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EDUCATION

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Recyclist (Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training)

The new occupational profile was created in 2000 on the initiative of the VSMR/VSIA. Recyclists ensure that recyclable materials can be returned to the production cycle. During the three-year apprenticeship, they learn the ecological and economic requirements.

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www.recyclist.ch

R-Suisse

The R-Suisse association brings together the occupational and specialist organisations involved in the Swiss recycling sector to promote and coordinate education and training in the recycling industry.

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R-Suisse represents the interests of its members vis-à-vis the federal government, the cantons and other professional organisations, defines the educational objectives and content of initial and further training and makes decisions in all other areas of the Education Ordinance.

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VSMR Academy

Qualified employees bring valuable expertise to companies and contribute to their success. Trained employees cope better with daily challenges and promote a company's good reputation. This is why VSMR offers an industry-specific advanced training programme.

iSM seminars

20% discount for VSMR members

The German Institute for Scrap and Metals, a subsidiary of the BDSV Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Stahlrecycling- und Entsorgungsunternehmen e. V., offers practical training for the (steel) recycling industry. Many seminars take place online. Courses are taught in German.

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www.ism-recycling.de

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EXTERNAL COURSES

Management of Recycling Companies (Recyclingmanager) (CAS-HSG)

Practice-orientated management training with a certificate (CAS) tailored to the needs of the waste disposal and recycling industry.

 

November 2024 - April 2025

University of St. Gallen

 

Course brochure

Further information and enrolment

SUVA course for radiation protection experts

Measurement and regulation technology SPG
 

German: 10.03.2025 - 12.03.2025 in Lucerne

Further information and registration
 

French: 26.08.2025 - 28.08.2025 in Lausanne

Further information and registration

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Italian: 09.12.2024 - 11.12.2024 in Lucerne

Further information and registration

SUVA training course for radiation protection

Recognized by the FOPH, required every 5 years

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Announcement and course dates (German)

Specialist for waste disposal facilities

  • Basic course

  • Specialist courses in hazardous waste, sorting & processing, landfilling

  • Advanced course in waste disposal facility management

  • Industry courses

 

​Dates, further information and registration

Raw materials processor (Federal Diploma of Higher Education)

Advanced training for the operating personnel of facilities for the processing of primary and secondary raw materials.

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September 2024 - May 2025
Zurich, Dagmersellen, Rapperswil-Jona, various excursions

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Further information and registration

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COORDINATION OF EDUCATION

OdA Waste and Raw Materials Industry

The aim of the union of the most important industry associations in the Swiss waste and raw materials sector is to present the existing training and further education programmes for the numerous stakeholder groups in a transparent manner and to coordinate the existing programmes in order to exploit synergies and supplement them where necessary.

The new challenges posed by the implementation of the "Ordinance on the Prevention and Disposal of Waste (VVEA)" in terms of training and further education in the sector are to be resolved jointly.

www.abfall-rohstoff.ch

TAFE Association for the Training of Specialist Staff in Disposal Facilities

The purpose of the association is to organise the federally recognised professional examination "Specialist for waste disposal facilities with federal certificate" as well as preparatory courses for this professional examination.

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www.tafe.ch

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