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In Switzerland, vocational training offers are reviewed on a regular basis and modified if necessary.
Thus, in the second half of 2022, the State Secretariat for Training, Research and Innovation issued and approved a total of 44 new and revised professions: six in basic professional training and 38 in higher professional training.
For example, the profession of 'AFC digital business developer' was created to be in line with the new trends in digitalisation.

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Summary of new or revised occupations in Switzerland between July and December 2022 (in German)

The "AFC digital business developer" link between man, business and technology

In Switzerland, the training contents are defined by the organizations of the world of work, responsible for the individual professions.
The creation of new professions takes place above all to meet mega-trends such as digitization and to satisfy the related need for qualified personnel from the economic world.
An example of this is the internship of "AFC digital business developer", a figure who acts as a link between man, business and technology and who follows various project phases.
These professionals support the evolution, transformation and digital innovation of companies and production units, analyze the issues that characterize daily work in the digital environment by optimizing processes and products, use data to optimize processes and integrate operating models and they take charge of the communication between specialists, decision makers and other interested parties.

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Summary of new or revised professions in Switzerland between July and December 2022 (in French)

SERI is responsible for issuing rules on basic and higher professional training

The Confederation, especially the SERIis responsible for issuing the ordinances on basic vocational training, for approving the regulations for the vocational exams (abbreviated EP) and the higher vocational exams (abbreviated EPS) as well as the teaching framework programs of the higher technical schools ( abbreviated as SSS), as well as the recognition of the SSS training cycles and post-diploma studies.
While in basic vocational training the cantons are responsible for implementing and implementing them, in higher vocational training these tasks are the responsibility of professional organizations or higher specialized schools.
Every five years, SERI checks all basic vocational trainings in relation to economic, technological, ecological and educational developments and, if necessary, makes the necessary changes.
The higher vocational training courses and qualifications are also regularly reviewed and adapted to new developments.

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Summary of new or revised professions in Switzerland between July and December 2022 (in Italian)