There is no specific training for team leaders. As a rule, there are courses or specific professional development programs in the respective industries that qualify a person for this role. Depending on the sector, a qualification at tertiary level (federal professional or higher professional examination, higher technical college, university of applied sciences, university of applied sciences) or further training at postgraduate level is a prerequisite for a team leader role. The professional examination "Management Specialist with Federal Certificate" is considered a good prerequisite for positions in the lower and middle management of a company. In most cases, graduates of a team leader training course must have professional experience in the respective professional field.

A federally recognized continuing education, further training to become a team leader is a course that prepares you for a Federal Diploma of Higher Education (FPE) team leader in social and socio-medical institutions.

Not every team leader training course is a federally recognized continuing education, such as the Federal Diploma of Higher Education for Team Leaders in Social and Socio-Medical Institutions. Many team leader training courses award internal school certificates, some award association recognition, such as the continuing education, further training to become a medical team leader SVMB of the Swiss Association of Medical Vocational Schools.

There are many first-class leadership and team leader training courses on offer, all of which culminate in an internal certificate, including extensive courses lasting several months. Contact the providers directly via the contact form and receive detailed documentation on the courses free of charge and without obligation simply by email.