Even corporals and sergeants should receive training

For about a year, the army has received requests for training credits. In addition to senior executives, NCOs may soon benefit.

Non-commissioned officers or senior officers receive military money since the beginning of the year for civilian education and training, such as studies or training courses. language. So far, twelve requests have been received. This confirms the DDPS "St. Galler Tagblatt." Five of them were approved – the remaining seven were rejected, in part, these were incomplete or lacked prerequisites, it says. 19659005] The newspaper writes of a "small number" and "extremely low interest" in the program.For the spokesman of the Hofer Army, the training credit for officers and the Senior NCOs is certainly interesting: the army is already thinking about expanding the offer.A review is underway to determine if NCOs can apply for such credit in the future

ECTS Credits with Other Universities

The Army provides program costs of about 23 million francs for 2018 to 2021. It finances the cost of studies, studies, courses and exam, but not the cost of living such as rent, transportation or the The program is primarily used as a recruitment incentive to make the military career more attractive.

The army also wants to expand the allocation of ECTS credits to the training of military officials. The army has already concluded agreements with several universities such as the University of Zurich, the University of St. Gallen and the University of Applied Sciences Lucerne. This year, he will add others, especially in western Switzerland, he says.