IT Training Lab

The IT Training Lab provides ETH Zurich with services for training IT trainees and support for both trainees and trainers.

During their first year, our IT trainees are familiarised with their vocational training in the IT Training Lab. They are taught basic competency in the areas of workplace computing, Web programming, principles of information technology, networks, servers, basic services, automation and support. Building on this sound basic education, the trainees can spend their second to fourth year working productively in a division within IT Services or in an IT Support Group (ISG) within a department, where they can get more in-depth training. To ensure the basic training is interesting and varied, the trainees are started on project-based work as early as possible and they alternate between independent work and teamwork.

They also attend coures such as interdisciplinary courses and LearnIT events where they can deepen their professional knowledge.

In the IT Training Lab, computer specialists are currently being trained in the field of system engineering.

IT Training Lab services

The training is devided into two parts. Trainees complete their first year of basic training in the IT Training Lab. From the second to fourth year, they work in an ISD in a department or in a division within IT Services.

Initial basic training year

Based on the competencies in the Vocational and Professional Education and Training Ordinance, in their first year, trainees learn the basis for professional practice in the following areas:

workplace computing
web programming
principles of information technology
networks
servers and basic services
automation and scripting
support and support structures

Practical training

The second, third and fourth year of training take place in IT groups within different departments and teams. Experienced trainers train all of the trainees in a practical environment, bringing them through to the final examination. For trainee positions, there is also a dissertation in the form of an individual practical assignment (IPA), which is supervised by the trainers.

LearnIT events are held several times a year so that trainees can exchange knowledge with each other. The trainees give presentations on technical subjects at these events, also allowing them to perfect their presentation skills.

Meetings are organised four times a year to facilitate interaction among the trainers. There, they discuss current topics in the area of vocational training and make decisions with regard to the training of IT Technologists at ETH Zurich.

ETH Zurich offers a wide array of events to get insight into the career and training process and the different professions. Additional information about these events can be found in the link below, as well as all the information about the admissions process.
Get to know your dream vocation training job at ETH Zurich (in German)
Admissions process for vocational training at ETH Zurich (in Germani)