Communication planners awarded

GRADUATION CEREMONY Last Friday in Bern, the umbrella organization "Communication Switzerland" presented 57 new communication planners with their federal certificate. The president of the examination board, Urs Schneider, congratulated the graduates and motivated the young professionals to continue their education.

The graduates are happy to receive their diplomas.Of a total of 72 candidates from all over Switzerland, 82 percent from German-speaking Switzerland and 66 percent from French-speaking Switzerland passed the federal examination this year. They thus proved that they can master the three main subjects "Communication Planning", "Media" and "Production" even under pressure. In his graduation speech, Urs Schneider reviewed the most important developments in the communications industry in recent years - from the invention of the Internet in 1993 to the launch of Google in 1998 and the first iPhone in 2007. In doing so, he made it clear that these are not short-term trends, but permanent advances. It is therefore important to stay "on the ball". With this professional examination, the freshly crowned communication planners had taken the first step in the right direction. This means that a versatile career in the advertising market is open to them. He, too, had entered advertising a long time ago with this professional examination.Flowers and gifts for the bestFour graduates from German-speaking Switzerland shone this year with a grade point average of over 5.0. The best result in Switzerland was achieved by Nadine Kradolfer from Spiez with a strong final grade of 5.3. Sara Hübscher (Zug) and Anja Roy (Schlierbach) ranked second with a grade of 5.2. Dino Amantea from Baden also made it onto the podium with a score of 5.1. In French-speaking Switzerland, Diego Mediano from Lausanne came out on top with an average of 4.9. The diploma ceremony took place at the traditional 5-star Hotel Schweizerhof in Bern. The luxurious ambience was very well received by the young advertisers, which was reflected in numerous spontaneous individual and group photos. After the presentation of the professional certificates, those present were treated to a fine apéro riche.Change in the examination secretariatAfter 12 years, Claudia Facchinetti is handing over the management of the examination secretariat. Communication Switzerland would like to thank her most sincerely for her constant dedication and prudent organization of the examinations. Marlene Gonçalves has already taken up her position. In the future, she will support the candidates to the best of her ability and assist the two exam directors Roland Ehrler in German-speaking Switzerland and Michel Repond in French-speaking Switzerland. The next KP examinations will take place in spring 2017.All the names of the successful graduates and more about continuing education in communications can be found at:  www.ks-cs.ch