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Swiss federal authorities

853300 Post-secondary non-tertiary education


This type includes the provision of post-secondary education and training programmes (both general and vocational) which cannot be considered tertiary education; these are post-secondary non-tertiary education and training programmes. It may also include the provision of supplementary post-secondary education to prepare for tertiary education or for post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education.

This type excludes:

  • technical and vocational higher education, see 8540
  • non-formal education and training, see 855