certificat étranger de fin d'études en vue d'études dans les universités suisses

Source : Site swissuniversities, [Evaluation des certificats étrangers de fin d'études](https://www.swissuniversities.ch/fr/services/admission-a-luniversite/certificats-etrangers/) (6.7.2016).

Source : Website swissuniversities, [Bewertung ausländischer Vorbildungsausweise](https://www.swissuniversities.ch/de/services/zulassung-zur-universitaet/auslaendische-ausweise/) (6.10.2016).

Source : Internet swissuniversities, [Valutazione degli attestati esteri di formazione](https://www.swissuniversities.ch/it/servizi/ammissione-alluniversita/attestati-esteri/) (6.7.2016).

The swissuniversities definition has a strictly academic perspective and is therefore narrower than the SERI defintion as given in the SERI glossary, which gives two definitions of the term: lower-secondary school qualification (1); upper-secondary school qualification (2). The purpose of the more general SERI definitions is to cater also for candidates for vocational training programmes that only require a lower-secondary school qualification without the need to specify what the qualification is. 
When it appears on its own 'Vorbildungsausweis' may refer to a qualification that allows access to higher education. In a more general sense it may refer to any kind of upper-secondary school or lower-secondary school qualification.

Source : swissuniversities website, Recognition of [foreign upper secondary school-leaving certificates](https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/services/admission-to-universities/foreign-certificates/) (6.7.2016).