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RS 412.101.222.12 Order of the SEFRI of 8 September 2014 on initial vocational training for operating employees/employees with Federal Occupational Training Certification (AFP)

Original Language Title: RS 412.101.222.12 Ordonnance du SEFRI du 8 septembre 2014 sur la formation professionnelle initiale d’employée d’exploitation/employé d’exploitation avec attestation fédérale de formation professionnelle (AFP)

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412.101.222.12

SEFRI Order

On initial vocational training Employee of Operations/Operating Employee with Federal Occupational Training (AFP)

On 8 September 2014 (State 1 Er January 2015)

80201

AFP/Operating Employee AFP Operating Employee

Unterhaltspraktikerin EBA/Unterhaltspraktiker EBA

Addetta operatrice di edifici e infrastrutture CFP/

Addetto operatore di edifici e infrastrutture PSC

The State Secretariat for Training, Research and Innovation (SEFRI), in agreement with the Secretariat of State for the Economy (SECO),

See art. 19 of the Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on vocational training (LFPr) 1 , given art. 12 of the Order of 19 November 2003 on vocational training (OFPr) 2 , given art. 4, para. 4, of the order of 28 September 2007 on the protection of young workers (OLT 5) 3 ,

Stops:

Section 1 Purpose and duration

Art. 1 Occupation Profile

The following activities are controlled by AFP level employees and are distinguished by the following knowledge, skills and behaviours:

A.
Organise their own work and execute them according to the instructions individually or in teams, in accordance with the quality, the environment and the resources; they apply autonomously the requirements of the Protection of occupational health and safety;
B.
They carry out regular cleaning work in buildings and their environment as well as on infrastructure, proceed in an appropriate manner for maintenance cleaning of machinery, apparatus and tools, and sorting waste and Materials reliably, according to instructions;
C.
They proceed with the rules of the art for cleaning and repair work on buildings and for the maintenance of green spaces and plants inside and outside buildings, thus contributing to the preservation Facilities and the protection of nature and the environment.
Art. 2 Duration and start

1 Initial vocational training lasts 2 years.

2 The start of initial vocational training is coordinated with the start of the training provided by the busy vocational school.

Section 2 Objectives and requirements

Art. 3 Principles

1 The objectives and requirements of initial vocational training are set in terms of operational skills, grouped into areas of operational competence.

2 Operational skills include professional, methodological, social and personal skills.

3 All training sites contribute to the acquisition of operational skills by trainees. They coordinate the content of training and qualification procedures.

Art. 4 Operational skills

The training includes the following operational skills in the following areas of operational competence:

A.
Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, health protection and environmental protection:
1.
To implement, within the framework of its own work, measures to protect health and safety at work,
2.
To carry out its own work by ensuring the quality and respect of the environment while providing resources,
3.
Prepare reports of its own work according to instructions;
B.
Performing clean-up and waste management activities:
1.
Carry out regular cleaning work inside buildings and on building bodies,
2.
Carry out regular cleaning of installations on goods, external equipment and consolidated surfaces,
3.
Perform maintenance cleaning on machines, devices and tools,
4.
Sorting waste and materials according to instructions;
C.
Maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces:
1.
Perform simple maintenance and repair work on installations inside buildings and on building bodies,
2.
Perform simple maintenance and repair work on installations, on goods, on external equipment and on consolidated surfaces,
3.
Perform simple maintenance of green spaces and plants inside and outside the buildings.

Section 3 Occupational Safety, Health Protection and Environmental Protection

Art. 5

1 From the beginning of training, providers of training provide and explain to persons in training the directives and recommendations concerning safety at work, health protection and environmental protection, in Particularly those relating to the communication of hazards (hazard symbols, pictograms, signs of prohibition) in these three areas.

2 The above-mentioned directives and recommendations form an integral part of the training provided at all training sites and are taken into account in the qualification procedures.

3 Training persons acquire knowledge of sustainable development at all training sites, in particular as regards the balance between societal, ecological and economic interests.

4 Notwithstanding s. 4, para. 1, OLT 5, it is permissible to occupy the persons in training, according to their level of knowledge, in the following works:

A.
Work carried out with machinery, equipment and tools presenting risks of accidents which can be assumed to be that young people, because of their insufficient awareness of the risks or their lack of experience or training, Can neither identify nor prevent them;
B.
Work involving significant risks of fire, explosion, accident, disease or poisoning;
C.
Work that is carried out at dangerous heights or confined spaces;
D.
Work exposing young people to chemical agents that are dangerous to health;
E.
Work which exposes young people to dangerous physical influences on health, including work on ionizing radiation, work carried out in the presence of heat, cold or extreme humidity, work exhibiting at Shaking or extreme vibrations or noise.

5 This exemption, which applies to an occupation under para. 4, presupposes that persons in training are trained, supervised and supervised on the basis of high risks; these specific provisions are defined in the training plan as security accompanying measures in the Work and health protection.

Section 4 Extent of training in the different training areas and language of instruction

Art. 6 Professional practice training in the company and other comparable training locations

Vocational training in enterprises extends over the entire period of initial vocational training, on average four days a week.

Art. 7 Professional school

1 Compulsory education at the vocational school includes 720 teaching periods. These are broken down according to the following table:

Education

1 Re Year

2 E Year

Total

A.
Professional knowledge:
-
Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, health protection and protection of the environment

60

40

100

-
Performing clean-up and waste management work

80

80

160

-
Performing maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces

60

80

140

Total

200

200

400

B.
General Culture

120

120

240

C. Sport

40

40

80

Total teaching periods

360

360

720

2 Minor differences in the prescribed number of teaching periods per year of learning within an area of operational competence are possible, in agreement with the cantonal authorities and the organizations of the world of Competent work.

3 The teaching of general culture is governed by the Ordinance of the SEFRI of 27 April 2006 concerning minimum conditions for general culture in initial vocational training 1 .

4 The language of instruction is generally the national language of the school's location.

5 Bilingual education is recommended in the national language of the school's location and in another national or English language.

6 The cantons may admit other languages of instruction.


Art. 8 Intercarrier courses

1 Intercarrier courses consist of 14 days of courses, with 8 hours of courses per day.

2 The days and contents are spread over 4 courses as follows:

Courses

Operational skills

Content

Aa

Days

Course 1

Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, health protection and protection of the environment (operational competences a.1 and a.2)

Conduct of clean-up and waste management (operational skills b.4)

1.

4

Course 2

Conduct of clean-up and waste management (operational skills b.1 and b.2)

1.

3

Course 3

Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, protection of health and protection of the environment (operational competences a.1)

Conduct of clean-up and waste management (operational skills b.3)

Maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces (operational skills c.1)

1.

3

Course 4

Maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces (operational skills c.2 and c.3)

2.

4

Total Days

14

During the last semester of initial vocational training, no intercompany courses take place.

Section 5 Training plan

Art.

1 A training plan, developed by the competent labour organisation and approved by the SEFRI, is available at the time of entry into force of this order.

2 The training plan:

A.
Contains the qualification profile, which includes:
1.
The profile of the profession
2.
An overview of the areas of operational skills and operational competencies, and
3.
The level of requirements of the profession.
B.
Details the contents of the initial training and the provisions on occupational safety, health protection and environmental protection, and defines which operational competencies are transmitted and acquired in each Training location.

3 The training plan is accompanied by:

A.
The list of instruments to promote the quality of initial vocational training with the indication of the distribution bodies;
B.
Accompanying measures in the field of occupational safety and health protection.

Section 6 Minimum requirements for trainers and maximum number of trainees in the company

Art. 10 Minimum requirements for trainers

Minimum requirements for trainers within the meaning of s. 44, para. 1, let. A and b, OFPr are completed by:

A.
CFC operating officers providing at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of training;
B.
Incumbents of a CFC in a related occupation justifying the required professional knowledge of AFP and at least 5 years of professional experience in the field of training concerned;
C.
Persons with a corresponding title of higher vocational training;
D.
Persons with a corresponding high school diploma and having at least 2 years of professional experience in the field of training.
Art. 11 Maximum number of trainees in the company

1 Companies with 100 % or two trainers each of at least 60 % can train a person.

2 Another person may be trained for each additional professional employed at 100 % or for each additional group of two professionals each employed at least 60 %.

3 The holders of a federal certificate of capacity or an equivalent qualification in the field of the person in training are deemed to be professionals.

4 In companies that are only allowed to train only one person, a second person can start training if the first person starts his last year of initial vocational training.

5 In special cases, the cantonal authority may authorise a company that has trained for several years with great success to exceed the maximum number of people in training.

Section 7 Training Record, Training Report and Benefit File

Art. 12 Training Package

1 During training in professional practice, the person in training maintains a training record in which the person registers as the important work on the operational skills to be acquired is completed.

2 At least once every six months, the trainer monitors and signs the training package. He discusses this with the person in formation at least once a semester.

Art. 13 Training Report

1 At the end of each semester, the trainer prepares a report attesting to the level reached by the person in training. To this end, it is based on the person's benefits in training during the training period and on the remarks concerning the benefits provided to the vocational school and the intercompany courses. Discusses the training report with the person in training.

2 The trainer and the person in training agree, if necessary, of measures to achieve the objectives of the training and set deadlines accordingly. They record decisions and actions taken in writing.

3 At the end of the deadline, the trainer checks the effectiveness of the measures taken and makes reference to its conclusions in the next training report.

4 If the objectives of the measures set are not met or if the chances of success of the person in training are compromised, the trainer shall inform the Contracting Parties and the cantonal authority in writing.

Art. 14 Record of benefits provided to the vocational school

The vocational schools document the person's benefits in training relating to the areas of operational competence taught and the general culture, and draw up a bulletin for him at the end of each semester.

Section 8 Qualification procedures

Art. 15 Admission

The person who completed the initial vocational training shall be admitted to the qualification procedures:

A.
In accordance with this order;
B.
In a training institution accredited by the canton, or
C.
In a framework other than that of a regulated training stream that:
1.
Has acquired the necessary professional experience referred to in s. 32 OFPr,
2.
Has carried out at least 2 years of this work experience in the field of activity of AFP exploitation employees, and
3.
Demonstrates that it meets the requirements of the qualification procedures.
Art. 16 Purpose

Qualification procedures are intended to demonstrate that the operational skills described in s. 4 have been acquired.

Art. 17 Scope and organisation of the qualification procedure with final examination

1 The qualification procedure with final examination relates to the operational competencies in the following qualification areas in the following ways:

A.
Practical work in the form of a prescribed practical work (TPP) of 8 hours. This field of qualification is evaluated towards the end of initial vocational training. The person in training must show that they are capable of performing the tasks required in the rules of the art and according to the needs and the situation. The training package and the documents relating to the intercompany courses can be used as aid. This qualification area covers the following areas of operational competence with the following weightings:

Appreciation Point

Area of operational expertise

Weighting

1.

Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, health protection and protection of the environment

20 %

2.

Performing clean-up and waste management activities

40 %

3.

Performing maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces

40 %

B.
Professional knowledge of 1.5 hours. This field of qualification is evaluated towards the end of initial vocational training. It covers the following areas of operational competence with the following weightings according to the forms of examination below:

Appreciation Point

Area of operational expertise

Form and duration of examination

Weighting

Written

Oral

1.

Organisation of its own work and guarantee of safety at work, health protection and protection of the environment

30 min.

30 %

2.

Performing clean-up and waste management work

30 min.

40 %

3.

Performing maintenance and repair work on construction and maintenance of green spaces

30 min.

30 %

C.
General culture. This area of qualification is governed by the Ordinance of the SEFRI of 27 April 2006 concerning minimum conditions for general culture in initial vocational training 1 .

2 In each qualification area, benefits are assessed by at least two expert review experts.


Art. 18 Conditions for success, calculation and weighting of notes

1 The qualification procedure with final examination is successful if:

A.
The rating of the field of qualification "practical work" is greater than or equal to 4, and
B.
Global score is greater than or equal to 4.

2 The overall score is the average, rounded to the first decimal place, weighted scores for the qualification areas of the final exam and the weighted experience score.

3 The experience rating corresponds to the average, rounded to an entire score or half-note, of the 4 semi-annual notes of professional knowledge education.

4 For the calculation of the overall score, the scores are weighted as follows:

A.
Practical work: 50 %;
B.
Professional knowledge: 20 %;
C.
General culture: 20 %;
D.
Experience rating: 10 %.
Art. 19 Petitions

1 The repetition of the qualification procedure is governed by Art. 33 OFPr.

2 If a qualification area is to be repeated, it must be repeated as a whole.

3 For those who repeat the final exam and no longer follow the teaching of professional knowledge, the previous experience note is taken into account. For those who are again following the teaching of professional knowledge for at least 2 semesters, only the new notes are taken into account in the calculation of the experience note.

Art. Special case

1 For those who have been pre-trained outside the scope of the initial regulated professional training and have undergone the final review governed by this order, there is no experience rating.

2 For the calculation of the overall score, the scores are weighted as follows:

A.
Practical work: 50 %;
B.
Professional knowledge: 30 %;
C.
General culture: 20 %.

Section 9 Certificate and title

Art.

1 The person who successfully completed a qualifying procedure receives the Federal Certification of Vocational Training (AFP).

2 The certificate entitles its holders to carry the legally protected title of "AFP exploiters"/"AFP operating employee".

3 If the certificate was obtained through the qualification procedure with final examination, the note bulletin shall state:

A.
The overall score;
B.
The notes of each qualification area of the final examination and, subject to s. 20, para. 1, the experience note.

Section 10 Quality Development and Organization

Art. Swiss Commission for Professional Development and the Quality of Training for AFP and Operating Officers

1 The Swiss Commission for Professional Development and the Quality of Training for AFP and Operations Officers (CFC) includes:

A.
Four to six representatives of the Schweizerischer Fachverband Betriebsunterhalt (SFB);
B.
One to two representatives of the specialized teachers' corps;
C.
One to two interfirm course representatives;
D.
At least one representative of the Confederation and at least one representative of the cantons.

2 The linguistic regions are represented fairly.

3 The commission is self-regulating.

4 It is responsible for the following tasks:

A.
Regularly review, at least every 5 years, the Ordinance on initial vocational training and the training plan in the light of economic, technological, ecological and didactic developments; Integrate, where appropriate, new Organizational aspects of initial vocational training;
B.
Ask the organisation of the world of competent work to propose to SEFRI amendments to the order, provided that the developments noted require an adaptation of the latter;
C.
Propose to the organisation of the world of competent work to amend the training plan, provided that developments require an adaptation of the training plan;
D.
Take a position on the instruments for validation of the experience;
E.
Take a position on the instruments to promote the quality of initial vocational training, in particular on the implementing provisions relating to qualification procedures.
Art. Responsible bodies and organisation of intercompany courses

1 The organization of the world of work Schweizerischer Fachverband Betriebsunte R Halt (SFB) is the body responsible for intercompany courses.

2 The canton may, in consultation with the competent labour organisations, entrust the organisation of the intercompany courses to another institution, in particular if the quality or organisation of these courses can no longer be assured.

3 The cantons determine the organisation and conduct of the intercompany courses with the responsible body.

4 The competent cantonal authorities shall have access to the courts at all times.

Section 11 Final provisions

Art. 24 Entry into force

1 This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2015, the provisions of para. 2 being reserved.

2 The provisions on qualification procedures, the certificate and the title (Art. 15 to 21) enter into force on 1 Er January 2017.



RO 2014 3259



State 1 Er January 2015