CHE technician or technical business administrator? - The difference simply explained

If you want to further your education in the technical field, you often have two options: CHE technician or technical business management assistant with a federal certificate. Both continuing education, further training courses open up new career opportunities - but have different focuses.

CHE technician - the specialist with management responsibility

The technician HF is trained at a College of Higher Education (HF) and graduates with a federally recognized HF diploma.

There are various specializations, for example:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Computer science
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Construction planning

The continuing education, further training lasts four semesters full-time or six to eight semesters part-time.

CHE technicians often take on responsible specialist and management roles in companies. They work at the interface between technology, team, customers and company management and contribute their in-depth technical expertise to projects and processes.

Technical business administrator - the technical all-rounder in management

Technical business management assistants graduate with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education.

Prerequisites are:
Federal VET Diploma and at least 3 years of professional experience in the technical or craft sector or Federal VET Certificate and 5 years of professional experience

Preparation for the Federal Professional Examination usually takes around two semesters.

Technical business people combine technical understanding with business know-how. They often take on tasks in:

  • Project planning
  • Organization and coordination
  • Sale or purchase
  • Management in lower to middle management

In many companies, they are therefore regarded as versatile all-rounders between technology and management.

Briefly summarized:

Technician CHE

  • College of Higher Education
  • Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Achtung: Engl. like eidg. Dipl. HFP)
  • In-depth technical specialization
  • Management tasks in the technical area
  • Technical merchant

Federal Professional Examination

  • Federal Diploma of Higher Education
  • Combination of technology and business administration
  • Project and management tasks
  • Which continuing education, further training suits you better?
  • The choice depends heavily on whether you want to specialize more technically or develop more in the direction of management and organization.

👉 Find out which continuing education, further training is better suited to your career path.

Find out more now and compare suitable educational offers:

Technician CHE

Technical Business Management Assistant with Federal Diploma of Higher Education