Head of Communications

• Hold a Brevet Fédéral Spécialiste en Communication ou Relations Publiques, a diploma from a college, university, university of applied sciences or equivalent , and have 2 years’ practical experience as a communications manager or communications consultant.

or

• Hold a marketing specialist qualification or a diploma from a university, technical college or a diploma recognized by the Confederation (higher technical examination, higher technical college) in the commercial field and have worked for at least 3 years in the field of corporate communications or marketing/commercial, if at least 2 years’ experience as an advertising manager or communications manager or communications consultant with a management function.

or

• Hold a high school diploma or equivalent qualification and have at least 5 years’ experience in corporate communications and marketing/commercial, provided that at least 2 years of this is as an advertising manager or communications manager or communications consultant with a management function.

There is no entrance exam. Each application is evaluated individually by the course director, who reserves the right to accept or reject a candidate without justification.

Course price (for 16 months): CHF 16’000.- CHF 15’000.- (Early Booking price valid until 31/01/2026) (Early Booking rate valid until January 31, 2026)
Registration fee: CHF 300.00

• The examination fee for the Federal Diploma, amounting to CHF 3,390, is not included in the course fee.
• CREA is at your disposal to discuss the financing of your training. A suitable payment plan can be arranged.

NOTE:

Participants in preparatory courses for federal exams may be eligible for federal financial support. For more information, click on this link.
If the training is partially funded by a third party or a legal entity, the subsidy offered by the Confederation does not apply.

The federal government may grant a subsidy of up to 50% of tuition fees under certain conditions to candidates taking the Federal Diploma exam.
To be eligible, participants must have taken a preparatory course and must be domiciled in Switzerland.
Residence is defined as the place where the participant lives with the intention of settling permanently and where they have filed their official documents (Art. 23, CC).
The nationality of participants has no bearing on the granting of this subsidy.

Cross-border commuters and weekly residents domiciled abroad do not have their legal domicile in Switzerland and are therefore not eligible for the federal grant.