Federal government establishes national competence center
The federal government is establishing a new national competence center "Working in Culture". This is intended to provide guidance and raise awareness among cultural workers, cultural event organizers and cultural organizations on issues of social security and working conditions in their sector.
The center should also draw attention to existing offers in the regions and complement them in a meaningful way. The federal government is thus implementing one of the key measures from the 2025-28 Culture Dispatch, which aims to improve the working environment in the cultural sector. The "Suisseculture Sociale" association has been commissioned to set up the competence center. The project is financially supported by the Federal Office of Culture (BAK).
One of the tasks of the "Working in Culture" competence center is to raise awareness among cultural professionals, cultural event organizers and cultural organizations of issues relating to working conditions and social security and to provide information and documentation on these topics. Reference is made, for example, to existing services offered by cantons, cities and sector-specific organizations. These services are to be supplemented and further developed as required.
Another task of the Competence Center is to promote networking and knowledge transfer between the relevant stakeholders. This is done in coordination with the BAK, the Federal Social Insurance Office (BSV) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as well as in cooperation with cantonal and communal authorities, institutions and cultural organizations.
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