Switzerland

ACE Member Organisation

Hirschengraben 10 - 3011 Berne
Phone : + 41 32 729 82 88
Fax : + 41 32 729 82 89
Email : info(at)csa-architects(dot)swiss
Website :www.csa-architects.swiss
Head of the delegation : Reto Gmür
President : Doris Wälchli

Academic training: 5 years

Qualification: Architect Dipl. EPFL, EPFZ, UIT, HES.
No professional experience required (apart from 1 year during studies – between the 6th and the 7th semester – for the EPFL)
No compulsory professional examination.
Possible voluntary registration with the SIA.
Continued training: not compulsory and not organised, but the members of the SIA have a moral responsibility for the updating and development of their competences.

Entrance examinations	No
Duration of academic education	5 Years

Additional compulsory practical training- internship	No
Requirement for undertaking a period of traineeship
Period of traineeship supervised (overseen)
By who
Practical training period
Where?
To which conditions
Number of hours per month required
Compulsory Professional examination	No
Complementary professional education
Remuneration of the Traineeship
Trainee accompanied
Specific supplementary courses organised
Model form of contract available
Traineeship and practical experience undertaken abroad taken into account
Evaluation of the Traineeship
Evaluation method used

European Architects

What requirements must a European architects fulfil to practice in your country? (for example: diploma, registration with a competent authority, etc)

Does a system of CPD for architects exists in your country
If yes: Is it compulsory? Is it encouraged? is it free?	Free.
If it is compulsory:
is it required by law,
or by a Code of Conduct ?
If it is regulated, who regulates the system:
a professional body,
a governmental body,
a combination of the two ?
Is it organised?
Who provides the courses:
What level of training is provided:
Are certain subjects mandatory ?
What types of activities or provisions are accepted :
Do you have any evaluation criteria for the CPD material ?
Who recognize (accredits) these trainings :
Development of the trainings :
A. Estimated number of courses / year
B. Estimated number of participants / y
C. Estimated lesson hours / year
Level of requirements for the architects :
Is this required level validated or checked and how:
A. Not requested,
B. Self-assessment of value,
C. Attendance tracking,
D. Self-assessment using self-test,
E. By regular checks,
F. Examination,
G. Thesis,
H. Others means (e.g. electronic monitoring)?
Is training (provision) delivered abroad accepted?
What kind of sanction is applied for the non-compliance with CPD obligation:
A. none,
B. Reprimand,
C. Expulsion from the register,
D. Other ?
Do you have a database of the content of your CPD Programme ?