SwitzerlandÉtat social, travail et vie quotidienne 23 · Welfare, work and everyday life
What is the main purpose of the vocational baccalaureate (maturité professionnelle)?
In the exam (French)
À quoi sert surtout la maturité professionnelle ?
- aIt replaces compulsory schooling.Elle remplace la scolarité obligatoire.
- bIt completes primary school.Elle termine l'école primaire.
- cIt gives access to a university of applied sciences.Elle ouvre l'accès à une haute école spécialisée.Correct answer
- dIt is needed before you can start an apprenticeship.Elle est nécessaire pour pouvoir commencer un apprentissage.
Why?
The vocational baccalaureate adds broader general education to an apprenticeship. It allows you to study at a university of applied sciences (haute école spécialisée, HES) and, with an additional exam (the passerelle), also at a university.
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Where do young people and adults get information and advice on choosing a career?Correct answer:at the cantonal educational and career guidance office
Où les jeunes et les adultes reçoivent-ils des informations et des conseils pour choisir un métier ? — à l'office cantonal d'orientation scolaire et professionnelle
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Is there a legal minimum wage for the whole country in Switzerland?Correct answer:No, only some cantons and collective labour agreements provide for one.
Existe-t-il en Suisse un salaire minimum légal pour tout le pays ? — Non, seuls certains cantons et conventions collectives de travail en prévoient un.
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Must an ordinary employment contract be concluded in writing?Correct answer:No, it is also valid if it is agreed verbally.
Un contrat de travail ordinaire doit-il être conclu par écrit ? — Non, il est aussi valable s'il est conclu oralement.
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If the contract says nothing else, what notice period does the law set during the first year of employment, after the probation period?Correct answer:one month, to the end of a month
Si le contrat ne prévoit rien d'autre, quel délai de congé la loi fixe-t-elle pendant la première année de service, après le temps d'essai ? — un mois, pour la fin d'un mois
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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