The minimum requirements for the admission to the courses are regulated by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK).

 

The compliance with these regulations is stated as a minimum requirement for the recognition of the courses throughout Switzerland.

Pre-school and primary level
The admission for the courses requires:

 

If the training leads exclusively to a teaching diploma for the pre-School level, bearers of a certificate from a recognised three-year diploma middle school (DMS) or a specialised middle school (Fachmittelschule) are also admitted.
Admittance is granted to those who possess a certificate from a recognised three-year diploma middle school (DMS), a specialised middle school (Fachmittelschule), a commercial school (Handelsmittelschule), a vocational Matura certificate or a certificate following at least a three year vocational training with several years of professional experience (the latter candidates must in addition pass an aptitude test in pedagogics) as well as those with a recognised vocational Matura certificate in the pedagogical field.

Lower secondary level
Admission to the course requires

 

Candidates with a vocational Matura certificate, a recognised specialised middle school certificate, a vocational Matura or a degree from a recognised three-year vocational education with several years of professional experience can be admitted to the course as long as they can prove that they have at least Matura-level general knowledge in the form of an additional exam before they begin to study.

Matura schools
Teaching at this subject requires a Masters or an equivalent degree in the respective field of study from a university. The requisite teacher training can either be undergone after the academic studies or in parallel with them.