The Märtplatz Foundation is a training institution for young people facing psychological and social challenges. Around 45 individuals are trained in eleven workshops and studios, usually aged between 16 and 25. Vocational training takes place in a protected environment, with subsequent integration into the primary job market. Most trainees are referred by the disability insurance authority, in some cases by the juvenile court or a social services agency. The focus of the training is on the individual – their talents, interests, and abilities: strengths are nurtured, and manual, technical, and professional skills are learned and deepened. The training process takes into account specific difficulties and deficits. In this way, we offer all trainees a personalized education – in manual, creative, culinary, and technical professions. The goal is successful training and sustainable integration into the workforce. The following qualifications are offered: Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (EFZ), Federal Vocational Certificate (EBA), and Practical Training according to INSOS (PrA). The Märtplatz Foundation was established in 1985 and is based in Freienstein, Zurich. The workshops and studios are located on the grounds of a former cotton spinning mill. Two shops are located in Embrach, and one in Rorbas.

The Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET is Switzerland's expert organisation for vocational education and training . It offers basic and continuing training to VET professionals, conducts VET research, contributes to the development of occupations and supports international cooperation in vocational and professional education and training. It has regional campuses in Zollikofen near Bern (main campus), Lausanne and Lugano as well as off-campus space in Olten and Zurich.

Ich fand den heutigen Kurs ausgezeichnet, nicht nur weil wir etwas spannendes gelernt haben, sondern auch weil wir einen super Leiter hatten. Ruedi hat den Unterricht sehr lebendig gestaltet und ich hatte so das Gefühl in einer eher familiären Umgebung zu sein. :)

Sehr gut!

SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern is a practice-oriented training institution for hospitality management that has opened doors for young, success-oriented students in the national and international hotel and catering industry since 1909. The training at SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern is based on a career-accompanying training concept, which leads the students through several stages into management positions in the hotel, gastronomy and various service industries. All students must prove themselves in a management position before graduation and hence attain the optimal prerequisite to start in a leading management position immediately after recieving the diploma. The SHL is an innovative training institution which offers a wide range of further education concepts, training opportunities and consulting services for an extensive variety of companies, in addition to the classic course Dipl. Hoteliere-Gastronomin HF / Dipl. Hotelier-Gastronom HF and the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management . Furthermore, SHL is internationally engaged in development projects by establishing and developing various sector-specific vocational initiatives.