In order to ensure that the Swiss rail network functions smoothly and safely, rail track layers are responsible for maintaining the network and repairing any damage. Surveying, building, renewals, repairs, monitoring – a job outside in the fresh air offering plenty of variety.

• Completed compulsory education
• Safety consciousness
• Ability to work in a team / independent
• Enjoyment in working outdoors and handling equipment and machinery
• Skilled craftsmanship
• Technical understanding
• Strong constitution
• Willingness to work irregular hours

• Duration of apprenticeship: three years
• School: Theoretical lessons at the vocational college for traffic infrastructure engineers. Specialised training begins in the third year of the apprenticeship. Inter-cantonal introductory courses supplement the practical activities and vocational college lessons.
• Federal Vocational Baccalaureate: if a very good level of academic performance is achieved, it is also possible to complete the upper-secondary commercial school.

• Rail track layer Federal VET Diploma with qualification in a further specialist area of the “traffic infrastructure construction” professional field
• Foreman (practical and foreman college)
• Rail track foreman (examination for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education)
• Qualified foreman (technician PET College)
• Qualified master builder or qualified construction manager (examinations for the Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education)
• Qualified civil engineer BSc FH