In the academic year of 2018/19, almost 60 600 students were recorded in advanced professional education and training. The majority (56%) were at professional education and training colleges, 37% were preparing for a federal or an advanced examination and 7% were following a training course not governed by the VEPTA.
2000/01 | 2005/06 | 2010/11 | 2015/16 | 2018/19 | |
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Total | 38 674 | 38 151 | 51 280 | 56 626 | 60 598 |
Female (%) | 43.1 | 43.6 | 44.4 | 43.6 | 44.4 |
Foreign (%) | 9.4 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Teaching professions | 4 663 | 934 | . | . | . |
Female (%) | 72.3 | 68.2 | . | . | . |
Foreign (%) | 5.3 | 8.8 | . | . | . |
Professional colleges (forerunner of UAS) | 2 222 | 795 | . | . | . |
Female (%) | 52.9 | 65.9 | . | . | . |
Foreign (%) | 6.3 | 3.3 | . | . | . |
Professional education and training colleges | 9 213 | 10 173 | 21 867 | 29 748 | 33 741 |
Female (%) | 26.6 | 28.7 | 45.5 | 46.7 | 47 |
Foreign (%) | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
Preparation for the federal PET diploma examination1 | 9 037 | 11 829 | 16 421 | 18 900 | 19 205 |
Female (%) | 38.5 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 36.9 | 38.5 |
Foreign (%) | 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
Preparation for the advanced federal PET diploma examination1 | 5 427 | 4 355 | 4 271 | 3 615 | 3 382 |
Female (%) | 25.3 | 36 | 32.5 | 25.5 | 27.4 |
Foreign (%) | 8 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
Unregulated advanced professional education and training | 8 112 | 10 065 | 8 721 | 4 363 | 4 270 |
Female (%) | 59.5 | 61.9 | 58.3 | 66.1 | 63.6 |
Foreign (%) | 12.5 | 14.6 | 34.7 | 16 | 16.1 |
Source: FSO – Statistics on pupils and students (SDL)
Data as of: February 2020
Advanced professional education and training allows people who have completed upper secondary education to deepen or widen their knowledge. Advanced professional education and training consists of several study paths: professional education and training colleges, preparation for professional or advanced federal examinations governed by the Vocational and Professional Education and Training Act (VPETA) and advanced professional education and training courses not regulated by this act.
Numbers attending advanced professional education and training have risen by 57% since 2000/01, despite the transfer of some training courses to higher education institutes following the creation of the universities of applied sciences.
During the academic year 2018/19, the most popular training sectors for students in advanced professional education and training was Management and administration (16%). This was followed by the fields Nursing and Midwifery (13%) and Building and civil engineering (8%).
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