Apprenticeship Commercial Employee EFZ (August 2027)

About the job

Apprenticeship Commercial Employee EFZ (August 2027)

• Full-time

Company Description

Are you looking for an apprenticeship where you can truly make a difference?

Become part of a team that faces one of the world’s greatest challenges: feeding the world while protecting our planet.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland and has teams worldwide. We use science and technology to develop crop protection solutions that help farmers grow stronger and healthier plants even under difficult conditions.

Whether you are interested in business, technology, science, or operations – you have the opportunity to learn from our teams, develop your talents from day one, and contribute to groundbreaking advances in agriculture across all areas. This is more than just the start of an apprenticeship – it is the beginning of your future.

Your well-being is important to us too. Syngenta is certified as a "Friendly Work Space" and recognised by the "Health Promotion Switzerland" foundation for creating a healthy and positive working environment where people can thrive.

More information can be found here: https://friendlyworkspace.ch/de/das-label/das-sind-die-label-friendly-work-space-betriebe

Job Description

The training to become a commercial employee in the service and administration sector requires flexibility and communication skills.

You will take on varied tasks in administration. During the three years of apprenticeship, you will work in the Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, or Communications departments.

As a future commercial employee, you will be closely involved in:

• Writing letters, minutes, and contracts
• Preparing reports
• Handling emails
• Organising training sessions and events
• Participating in the recruitment of future apprentices
• Filing and archiving various documents
• Assisting in accounting

Qualifications

• Higher secondary school level, completion of FMS or Matura
• German native speaker or level C1, very good English skills
• Enjoyment of project work
• Organisational talent
• Team and interpersonal skills
• Enjoyment of working with modern information technology
• Willingness to learn
• Reliability
• Enjoyment of an international working environment and the digital working world

Additional Information

Important information about vocational school:

Commercial Employees EFZ

The competence-oriented training prepares you optimally for your tasks in the commercial profession. The lessons actively incorporate your practical work and the specific professional focus in the company to deepen your knowledge and skills and give you a wide scope for action. The following competence areas are developed:

• HKB A: Acting in agile work and organisational forms
• HKB B: Interacting in a networked work environment
• HKB C: Coordinating entrepreneurial work processes
• HKB D: Shaping customer or supplier relationships
• HKB E: Using technologies of the digital working world

Compulsory elective areas

For the first two years of apprenticeship, you choose one of the following compulsory elective areas:

• French
• Projects in a multilingual environment (PIMU)

Options

For the third year of apprenticeship, you choose one of the following options:

• Finance
• German
• English
• Technology

Vocational baccalaureate type Business during the apprenticeship

The commercial apprenticeship with vocational baccalaureate is ideal for those interested in a more demanding commercial education, where practical experience is not neglected and which also secures examination-free access to universities of applied sciences and higher vocational education.

At vocational school, you will be taught the following subjects:

• German
• English
• French
• Mathematics
• Finance and accounting
• Economics and society
• History
• Technology and environment
• Interdisciplinary project work

During your training, you will acquire internationally recognised language certificates (English Cambridge First B2, French DELF B1 and DELF B2).

Benefits for Syngenta apprentices:

• Coverage of costs for school materials
• Provision of personal equipment (laptop & accessories)
• Cost contribution for a private laptop (BYOD)
• Coverage of the TNW subscription
• Financial contribution to your fitness subscription
• Discounted REKA checks
• Staff restaurant, medical service

Instructions for online application:

Are you interested? Then apply online with your complete application:

• Enter your personal data in the first step.
• If you have no work experience yet, simply write "none" in the mandatory field and select any date.
• Then upload your CV.
• Click "Next" afterwards.
• Under "Additional attachments", upload your cover letter, copies of the last three school reports, and – if available – Multicheck, internship reports, work certificates, and diplomas.

We look forward to your application!

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