Access to the labour market varies according to the country of origin. The Department of Industry, Trade and Employment (DIHA) in Sion provides information on the conditions for access to the labour market, finding a job, regional employment centres, unemployment and labour market measures.
At the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation in Bern, you can obtain information on basic vocational education and training, higher vocational education and training, diploma recognition, recognition of professional qualifications and continuing training.
If you are looking for information on how to validate your professional experience and competences, you can contact the Careers Advisory Service in Brig.
You can find the most important social insurance schemes relating to employment linked below or in the brochure "Social insurance schemes: Stay in Switzerland and departure" from the State Secretariat for Migration, available in 12 languages.
Link to social security in Switzerland
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If you have questions or disputes about employment contracts and wages, you can get advice and legal assistance from the unions when you join them.
www.vs.ch/de/web/sict/contact-rav-brig
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Gewerkschaften_in_der_Schweiz
www.vs.ch/de/web/sfop (Department for vocational training)