Markom admission test: pass rate of 77.5 percent
The Markom Certification Exam (MZP), which has been administered ten times since August 2007, concluded at the end of January with a pass rate of 77.5 percent (August 2011: 83.2 percent).
A total of 1,165 candidates took part, of which 665 were women (57.1 percent) and 500 men (42.9 percent). At its meeting on January 31, the examination board awarded the MZP certificate to 903 graduates (783 from German-speaking Switzerland, 119 from French-speaking Switzerland and 1 candidate from Ticino). The average grade achieved was again 4.3, with an average grade of 4.3 in Business & Law, 4.6 in Marketing, 4.5 in Sales & Distribution, 4.0 in Marketing Communication and 4.2 in Public Relations. Since the MZP was introduced, 8,551 candidates have successfully completed it.
The names of all certificate holders are listed on Markom.org published on . The next internet-based MZP will be held from August 6 to 10 at various locations in Switzerland; the registration portal will be open from May 2 and the deadline for registration is June 22, 2012.
