Admission requirements from 2023
Candidates shall be admitted to the examination if they:

a) have one of the following qualifications and at least three years of relevant professional experience after obtaining the diploma:

• a Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee
• a high-school baccalaureate
• a specialised baccalaureate
• a vocational baccalaureate
• or an equivalent qualification

or

b) have one of the following qualifications and can demonstrate at least four years of relevant professional experience following acquisition of the qualification:

•  a Federal VET Diploma from another basic training course of at least three years
•  a Federal VET Certificate as an office assistant
• or an equivalent qualification

and 

submit the personal portfolio in full and on time in accordance with section 5.1 and this is assessed as ‘passed’.

Preliminary clarification
If you are unsure about admission for examinations, we are happy to provide a preliminary clarification. Please use the appropriate form.

If the documents are submitted in full, an admission assessment takes about two weeks and costs CHF 50.00.

Please note that from the start of the application period for the next federal PET examination, no preliminary clarification can be submitted for this examination year. In this case, please apply for the examination directly.

You can order examination tasks for 2023–2025  (ER 2022) here.

Content: Examination dates and suggested solutions in German/French.

Flat-rate cost:
CHF 150.00 per examination series/year (the examination sections cannot be taken individually)

ER 2022:

Examination section 1: Management support and division management
Examination section 2: Information management
Examination section 3: Managing team members and managing personnel matters