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# Working as a plumber in Switzerland

Plumber is a regulated profession in Switzerland. Foreign qualifications go through: For the SVGW GW101 potable-water installation certificate, the stated routes include a Swiss sanitary-installer EFZ plus two years’ experience and the SVGW course, or secondary-II completion plus four years’ experience and the course; listed equivalent further qualifications may also qualify. This is a certification route, not blanket foreign-diploma recognition.

- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: For the SVGW GW101 potable-water installation certificate, the stated routes include a Swiss sanitary-installer EFZ plus two years’ experience and the SVGW course, or secondary-II completion plus four years’ experience and the course; listed equivalent further qualifications may also qualify. This is a certification route, not blanket foreign-diploma recognition.
- Recognition authority: For the specific potable-water-installation certification route, SVGW’s person-certification body grants GW101 certification and maintains the register used by water-supply companies. This is not a universal foreign-plumber licensing authority.

## Sources

GW101 page: certification body grants installation eligibility and maintains a register for water-supply companies. — https://www.svgw.ch/shopregelwerk/produkte/personenzertifizierung-gw101-gemaess-reglement-installationsarbeiten-trinkwasser/

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Plumber in Switzerland: recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b1fa9ede559aae55e06caa829aa2f673]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/switzerland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-in-switzerland-recognition_3cbd906633ab,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plumber in Switzerland: recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b1fa9ede559aae55e06caa829aa2f673},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/switzerland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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