Certification as a Training Company

Great Start!

The Great Start! certification is an award for outstanding Swiss training companies. It recognizes a good training culture and helps organizations to be perceived as an attractive training company by young talents.

What is the Great Start! certification?

At Great Start! all apprentices are surveyed - this creates the most credible assessment for other young jobseekers. The Great Start! certification provides valuable and credible orientation for interested applicants. Finally, the organizations also receive clear feedback on their training culture, their strengths and their development potential.

How does the certification process work?

01

Survey

The first step involves surveying your learners. The questionnaire consists of statements on the training culture experienced. This includes professional support and personal perception, appreciation, respectful and fair treatment or lived team spirit. The methodology is based on the established Great Place To Work® model. 

02

Training concept

The second step involves assessing the company's training concept. In a questionnaire developed for this purpose, HR managers can document specific measures, processes and tools that describe their training concept.

03

Certification

If 70% of your apprentices are satisfied with you as a training company, you will receive certification from us as a Great Start! training company. Then it's time to celebrate internally and communicate externally!

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Advantages of certification as a training company

External impact

  • Increased visibility among potential learners & decision-makers
  • Sign of high competence of vocational trainers and high quality standards in the training sector
  • Visible communication to the outside world of what is lived internally
  • Clear positioning as one of the best training companies in Switzerland


Internal effect

  • Greater motivation and commitment from apprentices and vocational trainers
  • Improving and increasing the relevance of the company training concept
  • Support in the development and implementation of a clear and efficient training strategy
  • Internal visibility & recognition for teaching and training measures

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