Swiss HR Academy: New national HR competence center founded
ZGP, HWZ and the Kaufmännische Verband have founded the Swiss HR Academy as a joint venture. The resulting synergies enable a complete HR offering from a single source. This innovative approach takes into account the increasing demand for needs-based continuing education for HR experts at all levels.
Negotiations between ZGP, HWZ and the Commercial Association, which have been ongoing since the beginning of the year, have come to a successful conclusion: the Swiss HR Academy is the result. "We believe in knowledge exchange and cooperation. These are the central elements of the ZGP. The joint venture in the seminar sector sets a very important, forward-looking accent in this regard," says Matthias Mölleney, President ZGP.
"With the Swiss HR Academy, we are tapping into the important professional group of HR decision-makers and offering comprehensive education and training in the field of HR management," emphasizes Professor Matthias Rüegg, Rector of the HWZ. "We support the joint venture in order to secure the future viability of the federal HR titles and to open up modular connection opportunities to higher technical colleges and universities of applied sciences, which are becoming increasingly important," confirms Dr. iur. Christian Zünd, CEO of the Swiss Association of Commercial Employees.
As of September 1, 2019, the seminar activities of the ZGP will be newly managed by the Swiss HR Academy. This means that the tried and tested ZGP seminar program will be continued in its entirety with proven speakers with practical experience. In addition, the Swiss HR Academy imparts up-to-date HR know-how, the content of which is largely supported by the competence centers of the HWZ. "Especially in the digital age, analog skills are becoming increasingly important for HR managers," says Dr. Daniel C. Schmid, the designated managing director of the Swiss HR Academy. Thematic focal points are the new challenges for HR against the backdrop of digitalization, artificial intelligence or blockchain technology.
The goal of the joint venture is to grow solidly together in order to be able to offer customers an even larger, focused HR seminar program, including a university of applied sciences option, according to the participating education companies.
