Nature and environment specialist with a federal certificate: training, schools and information

The extra-occupational continuing education, further training via a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Nature and Environment takes 15 months (55 course days in total).

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Nature and environmental specialists can be found in the private sector, for example in engineering offices, consulting offices or in a wide variety of industrial companies, as well as in environmental and nature conservation organizations. As a nature and environmental specialist, you will also find employment with communal and cantonal environmental and nature conservation agencies.

The examination regulations for the Federal Professional Examination "Nature and Environment Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education" do not stipulate that candidates must have taken part in a preparatory course. However, participation is strongly recommended in order to acquire the necessary skills for later professional activity and to pass the Federal Professional Examination.

For admission to the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) for Nature and Environment Specialists with Federal Diploma of Higher Education, participants are expected to meet the following requirements,

• that they have completed a vocational apprenticeship with Federal VET Diploma, a recognized school-leaving certificate or an equivalent qualification
• and at least two years of professional experience in the environmental and nature sector. Incidentally, the course attended in full is counted as six months of professional experience.

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The Federal Professional Examination for Nature and Environment Specialists with Federal Diploma of Higher Education consists of two blocks and two possible specializations (elective modules), which are as follows:

• Block 1: Fundamentals of nature and the environment
• Block 2: Project management and communication
• Specialization (elective module): Operational environmental management
• Specialization (elective module): Biodiversity and space

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