The School of Retail Trade convinces with a broad, high-quality and attractive range of continuing education courses in the retail trade. The flexible and modular learning units with personal support and central location near Zurich's main train station speak for the FfD.
Our values
The School of Retailing (FfD) was founded in 1992 and is the technical school for professionals in the retail trade such as retail specialists and retail specialists.
We offer a wide range of training and further education opportunities in the retail trade, such as annual courses for the subsequent apprenticeship-leave exam (retail trade specialists Art. 32), courses for professional and technical exams (retail trade specialist), courses for special fields or seminars on current topics such as e-commerce, team management in the retail trade, German in the retail trade, etc.
Our offer is modular and allows us to provide you with customized training. Let us advise you personally.
Our mission statement
- We want to offer our students a manageable and personal environment.
- Those who are prepared to give their all and make a positive contribution to the success of their education should be able to count on the support of the school management and lecturers.
- We take students' legitimate concerns seriously and try to implement them whenever possible.
- We attach great importance to a committed and competent team of lecturers.
- Our lecturers are the most important pillar for the success of our company and are supported and promoted by the school management.
- To ensure that our students derive the greatest possible benefit from their education, the training program should be continuously adapted to the changing demands of practice.
- Knowing that our students go through their training part-time, we pay attention to the most efficient structure of the individual lessons and the entire course.
- Our educational program is modular and flexible in terms of time and location.
- With modern and flexible teaching concepts, our courses are attractive. The acquisition of FfD diplomas and certificates should noticeably increase the professional and career opportunities of our graduates.
