Published on 23 January 2025

External site Sion

The external location of the Air Force in Sion is subordinate to Payerne Air Base.

Tasks

• Training centre for polymechanics

Staff

• 4 instructors
• 32 Air Force apprentices

• Apprentice centre

  Apprentice centre

  Information about the Swiss Army's professions, including apprenticeships, can be found on the website armee.ch/berufe.

  The apprentice centre at the former Sion air base command is able to draw on a wealth of experience built up from 1944 to the present day. The centre is a genuine school of mechanics, taking on seven multi-skilled mechanic apprentices every year. The workshops where our young people receive their training are very well equipped. The machine pool is regularly updated.

  Recruitment process

  • October-November
    The application forms will appear in the press.
  • First Friday in December
    Candidates must register with the Sion airfield command.
  • January
    Internal selection test at Sion Air Base Command.

  Detailed information for candidates and parents

  • April to November
    Two-day internships are possible, subject to availability.
  • Last Wednesday in October
    Open day at the apprentice centre.

  Contact

  Armée suisse
  Forces aériennes
  Centre d'apprentissage
  Pont des Îles 7
  CH-1951 Sion

  Forces aériennes

  Centre d’apprentissage

  Pont des Iles 7

  CH-1950 Sion

  Phone number: 058 461 25 20

  Links

  The following websites provide further information about the work of a polymechanic.

  • Fédération Suisse des Professionnels de la Mécanique
  • SWISSMEM Berufsbildung
  • Swissmechanic
  • Berufsberatung.ch

   

• Flying activities

  Flying activities 2025 (Payerne/Sion)

  

  Flight planning 2025 (pdf)

• Restaurant

  Restaurant «des Aviateurs»
  Flpl Kdo Sion
  CH-1950 Sion

  Tel: + 41 27 323 04 11
  Fax: + 41 27 323 04 12
  
  E-Mail: [e-mail]