Paraveterinary workers in Switzerland

Veterinary medical assistants in Switzerland (Tiermedizinische/r Praxisassistent/in / assistantes en médecine vétérinaire / assistenti medicina veterinari) organized in 1991 in Berne and are represented by the Swiss Association of Veterinary Medical Assistants ({{langx|de|Vereinigung der schweizerischen tiermedizinischen Praxisassistentinnen}}, {{langx|fr|Association Suisse des assistantes en médecine vétérinaire}}, {{langx|it|Associazione Svizzera di assistenti medicina Veterinari}}).{{cite web|last=Lo Voi-Buschbeck|first=Stefanie|title=La création de l'ASAMV|publisher=Association Suisse des assistantes en médecine vétérinaire|url=http://www.vstpa.ch/site/fr/index_f.php|accessdate=27 Feb 2009}} The curriculum is offered in German in two or three schools and in French at a single site—Ecole Panorama in Lausanne—where students meet each Thursday starting in late August during a three-year apprenticeship for lessons in theory and one day per month for practical training. This training culminates in the award of the National Certificate [Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis als gelernte/r / Certificat Fédéral de Capacité / Attestato federale di capacità (CFC)]in veterinary medical assisting.{{cite web|title=LINKS / LIENS / COLLEGAMENTI: Schulen / Ecoles / Scuole|publisher= Association Suisse des assistantes en médecine vétérinaire|url=http://www.vstpa.ch/site/fr/index_f.php|accessdate=27 Feb 2009}}{{cite web|title=la formation d'assistant(e) en médecine vétérinaire avec Certificat Fédéral de Capacité|publisher=Ecole Panorama|url=http://www.ecolepanorama.ch/ecolepanorama/assistant_medecine_veterinaire.html|accessdate=27 Feb 2009}}