Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Kommunikation und Büromanagement/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft

This advanced training takes place at technical colleges (Fachschule) and other educational institutions. Learning locations include classrooms and computer rooms.

Occupation type: Advanced training occupation: Bachelor Professional. Type of advanced training: Advanced training at technical colleges (Fachschule) (regulated by state law). Duration of advanced training: 4 years (part-time). Tasks and activities: Business administrators (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for communication and office management determine the need for office supplies, IT equipment, or specialized journals and order them. They calculate budgets, create consumption and cost overviews, and conduct analyses based on these. They also organize meetings and conferences, develop occupancy plans for office and conference rooms, and ensure they are equipped as needed. Furthermore, they plan staffing requirements and manage the deployment of employees. Work areas and locations: Business administrators (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for communication and office management are employed in companies in almost all economic sectors and in public administrations. Workplaces are offices.

Part-time: 4 years.

Distribution of hours (example): Cross-disciplinary area: Communication and work techniques: 120 teaching hours. Professional communication in a foreign language: 160 teaching hours. Economics and economic policy: 80 teaching hours. Total cross-disciplinary area: 360 teaching hours. Subject-specific area: Corporate management and employee leadership: 120 teaching hours. Corporate financial management: 120 teaching hours. Taxes and commercial law: 80 teaching hours. Marketing: 120 teaching hours. Information management and data processing: 120 teaching hours. Quality management: 80 teaching hours. Total subject-specific area: 640 teaching hours. Specialization area: Acquisition and processing of business information: 160 teaching hours. IT-supported information systems: 120 teaching hours. Communication and presentation: 240 teaching hours. Office management: 200 teaching hours. Graduation.

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 institution, or external accommodation. Funding opportunities: Business administration advanced training can be financially supported under the Advanced Training Assistance Act (Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz). Further information: Aufstiegs-BAföG - Advancement with funding. Support for particularly talented young professionals: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Further Education Scholarship.

Learning areas: Subject-specific, e.g.: Corporate management and employee leadership, Marketing, Information management and data processing, Quality management, Acquisition and processing of business information, IT-supported information systems, Communication and presentation, Office management. Cross-disciplinary, e.g.: Communication and work techniques, English, 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).

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for successfully passing the advanced training examination: Economics/Law: e.g., to plan office organization according to business cost-benefit considerations. Mathematics: e.g., to analyze balance sheets or statistics. Organization and Communication: e.g., to manage data and information effectively.

The advanced training consists of theoretical and practical lessons. Depending on the education provider, one should be prepared for the following conditions: Teaching hours are usually part-time advanced training on weekends or in the evenings. The learning format is typically in-person classes: instruction in a classroom setting at the educational institution (possibly not in the place of residence).

Participation in advanced training is not remunerated.

The following advanced training alternatives are available for the profession of Business Administrator for Communication and Office Management: In the field of Office and Secretariat: Office Manager in Crafts and SMEs, Certified Specialist in Office and Project Organization, Office Manager. Commonality: Taking on specialist and management tasks in office management. In the field of Human Resources and Personnel Services: Business Administrator (Fachschule) for Human Resources Management/Bachelor Professional in Economics, Certified Human Resources Specialist. Commonality: Taking on specialist tasks in human resources.

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

This advanced training is legally regulated only in the specified Bundesland (federal state) and leads there to the following qualification titles: Rhineland-Pfalz: State-Certified Business Administrator - Specialization in Business Administration and Corporate Management (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft), State-Certified Business Specialist for Communication and Office Management (Partial Qualification).

Becoming a state-certified business administrator (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for communication and office management is a professional advanced training. It is regulated by state law and takes place at Fachschulen (technical colleges). The part-time training lasts 4 years. A partial qualification as a business specialist (Betriebsfachwirt/Betriebsfachwirtin) is also possible.

After completing this advanced training, business administrators for communication and office management can find employment in companies across almost all economic sectors and in public administrations. They can keep their expertise up-to-date by taking adaptation training courses, which cover topics from office communication to presentation programs. To advance their careers, they can expand their competence profile with further training (Aufstiegsweiterbildung) designed for advanced training graduates, building on existing qualifications. Taking the examination as a business administrator (Betriebswirt/in) according to the Berufsbildungsgesetz (Vocational Training Act) is a suitable option. With this advanced training qualification, business administrators can gain access to higher education even without a general university entrance qualification (schulische Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) and, for example, obtain a Bachelor's degree in business administration.

This advanced training is regulated by state law in the following Bundesland (federal state): Fachschulverordnung Agrarwirtschaft, Gestaltung, Hauswirtschaft, Technik und Wirtschaft, promulgated as Article 1 of the ordinance of 30.10.2024 (GVBl.Rh-Pf. S. 351). There are no state law regulations in the following Bundesländer: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen.

Fachschulen (technical colleges) usually require a qualification in a relevant recognized Ausbildung (vocational training) and professional experience. The minimum educational requirement is a secondary school leaving certificate (mittlerer Bildungsabschluss).