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Section 1 Implementation
Art. 71 SERI
(Art. 65 VPETA) 1 SERI shall implement this Ordinance, unless responsibility for implementation is assigned elsewhere. 2 SERI shall act as the point of contact for the mutual recognition of qualifications by virtue of the following international agreements: a. Bilateral Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the Swiss Confederation and the European Union and its Member States on the Free Movement of Persons; b. Convention of 4 January 1960 Establishing the European Free Trade Association.
Para. 2 let. a — SR 0.142.112.681 Para. 2 let. b — SR 0.632.31
Art. 71a SERI fees
SERI fees charged for rendering first instance decisions and services shall be governed by the SERI Ordinance of 16 June 2006 on Fees.
Art. 71a — Inserted by Annex No 2 of the SERI Ordinance of 16 June 2006, in force since 1 Aug. 2006 (AS 2006 2639). SR 412.109.3
Art. 72 Right of access and right to information
(Art. 65 para. 4 VPETA) 1 Persons entrusted with implementation tasks may attend VPET-related events. They may obtain information and view documents relating to VPET. 2 SERI may obtain information from the Cantons and third parties directly entrusted with implementation tasks.
Art. 73 Revocation of qualifications
(Art. 63 VPETA) 1 SERI may withdraw qualifications that were obtained by illicit means. The right to prosecute is reserved. 2 The cantons shall be notified of the legal revocation of qualifications; any entries in the public register shall be deleted.
Para. 2 — The correction of 8 Feb. 2021 relates to the French text only (AS 2021 74).
Art. 73a Recognition of cantonal and intercantonal qualifications under the previous law in the field of professional education in the healthcare professions
(Art. 73a VPETA) 1 The conduct of procedures to recognise cantonal and intercantonal qualifications under the previous law in the field of professional education in the healthcare professions shall be delegated to the Swiss Red Cross. The details of the transfer of duties shall be regulated in a public law agreement between SERI and the Swiss Red Cross. 2 The fees in accordance with the SERI Fees Ordinance of 16 June 2006 apply to the procedures for the recognition of qualifications.
Art. 73a — Inserted by No I of the O of 8 May 2024, in force since 1 July 2024 (AS 2024 217). Para. 2 — SR 412.109.3
Section 2 Repeal and Amendment of Current Legislat
Art. 74
1 The repeal and amendment of previous legislation are set forth in the Annex. 2 SERI is responsible for repealing training regulations based on Article 12 of the Federal Act of 19 April 1978 on Vocational Education and Training issued by the EAER.
Para. 2 — [AS 1979 1687; 1985 660 No I 21; 1987 600 Art. 17 No 3; 1991 857 Annex No 4; 1992 288 Annex No 17, 2521 Art. 55 No 1; 1996 2588 Art. 25 para. 2 and Annex No 1; 1998 1822 Art. 2; 1999 2374 No I 2; 2003 187 Annex No II 2. AS 2003 4557 Annex No I 1]
Section 3 Transitional Provisions
Art. 75 Vocational qualifications subject to cantonal legislation
(Art. 73 para. 2 VPETA) 1 Qualifications awarded on completion of upper-secondary level VET programmes subject to cantonal legislation shall be considered federal if an intercantonal agreement has been reached regarding said qualifications. 2 The equivalency of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph 1 with qualifications subject to new federal rules as well as the conditions applying to the conversion of qualifications shall be established in corresponding VET ordinances. 3 Recognition of courses of study and conversion of qualifications in fields that were previously subject to intercantonal legislation shall be handled by SERI on the basis of previous intercantonal legislation until commencement of corresponding VET ordinances. 4 In the field of health care, recognition of courses of study, conversion of Swiss qualifications and recognition of foreign qualifications shall be handled by the Swiss Red Cross until commencement of corresponding federal VET ordinances.
Art. 76 VET professionals outside the scope of the previous act
(Art. 73 VPETA) 1 Workplace trainers who do not fall within the scope of the Federal Act of 19 April 1978 on Vocational Education and Training but who have trained learners for at least five years shall be considered as qualified for the purposes of Articles 44 and 45. 2 and 3 … 4 Any further qualifications must be obtained within five years of SERI’s decision.
Para. 1 — [AS 1979 1687; 1985 660 No I 21; 1987 600 Art. 17 No 3; 1991 857 Annex No 4; 1992 288 Annex No 17, 2521 Art. 55 No 1; 1996 2588 Art. 25 para. 2 and Annex No 1; 1998 1822 Art. 2; 1999 2374 No I 2; 2003 187 Annex No II 2. AS 2003 4557 Annex No I 1] Para. 2 — Repealed by Annex No 1 of the O of 14 Dec. 2018, with effect from 1 Feb. 2019 (AS 2019 155).
Art. 76a Qualifications required to teach sport
Holders of the following qualifications meet the requirement established in Article 46 paragraph 3 to teach sport: Federal Diploma I or II in Physical Education and Sports Instruction, UAS Degree in Sports Instruction or Bachelor of Science in Sports issued by the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen.
Art. 76a — Inserted by Art. 82 No 3 of the Sport Promotion Ordinance of 23 May 2012, in force since 1 Oct. 2012 (AS 2012 3967).
Art. 77 Lump-sum subsidies
(Art. 73 para. 3 and 4 VPETA) 1 Starting from the fifth year following commencement of VPETA, the Confederation’s share of funding of the cantonal tasks mentioned in Article 53 paragraph 2 VPETA shall be provided in the form of a lump-sum payment. 2 For the first four years following commencement of VPETA, the following rule shall apply: a. the cantonal tasks mentioned in Article 53 paragraph 2 VPETA, for which the Confederation has thus far provided subsidies by virtue of the following federal acts, shall continue to be funded by virtue of these acts: 1. Federal Act of 19 April 1978 on Vocational Education and Training, 2. Federal Act of 29 April 1998 on Agriculture, 3. Federal Act of 4 October 1991 on Forests, 4. Federal Act of 19 June 1992 on Financial Aid to Professional Education Institutions Specialised in Social Care; b. the remaining cantonal tasks mentioned in Article 53 paragraph 2 VPETA shall receive Confederation funding to the extent of available resources mentioned in Art
Para. 2 let. a let. 1 — [AS 1979 1687; 1985 660 No I 21; 1987 600 Art. 17 No 3; 1991 857 Annex No 4; 1992 288 Annex No 17, 2521 Art. 55 No 1; 1996 2588 Art. 25 para. 2 and Annex No 1; 1998 1822 Art. 2; 1999 2374 No I 2; 2003 187 Annex No II 2. AS 2003 4557 Annex No I 1] Para. 2 let. a let. 2 — SR 910.1 Para. 2 let. a let. 3 — SR 921.0 Para. 2 let. a let. 4 — [AS 1992 1973. AS 2003 4557 Annex I 2]
Art. 78 Buildings and leases
(Art. 73 para. 3 VPETA) 1 Building subsidy requests for which a space allocation plan including layout, preliminary design study or building project was submitted to SERI prior to commencement of VPETA shall be assessed on the basis of previous legislation. 2 If a space allocation plan including layout or preliminary design study is submitted, then the corresponding subsidies shall only be granted subject to the legislation in force at the time the said space allocation plan was submitted if a building project is submitted no later than four years after commencement of VPETA. 3 If a building subsidy was granted, then the final account for the procedure completed thus far must be submitted no later than ten years after commencement of VPETA. If the final account is submitted beyond this deadline, no further subsidies shall be given. 4 Lease-related subsidy requests for which a leased objects table, a lease contract or a preliminary lease contract and layout were submitted prior to comme
Art. 78a Transitional provisions to the amendment of 15 September 2017
1 Subsidies under Articles 66c and 66e may be requested for preparatory courses for federal professional examinations if the said preparatory courses began after 1 January 2017. 2 SERI shall evaluate the effectiveness of the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter 8 (Art. 66a–66j) three years after commencement of the amendment of 15 September 2017 and shall report its findings to the Federal Council.
Art. 78a — Inserted by No I of the O of 15 Sept 2017, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 5147).
Section 4 Commencement
Art. 79
This Ordinance comes into force on 1 January 2004.