Training workshop and technical school for creative wood professions. The School of Woodcarving in Brienz is a technical school and training workshop of the Canton of Bern.

The School of Woodcarving in Brienz is the only institution in Switzerland where woodcarving can be learned. It was founded as the "Schnitzlerschule Brienz" in 1884. It has been a technical school and training workshop of the Canton of Bern since 1928. Today, the school offers 24 training places for wood sculptors EFZ. It is responsible for basic training, vocational education and master craftsman training. The School of Woodcarving is unique in Switzerland and a leader in Europe. Since 2009, it has also been the only vocational school in Switzerland for the skilled trades of wood sculptor EFZ (Federal Certificate of Competence), wood craftsman EFZ (specializing in woodturning and white cooperage), basket and wickerwork designer EFZ and cooper EFZ. EFZ violin makers also attend vocational and general education classes here. The school is the competence center for creative woodworking professions.


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