Cadre juridique applicable
Recognition of foreign teaching qualifications
- Intercantonal Agreement on the Recognition of Educational Qualifications of 18 February 1993, Arts. 4 and 6 — establishes the EDK as recognition authority and provides the basis for recognition regulations, including foreign qualifications.
- EDK Regulation on the Recognition of Foreign Educational Qualifications of 27 October 2006, Arts. 3, 4 and 6 — formal recognition requirements, substantive comparison and the treatment of material differences / compensatory measures.
- EDK Regulation on the Recognition of Teaching Diplomas (ARLD) of 28 March 2019, version of 25 October 2024 — Swiss reference framework for teaching diplomas at primary level, lower-secondary level and baccalaureate schools.
- Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (FZA), Annex III and Directive 2005/36/EC, in particular Arts. 13–14 — recognition and compensatory-measure framework for EU/EFTA qualifications where applicable.
Exercice professionnel en Suisse
- EDK Regulation of 27 October 2006, Art. 3 — includes formal conditions for recognition and the required language evidence within the recognition procedure.
- Cantonal education and employment law — governs appointment, employment conditions and any additional cantonal requirements for the concrete teaching post.
- Intercantonal Agreement, Art. 10 — provides the inter-cantonal appeal framework for recognition decisions.
Autorités compétentes
- EDK General Secretariat — recognition of foreign teaching diplomas and assessment of the requested school level and teaching subjects.
- Cantonal education / school authority — employment and any additional cantonal requirements for the concrete teaching position.
- EDK/GDK Appeals Commission — appeal body for appealable EDK recognition decisions under the applicable inter-cantonal rules.