Leadership (Cert.)  (Region Zürich):
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The SVF Leadership Certificate is a federally certified further training course for managers, which enables you to enter the world of leadership and take on a supervisory role as a team leader or department head. SVF is an abbreviation for the Swiss Association for Leadership Training. The SVF Leadership certificate is the most important basic certificate for leadership training in Switzerland.

The SVF Leadership Certificate is the basic course and a prerequisite for all further training levels in the area of leadership. The SVF Leadership Certificate certifies proven leadership skills. Organizations need trained managers who understand their craft and are able to react in a differentiated and appropriate manner in various leadership situations. And this is precisely what the certificate ensures. In particular, it is also the natural precursor to further training as a management specialist with a federal certificate (professional diploma).

Leadership training with a certificate provides comprehensive skills in the following areas:

• Self-knowledge (strengthens awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses)
• Self-management (promotes efficient organization and prioritization of tasks)
• Team leadership (teaches techniques for motivating and managing groups)
• Communication (improves exchange at various levels)
• Presentation (prepares for convincing and clear presentations)
• Conflict management (shows ways to constructively resolve differences of opinion)

The content of the leadership training course with certificate focuses on the interpersonal aspects of leadership and supports the development of effective leadership skills. The Leadership SVF course is part of the continuing education, further training to become a management specialist with Federal Professional Examination. Leadership skills are combined with business management skills to ensure a holistic leadership qualification.

It is important to note that each school can individually determine the specific learning content of the leadership continuing education, further training with certificate. To ensure that the course meets your personal requirements, it is advisable to enquire about the specific content directly with the desired educational institution. A form is available for straightforward contact, which forwards inquiries directly to the selected school.

The SVF leadership training course teaches practical skills that are required for successful leadership. The aim is to prepare managers for their responsible role and provide them with targeted support in their professional development.

The training is divided into several modules:

• Advice and entry
  
  • Clarification of personal starting position and goals
  • Competence check to determine where you stand
  • Selection of suitable courses
  • Registration and organizational preparation
• Ego skills
  • Basics for personal development
  • Reflecting on your own strengths and potential
  • Self-management techniques
  • Introduction to effective learning strategies
• Communication and leadership
  • Basics of communication and presentation
  • Writing professional texts and e-mails
  • Strategies for resolving conflicts
  • Leading and developing teams
• Exam preparation
  • Systematic preparation for the SVF certificate examination
  • Consolidation of the acquired knowledge
  • Exam simulations and feedback

These modules provide targeted preparation for the certificate examination and teach skills that can be applied immediately in day-to-day management. In addition to technical know-how, the focus is also on personal development and practice-oriented action.

Please note: The specific content may vary slightly depending on the school. The specific curriculum is determined by the respective educational institution. Use our contact form to enquire directly with the desired school about the current course content. We will forward your request without any complications.

A Leadership Certificate SVF is the first step on the way to becoming a management specialist with a federal certificate. It allows leadership skills to be developed and perfected. This is worthwhile for the graduates, the company and the employees. After all, better leadership usually leads to greater success.

Holders of the Leadership SVF certificate occupy interesting and qualified positions with potential in their professional environment, for example:

• Internal or external consultants on management issues
• Assistance to the division or company management
• Quality Manager
• Organization and/or lecturer in management training
• Team management / department management
• Information & Communication Manager
• Process support for cultural change
• Internal contact person for mediation / conflict management / social matters
• Takeover of branch management
• In-house training Self-knowledge and self-management
• Lead or collaboration on management concepts

The continuing education, leadership with SVF certificate is aimed at people who wish to take on a management function. It does not matter whether the person is already in a management position or would like to take on one. There are no specific prerequisites for attending the continuing education, further training course.

For more information, please contact the schools. Contact us now quickly, easily and without obligation using our contact form or use the "Ask a question" button to get in touch with the right contact person directly.

The SVF Leadership Specialist means that this person has successfully completed the SVF Leadership and SVF Management modules. With the two certificates, he/she is then admitted to the Federal Professional Examination - provided at least one year of management experience has been gained. The Swiss Association for Leadership Training (SVF) organizes the SVF certificates. These are very popular - over 7,800 module examinations are taken every year. Even with the SVF Certificate in Leadership or SVF Certificate in Management, successful graduates already have a good qualification in their pocket.

With the SVF Certificate in Leadership, you can already take on a management role. It makes sense to complete the SVF Certificate in Management afterwards, where you will learn more about general management, personnel management and change management. With both certificates and six years of professional experience as well as one year of management experience, you can take the professional examination to become a management specialist with a federal certificate.

Switzerland offers a wide range of seminars, training courses and courses in the field of leadership and management, so it is not always easy to find the right continuing education, further training for your own goals and requirements. All continuing education, further training courses differ in terms of structure and content, and many also differ in terms of target group, degree and duration, requirements and methods. For example, some courses are designed for people with a university degree (CAS, DAS, MAS), while others award a federally recognized qualification after appropriate examinations (FPE, AFPE, CHE). Some continuing education, further training courses last one or two days, others extend over a period of several years. There are currently well over 400 providers listed in this area, all of whom have different ideas and often offer fundamentally different courses. So take a little time when looking for your new continuing education, further training course to find the leadership course that is just right for you.

The objectives of the SVF Leadership Examination training are:

• develop into a competent contact person for all management topics
• have the basic skills required for a management position
• receive targeted and optimal preparation for the module completions of the SVF leadership certificate examination

Certificate courses in leadership and management are training or further education courses at schools and Universities. On the one hand, a distinction is made between courses that are aimed at people without previous in-depth experience in this field and courses that serve as a specialization and have been developed for interested parties with specialist expertise. In addition to the target group, the prerequisites are also different, but generally do not require such strict compliance as is the case with federal continuing education, further training (FPE, AFPE,...). If you are interested in a certificate course but do not meet all of the prescribed requirements, it is always worth asking for more details and requesting an aptitude interview. Certificate courses can have very different orientations, depending on the provider, as they are not uniformly regulated. You should therefore always request the relevant documents from all schools that interest you and for each course that appeals to you, which you can easily receive by email and which will enable you to make a quick comparison. In this way, you can quickly and easily find the right training or further education course in leadership and management.