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Art. 8 Issuance and approval
1 Professional organisations work with education and training providers to develop and issue core syllabuses. Together, they act as sponsors. 2 The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) approves core syllabuses. 3 Once approved, the core syllabuses are listed together with the date of approval in Annexes 1 and 2. 4 SERI shall update the Annexes with each subsequent decision to approve core syllabuses.
Para. 2 — Amended by No I of the EAER O of 26 Nov. 2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2020 (AS 2019 4753).
Art. 9 Renewal of approval
Approval of core syllabus shall be revoked if sponsors fail to apply to SERI for renewal of approval within a period of seven years.
Art. 10 Content
1 Core syllabuses establish: a. the title of the study programme or CET course as well as the title of the protected qualification and English equivalent; b. the professional profile and competences to be acquired; c. the types of courses, together with learning hours and distribution of study time; d. coordination of classroom instruction and practical training modules; e. the content and requirements of the qualification procedure; f. the competences to be acquired from the practical training modules; g. the general education competences to be acquired, specifically in the areas of society, environment and economics. 2 Core syllabuses establish the admission requirements for study programmes: a. what upper-secondary level vocational or general education qualifications serve as prerequisites; b. whether in addition to an upper-secondary level vocational or general education qualification, work experience or an aptitude test are required. 3 Core syllabuses may include criteria for the
Art. 11 Prerequisites for approval
SERI shall approve a core syllabus if the following requirements are met: a. The guidelines of the corresponding Ordinance are adhered to. b. There is a demonstrated need. c. There are no education policy conflicts. d. The core syllabus is supported throughout Switzerland. e. The content of the core syllabus takes into account the competences needed for the given professional activity. f. The intended title of the qualification is clear, not misleading and cannot be confused with the title of any other qualification. g. The sponsors have consulted the cantons and other relevant parties and have included the results of consultations in the application.