The association aims to organize and conduct the higher professional examination for certified sales managers (VL) throughout Switzerland and to award the federal diploma as a protected title of higher vocational education for specialists; all on behalf of, in accordance with and in consultation with the examination regulations for sales professionals approved by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SBFI (hereinafter referred to as the Examination Regulations). The issuance of physical diplomas is then carried out by the SBFI. The association also aims to further develop the higher professional examination for certified sales managers (VL) or to develop new corresponding professional examinations and to obtain approval for them from or submit them to the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SBFI as needed. In the interest of quality assurance, the sponsor association maintains close contacts with the training institutions that conduct training and preparation courses for the higher professional examination for certified sales managers. The association does not pursue any commercial purposes and does not strive for profit.