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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 Recycling Switzerland/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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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.
ACADEMY OF RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
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 Recycling Switzerland offers an industry-specific advanced training programme.
iSM SEMINARS
Discount for 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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Thanks to our collaboration, the members of Recycling Switzerland receive a discount of around 20 per cent. The reduced rate has been programmed for them in the online registration section.
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SULSER TRAINING COURSES
Discount for members
The Sulser Group offers a broad range of courses recognised by the cantonal authorities and Suva and organised in German and in French. It includes basic and advanced training in the areas of forklift trucks, warehousing and logistics as well as courses for drivers.
Thanks to our collaboration, members of Recycling Switzerland can book some courses (in German or in French) at a reduced rate. We will be happy to provide you with the discount code on request: info@recyclingswitzerland.ch
www.swiss-logistics-academy.ch
EDUCATION PARTNER
FORMASECOURS.CH
We work together with Marjorie Caloz from FormaSecours.ch for the French training courses on occupational health and safety. The company specialises in the prevention and management of risks. It passes on its expertise during external audits and certified training courses.
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Further information about FormaSecours.ch (in French)
Our current training courses with FormaSecours.ch
EXTERNAL COURSES
SUVA course for radiation protection experts
Measurement and regulation technology SPG
German: 25.08. - 27.08.2026 in Lucerne
Further information and registration
French: 09.03. - 11.03.2026, 07.09. - 09.09.2026 in Lausanne
Further information and registration
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Italian: no date published
SUVA training course for radiation protection
Specialist for waste disposal facilities
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Basic course
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Specialist courses in hazardous waste, sorting & processing, landfilling
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Advanced course in waste disposal facility management
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Industry courses
Raw materials processor (Federal Diploma of Higher Education)
(in German)
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Advanced training for the operating personnel of facilities for the processing of primary and secondary raw materials.
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October 2026 - May 2027
Zurich, Dagmersellen, Rapperswil-Jona, various excursions
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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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