have two mother tongues and would like to make use of this.", "I would like to offer training courses myself"
• Building up knowledge: "I accompany social pedagogues HF in training and would like to acquire the necessary basic knowledge for staff training", "Further training", "Course activities", "I already teach and would like to acquire more ideas and skills", "Further develop vocational training", "Advise interested parties", "I would like to prepare a course", "I always teach courses and would like to acquire more tools for this", "Broaden my horizons", "I am already a technical trainer and would like to continue my training".
• Confirmation of qualification: "The course is required by my employer, as agreed", "I have been promised a job opportunity if I can produce the certificate", "I need it for my role in the company", "Requirement", "Would like to teach and further training is a requirement", "I need the SVEB for my job", "I have been working in adult education as an English teacher for several years", "I get a lot of job offers that include SVEB as a requirement", "I am starting out as a lecturer", "I am a course instructor", "I need the course for my job", "I need the qualification", "I need it for my career"
• Good reputation of the qualification: "I could really use the qualification at the moment. I have heard that this further training will open many doors for me.", "I would like to better understand where I can work with this training. Which companies recognize this training and would hire me?"
• Interest in education and knowledge transfer: "I am very interested in education", "I would like to work in adult education to teach, lecture and pass on my knowledge", "I would like to pass on my previous experience as a coach", "I would like to do the training to be a BB in the company".

SVEB certificates are issued by theSwiss Association for Adult Educationand certify that their holders have the ability to impart knowledge to individuals or groups and to conduct learning events or learning support.

The certificates are part of theAda construction kit. "AdA" stands for "training of trainers".

Since the SVEB revision 2023, there are zwei SVEB certificates:

• Instructor - Conducting learning events (the former SVEB 1 certificate course instructor)
• Trainer - individual supervision (the former SVEB 1 certificate for practical trainers)

Yes. For people who want to train and individually supervise an employee, apprentice or individual student, this SVEB (Swiss Association for Continuing Education, Further Training) certificate training is ideal. But beware: since the SVEB revision in 2023, the activity and the qualification have a new name:SVEB certificate instructor - individual supervision.

For people who train several adults in groups, the SVEB certificate Instructor - Conducting Learning Events (formerly: SVEB Course Instructor) is recommended.

The education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch asked people interested in education about this and this is the result:

• 47% specifically requested schools with good online ratings
• 27% already knew the school at which they were interested in the SVEB certificate further training course
• 26% asked schools for a recommendation for the course instructor (new: trainer) course

Free-text responses to the education survey provide additional reasons for contacting schools:

• Location: "The school is close to me", "the location", "proximity to my home", "geographical proximity", "course location", "proximity to nature", "is in the region"
• Information and comparison: "I would like to find out all about the further education options and compare the offers.", "I had already registered at another school. Unfortunately, the course was not held and I don't want to wait until next summer to do the training.", "For comparison", "I have enquired about all the schools listed", "Purely informative", "Would like to understand the focus of the various schools and whether there are differences in the qualification/topics"
• Online research: "Online search result", "Coincidence", "By searching for a suitable school", "Search engine", "Found the school on the Internet", "Training and further education website", "Description / profile says yes", "To compare", "Google", "Offer check"
• Proof of qualification: "competent in the healthcare sector", "SVEB certified"
• Teaching formats: "online class", "ideal online format", "possibility of online teaching"
• Course times: "The earliest course is", "Duration and start of the course is right", "Evening school, Saturday school", "I find your course dates suitable", "Suitable start date, feasible in terms of time as the courses take place over 6 months and only one day a week".
• Interest: "I am interested in the training"
• Requirement in job advertisements: "Due to a job advertisement as a German teacher that interests me."
• Other: "coincidence", "school already known from previous training", "just like that", "others are fully booked", "availability", "good reputation"

No. The SVEB certificate is the first level in the field of adult education or AdA (training of trainers). It certifies the basic methodological and didactic knowledge required to work as an adult educator or to accompany individual learners.

Building on an SVEB certificate, the Federal Diploma of Higher Education can be sought, i.e. the learning achievements for the SVEB certificate are part of the learning material and the requirements for this Federal Professional Examination. It forms the second level in the Ada modular system.

Valid until 2023:

The SVEB 1 is a certificate in adult education as a trainer (formerly course instructor), which certifies that you have the necessary skills to plan and run an educational event for adults. With SVEB 2, the second level for trainers, you acquire the federal certificate.

Attention: Since the revision of the SVEB system in 2023, there are only the SVEB certificates "SVEB Trainer - Implementation of learning events" and "SVEB Trainer - Individual support" at level 1.

The SVEB digits1and SVEB2However, this means that the next level, "Trainer with federal certificate", is no longer an SVEB certificate, but is still part of the AdA modular system (AdA stands for "training of trainers") and is at level 2.

Attention: Since the SVEB revision 2023, the former SVEB certificate Praxisausbildner/Praxisausbildnerin is now called "SVEB instructor - individual coaching"

Yes!

As a vocational trainer in training companies with 40 or 100 learning hours, you already have basic knowledge of adult education. If you want to deepen and expand your knowledge of adult education and perhaps also increase the scope of your learning support, continuing education, further training to obtain the SVEB certificate for trainers - individual support makes sense.

Your previous training or certificate as a vocational trainer will be credited towards the SVEB continuing education, i.e. some of the lessons will be waived. Please contact the school of your choice to clarify the exact amount of credit.

Would you like to get an SVEB overview of adult education training?

The SVEB - the Swiss Association for Continuing Education - has developed a three-stage system for the training of trainers (AdA).

The following SVEB certificates are offered for entry-level adult education (AdA level 1):

• Instructor - conducting learning events (formerly course instructor): for group lessons, foundation for entry into adult education, 1 SVEB module (also available in English)
• Trainer - individual support (formerly practical trainer): individual support for individual learners, students and employees, 1 SVEB module
• SVEB continuing education certificates digital, such as digitally supporting learning processes

There are also various courses and certificates at AdA levels 2 (instructor with federal certificate) and 3 (federally certified adult educator, federally certified training manager).

In order to hold courses for adults, aSVEB certificate for trainers - implementation of learning events(formerly: SVEB 1 course instructor) is a very good introduction.

In addition, aFederal certificate as a trainerand then an Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE).Training manager with federal diplomacan be pursued. Alternatively, the CHE degree program inCertified adult educator CHEto.

The SVEB certificate "Instructor - conducting learning events" (formerly: SVEB 1 course instructor) trains you in adult education and consists of the first module of the Federal Diploma of Higher Education for instructors, the module "Conducting learning events with adults". During your training, you will learn how to prepare, conduct and evaluate various courses in accordance with prescribed curricula and, as a rule, with prescribed teaching materials. You will only learn how to design and organize training courses and learning events at level 2 of the adult educator training course, namely in the continuing education, further training for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education.

Attention:Since the SVEB revision 2023, this qualification is calledSVEB certificate for trainers - individual coaching.

The continuing education, further training for the SVEB certificate for trainers - individual mentoring (formerly: SVEB 1 practical trainer) is aimed on the one hand at existing trainers and on the other hand at people who want to start mentoring learners, employees or students and acquire the necessary qualifications.

Anyone working in learning support or adult education should have attended an SVEB adult education course. An SVEB course teaches the basics of learning support or the implementation of learning events with adults. You learn to adhere to conceptual guidelines. Practical trainers, instructors or course leaders learn how to prepare curricula and teaching materials, conduct and evaluate lessons. The skills learned are confirmed by an SVEB certificate. Those who wish to continue their training afterwards can, for example, obtain a digital SVEB further training certificate. With the SVEB digital continuing education certificate, you can confidently use the tools of the digital world in adult education.

With some SVEB providers, it is possible to complete the SVEB certificate in combination with the recognized EUROLTA certificate for language course instructors. To be on the safe side, you should ask the schools directly whether this option is available. For people who want to teach languages, this is certainly an ideal supplement.

Practical trainers can then attend the following further training:

SVEB certificate instructor - individual supervision(formerly: SVEB course instructor and SVEB1 adult educator)

Attention:Since the SVEB revision in 2023, the certificate is now called Praxisausbildner / Praxisausbildnerin:SVEB certificate instructor for individual coaching.

The prerequisites for attending the course are

• Specialist expertise in your own field
• Initial experience in accompanying adults is desirable, but not a requirement
• Enjoy dealing with people
• Communication skills
• Empathy
• High sense of responsibility
• Interest in andragogy (adult education)

The "SVEB Erwachsenenbildner/in" course is also advertised as "SVEB Ausbilder/in", as it was recently renamed by the association. This can lead to confusion. In principle, there are now two levels of adult educator (trainer): Certificate Course and Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Federal Professional Examination).

Please note: Since the SVEB revision, this activity and the qualification have been renamed:SVEB instructor - individual coaching.

Continuing education, further training as a trainer with SVEB certificate can take place at different times depending on the school, often on Saturdays, so that you do not have to reduce your working hours in every case. If you need this continuing education, further training for your current job, you should talk to your supervisor about it anyway. Supervisors are often willing to finance part, if not all, of the training or continuing education, further training, provided you agree to stay with the company for a certain period of time after completing the course. If there is no specific financial contribution, many companies will allow you to use your working hours for a course so that you do not lose out financially. It is not uncommon for you to be able to attend this practical training during working hours, with the company also covering the course costs. After all, you should be able to accompany, supervise and train the company's employees or apprentices perfectly. You should therefore always discuss this in detail with your line manager before registering for the "Individual mentoring trainer" certificate course.

The SVEB continuing education certificate digital "Supporting learning processes digitally" is aimed at people who want to enter the digital universe of the education sector. These can be trainers, vocational trainers, practical trainers, coaches or mentors. The prerequisite for attending the course is an SVEB instructor certificate (formerly: course instructor or practical instructor). In the SVEB further training course, participants learn how adult education works online.