THE SHOW / THE MICROTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION PORTAL
11.12.2017
A - Machines
With more than 40 apprentices in training, Tornos is focussed on the future
Apprenticeship is the cornerstone of the Swiss training system: more than two thirds of young people undertaking vocational education and training choose one of the 250 apprenticeships available.
An apprenticeship is "secondary II" level post-compulsory training, leading to the award of a Swiss vocational training certificate (known as CFC). It is conducted either in a technical college, or in dual mode (in a technical college and a company placement). The training lasts three or four years, depending on the vocation chosen, and can be completed by a "maturité professionnelle", providing eligibility for degree-level studies, either at the end of the apprenticeship itself ("maturité intra-CFC") or by completing an additional year of studies ("maturité post-CFC"). This dual system occupies a central place in the Swiss economy: its combination of practical and theoretical learning is recognised and widely appreciated both nationally and internationally, in Europe and across the Atlantic. As a player in this economy, Tornos is no exception to the rule, training no fewer than 40 apprentices each year at our Moutier site, which is more than 10 percent of the total workforce.
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