Coaching for Career, Language, Sport and Health
Central Switzerland · German-speaking Switzerland · online

Arrive. Understand.
Move forward.

Whether you are new to Switzerland, looking for a job, training, or a company with international staff: I support people and organisations wherever language, career and health come together. Everything bookable individually — all from one provider.

since 2015Integration & school
since 2014Sport, exercise & health
since 2024Academic director (fide)
5service areas
Portrait of Renato Santiago — coach for language, career, integration and health in German-speaking Switzerland

Five areas, one point of contact

Most providers in the region do either language or exercise. I combine both — as a trained sport scientist and Germanist, adult educator and German-as-a-second-language teacher with SVEB I, fide and ADEFA. Every service is bookable individually — for individuals as well as companies.

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Language courses & business German

for individuals & companies

  • German as a second language A1–C2
  • Business German & specialised vocabulary
  • Preparation for telc / Goethe / fide
  • Small-group & company courses
2

Career & applications

for individuals & companies

  • CV, cover letter, application dossier
  • Application training for the Swiss market
  • Interview simulation and feedback
  • Job coaching & career assessment
3

Integration & everyday life

for individuals & companies

  • Authorities, housing & insurance support
  • Understanding and completing letters, forms & applications
  • Support for partners & family (incl. job search)
  • School & children: enrolment, homework, teachers
  • Clubs, sport & music — for children and adults
  • Organising everyday life: budget, doctor's appointments, neighbourhood
4

Exercise & health

for individuals & companies

  • Personal training, individual
  • Health prevention: posture, back, ergonomics
  • Healthy ageing: strength & balance
  • Nutrition coaching & everyday habits
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Workplace health

for companies

  • Occupational health initial analysis with report
  • Movement breaks & ergonomics
  • Ergonomics coaching at the workplace
  • Health days & annual support
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Everything from one provider

Combination & advice

  • Several areas combined
  • Free intro call
Request an intro call

For individuals

Typical paths — as a package or individual services, whichever fits your situation.

New to Switzerland

  • Soft Landing — 12-week programme: German, applications, interview, everyday life CHF 3'000
  • Compact version in 6 weeks
  • Support for partners and family
  • Everyday & authority support (hourly rate, on request)

Job hunting

  • Application Sprint — dossier, training, interview CHF 950
  • CV and cover-letter redesign
  • LinkedIn and application profile

Improve your language

  • German Intensive — 10 one-to-one lessons CHF 1'050
  • Business German & specialised vocabulary
  • Exam preparation telc / Goethe / fide

Stay fit & healthy

  • Fit & Healthy — training + nutrition, 8 weeks CHF 1'450
  • Healthy ageing — strength, balance, mobility CHF 990
  • Personal training or a solo training plan

For companies

Your employees rarely fail because of their expertise — but because of language, everyday life and workload. I take care of the surrounding factors so you don't lose a skilled professional after 12 months.

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Language at work

  • In-house business German course, group up to 6 CHF 3'100
  • Team German: 10 lessons
  • Exam preparation
2

Integrating new employees

  • Programme of language and everyday life CHF 3'900 / person
  • Support with authorities, housing and insurance
  • Help with letters, forms and requests
  • Support for partners and family
  • Support with school, children and clubs
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Workplace health

  • Occupational health initial analysis with report
  • Movement breaks, ergonomics, stress workshops
  • Health days & annual support

Terms on request — every programme is tailored to the company and team.

How it works

Clear, plannable and without weeks of preparation. One intro call is enough to get everything started.

Intro call

30 minutes, free — by video or phone. We clarify your goal, timeframe and level.

Assessment

A short placement test and goal agreement. You receive a programme with clear milestones.

Programme

Live sessions plus asynchronous learning on my own platform. You continue working independently between sessions.

Goal reached

Finish with proof: certificate level, a completed application dossier or measurably better fitness.

About me

I am Renato Santiago and since 2015 I have supported people facing a fresh start: as a German-as-a-second-language teacher, job coach, course leader for application courses and academic director at various schools in Lucerne.

What sets me apart from classic language schools: I studied sport science and German studies (Bachelor of Science, master's studies) and have worked as a trainer since 2014 — in competitive and amateur sport. For me, language, training and nutrition are interlinked: those who move confidently in everyday life, feel at ease in their own skin and can make themselves understood belong. That is why I offer this — individually or as a package.

I work in a results-oriented way: you get a programme with a clear goal. Between live sessions you continue learning on my own platform — vocabulary training, tasks, feedback. That keeps progress measurable and the time we spend together valuable.

SVEB I fide ADEFA BSc Sport Science German Studies J+S Leader

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to book several packages, or can I take a single service?

Single services are always possible. The packages — for example Soft Landing — are just suggestions from the toolkit and can be shortened, extended or combined. Individual lessons, a training plan or nutrition coaching are equally bookable.

For companies: how does this pay off?

Experience shows that a failed international assignment costs a company a multiple of the integration programme — through re-recruitment, vacancy and lost productivity. The programme is therefore risk mitigation, not a training-cost line item. Terms on request.

Who is the Soft Landing programme suitable for?

For people who are new to Switzerland and want to arrive professionally — from day one. Also suitable for partners.

Do I have to be on site?

No. Live sessions take place by video, and you use the learning platform independently of time. On-site appointments in German-speaking Switzerland are possible on request, for example for application or authority support.

Do you also offer nutrition coaching?

Yes — as coaching on habits, everyday practicality and sports nutrition. Not nutrition therapy, not medical treatment and no health-insurance billing. If someone needs medical nutrition, I refer them to a recognised specialist.

How quickly can we start?

Usually within two weeks of the intro call. For urgent cases (start date already agreed) short-notice start dates are possible too.

Renato Santiago

Non-binding enquiry

Renato Santiago · Coaching for Career, Language, Sport and Health

A short intro call is enough to clarify which service or programme suits you or your employees. Free, non-binding, 30 minutes.