30 years of quality in certification

QualiCert is the oldest and only independent, privately supported certification organisation in Switzerland for prevention and exercise programmes and the corresponding specialists. Its roots go back to an initiative launched by SWICA in 1996, which was subsequently joined by other health insurers.

At that time, there was a clear need: an independent, professionally based body was to assess which providers were actually health-promoting and had the necessary qualifications. The aim was to create a standardised, transparent basis for the recognition and remuneration of prevention services - as a service for health insurers and as security for the insured. QualiCert was born out of this need.

Initially under the name QUALITOP, later as QualiCert GmbH and today as QualiCert AG, the standards and their review have been continuously developed. The audit portfolio grew systematically: from fitness studios and course providers to climbing and bouldering centres, which were added as an independent area in 2025.

As a leading, independent institution for quality, safety, standardisation and certification, QualiCert has been creating measurable trust ever since - for providers, specialist bodies, health insurers and customers. Our mission: to certify programmes in such a way that safety and quality are demonstrably guaranteed and continuously improved.

Today, more than 600 fitness centres, 1,700 providers and 5,000 instructors trust QualiCert. This makes QualiCert the largest and best-known certification institution in Switzerland - the first port of call for quality, safety and standardisation of health-promoting prevention and exercise programmes.

Thanks to close partnerships with authorities, health insurers, professional associations and national and international bodies, our standards remain practical, compatible and up-to-date. Our actions are guided by clear strategic objectives - focussing on excellence, customer benefit and continuous development.