Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Event-Management/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft

This advanced training takes place at technical colleges (Fachschule) and other educational institutions. Classrooms and computer rooms are the primary learning environments.

Occupation type: Advanced training profession (Bachelor Professional). Type of advanced training: Advanced training at technical colleges (Fachschule), regulated by state law. Duration of advanced training: 2-4 years (full-time/part-time). Tasks and activities: Business economists specializing in event management develop and present event concepts and negotiate contracts. They calculate costs, arrange dates, organize artistic, technical, and other personnel, as well as venues and equipment. They also acquire exhibitors and guests and ensure that safety regulations are complied with and permits are obtained. During an event, they guarantee customer support, for example, through interpreter services or catering. After an event, they monitor its success and prepare reports. They constantly inform themselves about trends in the event market to propose current event concepts to their clients. Work areas and locations: Employing companies: Business economists and business economists...

Full-time: 2 years. Part-time: 3-4 years.

Distribution of hours (example): Compulsory area: Interdisciplinary learning area: Professional communication in a foreign language: 160 hours. Communication and work techniques: 120 hours. Economics and economic policy: 80 hours. Total interdisciplinary learning area: 360 hours. Subject-specific learning area: Corporate and personnel management: 260 hours. IT-supported project management: 180 hours. Catering/Food and beverage management: 240 hours. Event law: 120 hours. Conferences, congresses, and trade fairs: 240 hours. Sports events: 200 hours. Culture and cultural events: 180 hours. Marketing events and incentive events: 220 hours. Final project: 160 hours. Total subject-specific learning area: 1,800 hours. Total compulsory area: 2,160 hours. Elective compulsory area, e.g., professional and work pedagogy: 120 hours. Design and visual communication: 120 hours. Total elective compulsory area: 240 hours. Total hours: 2,400 hours.

Advanced training at state technical colleges (Fachschule) is generally free for students. Private technical colleges, however, usually charge course fees, and sometimes also admission and examination fees. Additional costs may arise, for example, for work materials, travel to the training location, or external accommodation. Funding opportunities: Business administration advanced training can be financially supported according to the Advanced Training Assistance Act (Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz). Further information: Aufstiegs-BAföG - Advancement with funding. Support for particularly gifted young professionals: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Advanced training scholarship.

Learning areas: Subject-specific, e.g.: Corporate and personnel management. IT-supported project management. Catering and food and beverage management. Event law. Conferences, congresses, and trade fairs. Sports events. Culture and cultural events. Marketing events and incentive events. Final project. Interdisciplinary, e.g.: Communication and work techniques. Foreign language. Economics and economic policy. Additional knowledge: Schools may also provide additional knowledge that enables the acquisition of the Fachhochschulreife (university of applied sciences entrance qualification).

Vocational schools (Fachschulen) and academies (Fachakademien) may offer additional qualifications, such as the Higher European Diploma in Marketing and International Trade (HEDMINT).

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for successfully passing the advanced training examination: Economics/Law (e.g., to consider legal regulations in organization) and Mathematics (e.g., to perform cost and performance accounting).

The advanced training consists of theoretical and practical lessons. Depending on the education provider, one should be prepared for the following conditions: Full-time instruction typically involves full-day classes on at least four weekdays. Part-time instruction is usually a career-accompanying advanced training on weekends or in the evenings. The learning format is generally in-person events, meaning classroom instruction at the educational institution (which may not be in your place of residence).

For advanced training abroad, the following options are available, for example: In Austria, advanced training offers can be found through AMS - Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich - Weiterbildungsdatenbank and WIFI Österreich (e.g., with the search term "Eventmanagement"). In Switzerland, wab - Die Weiterbildungsdatenbank der Schweiz (e.g., with the search term "Eventmanager/in") provides advanced training offers. The Europass offers the possibility to document learning stays completed abroad. Further information on Europass is available.

Participation in advanced training is not remunerated.

The following advanced training alternatives are available for the profession of Business Administrator (Fachschule) for Event Management: In the field of Trade Fair and Event Management, the "Geprüfter Veranstaltungsfachwirt/Geprüfte Veranstaltungsfachwirtin" (Certified Event Specialist) shares the commonality of taking on specialist and leadership tasks in trade fair and event management. In the field of Marketing and Advertising, alternatives include "Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Absatz/Marketing/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft", "Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für allgemeine Betriebswirtschaft/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft", "Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Marketingkommunikation/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft", and "Geprüfter Fachwirt für Marketing/Geprüfte Fachfachwirtin für Marketing - Bachelor Professional in Marketing", all sharing the commonality of taking on specialist and leadership tasks in marketing.

In 2020, the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) and the Crafts Code (HWO) were amended. This introduced advanced training qualifications such as "Certified Vocational Specialist," "Bachelor Professional," and "Master Professional" to emphasize the equivalence of vocational and academic education. The use of these professional titles depends on the enactment of corresponding new advanced training regulations.

The school and technical college (Fachschule) regulations of the federal states (Bundesland) govern the duration, as well as possibilities for shortening or extending the training. Participants with a degree in another specialization within the field of economics or in a second focus of a specialization can shorten the advanced training. Participants can, in part, make up for missing professional experience during the advanced training. This may extend the duration of the advanced training.

This advanced training is legally regulated only in the mentioned federal states (Bundesland) and leads to the following qualification titles there: Berlin: State-Certified Business Administrator - Specialization in Event Management (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft) Rhineland-Pfalz: State-Certified Business Administrator - Specialization in Event Management (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft).

The State-Certified Business Administrator for Event Management is a vocational advanced training. It is regulated by state law and takes place at technical colleges (Fachschule). It lasts 2 years full-time and 3-4 years part-time.

Improve opportunities with additional qualifications: Future event management business administrators can secure a good starting position by acquiring additional qualifications during their advanced training, such as the "Higher European Diploma in Marketing and International Trade (HEDMINT)." Find suitable employment: After their advanced training, event management business administrators work, for example, in companies in the advertising, trade fair, and entertainment industries or in public relations departments. Ensure employability: Through adaptive advanced training, one can keep their specialized knowledge current, up-to-date, and expand it. The range of topics extends from event management to contract law. Advance professionally: Building on existing qualifications, career advancement training specifically designed for advanced training graduates can expand and complement their competence profile.

School and technical college (Fachschule) regulations: The advanced training is regulated by state law in the following federal states (Bundesland): Ordinance on the Study Programs at the State Technical Colleges of the Technical, Agricultural Economics, and Economics Departments of the State of Berlin (Fachschulverordnung Technik, Agrarwirtschaft und Wirtschaft) of April 30, 2014 (Ber.GVBl. S. 125), last amended by Article 2 of the Ordinance of September 15, 2025 (Ber.GVBl. S. 470). School trial provisions: There are no state law regulations in the following federal states (Bundesland): Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.

Vocational colleges (Fachschule) typically require a degree in a relevant, recognized Ausbildung (vocational training) program and professional experience. The minimum educational requirement is a Hauptschulabschluss (secondary school certificate) or a mittlerer Bildungsabschluss (intermediate school certificate).