Your training to become a dipl. Biomedizinische Analytikerin/Analytiker HF (BMA) 

Your responsibilities

• You analyse blood, bodily fluids, cells and tissues using state-of-the-art analytical equipment and microscopic techniques, and interpret the results in both routine and emergency situations.
• You are responsible for the provision and management of blood products and ensure their safe storage and dispensing.
• You provide vital laboratory results for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases.

What you’ll need

• Completed Sekundarstufe II: vocational apprenticeship leading to a eidgenössischem Fähigkeitszeugnis, Fachmittelschule or gymnasiale Matura
• A successful aptitude interview and an aptitude test (both conducted by the XUND Training Centre in Lucerne).
• An aptitude placement in the laboratory (you can complete the required placement directly with us in the laboratory at Zuger Kantonsspital, subject to prior registration).
• Your own laptop
• Accuracy, manual dexterity and reliability
• Resilience and the ability to work accurately even under time pressure
• Ability to work as part of a team and a sense of responsibility

How your training will proceed

• A three-year full-time course at the Höheren Fachschule, starting each September, leading to a eidgenössischen Diplom.
• Classroom-based and work placement phases alternate – each accounting for roughly half of the training period.
• Phase 1: Theory at the XUND Training Centre in Lucerne (35 weeks)
• Phase 2: First work placement in a hospital or private laboratory (37 weeks)
• Phase 3: Theory at the XUND Training Centre (25 weeks)
• Phase 4: Second work placement, including a dissertation (39 weeks)
• Phase 5: Theory at the XUND Training Centre (5 weeks)
  
   

Tuition fees

You can find information on the current tuition fees at the XUND Education Centre.
 

Who offers the training?

The training programme to become a dipl. Biomedizinischen Analytikerin or a dipl. Biomedizinischen Analytiker HF (BMA) is offered by Bioanalytica. You will complete the practical stages of the programme at the laboratory at Zuger Kantonsspital in Baar. If you have any questions about the training programme or the application process, please contact Bioanalytica directly.
 

Your career prospects after graduation

• Specialisation in a particular subject area through further training
• A management role following several years’ professional experience and management training
• A part-time teacher training programme