Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Logistik/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft

This advanced training takes place at technical colleges (Fachschule) and other educational institutions. For in-person events, learning locations are classrooms and computer rooms. For combined learning forms (e.g., blended learning), training rooms are used for in-person events, and home is used for online learning units.

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: 2-4 years (full-time/part-time). Tasks and activities: Business administrators (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for logistics ensure smooth processes related to transport, storage, and goods flows. They plan and coordinate projects and contribute to budget planning and marketing programs. When acquiring new orders or serving customers, they prepare offers and conduct negotiations. In materials management, they ensure that goods reach their destination on time. In warehouse management, they control incoming goods and monitor inventory. Furthermore, they assign employees and vehicles. Work areas and locations: Business administrators (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for logistics are primarily employed in the transport and traffic sector, for example, at freight forwarders, parcel services, and cargo airlines.

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

Distribution of hours (example): Compulsory area: Cross-disciplinary learning area: German: 1st year of training 80 teaching hours, 2nd year of training 80 teaching hours. English: 1st year of training 120 teaching hours, 2nd year of training 80 teaching hours. Politics, Economics, Law and Environment: 1st year of training 80 teaching hours, 2nd year of training 80 teaching hours. Vocational and Work Pedagogy I: 1st year of training 40 teaching hours, 2nd year of training 0 teaching hours. Total cross-disciplinary learning area: 560 teaching hours. Subject-specific learning area (1st and 2nd year): Business Administration: 500 teaching hours. Economics: 200 teaching hours. Project Management: 60 teaching hours. Accounting: 90 teaching hours. Law: 200 teaching hours. Taxes: 110 teaching hours. Business Mathematics: 170 teaching hours. Data Processing: 130 teaching hours. Logistics: 480 teaching hours. Project Work: 160 teaching hours.

Advanced training at state technical colleges (Fachschule) is generally free for students. Private technical colleges, however, usually charge course fees, and sometimes 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 Promotion Act (Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz). Further information: Aufstiegs-BAföG - Promotion with Funding. Support for particularly gifted young professionals: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Advanced Training Scholarship.

Learning areas: Subject-specific, e.g.: Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Law, Taxes, Business Mathematics, Data Processing, Logistics (including project work). Cross-disciplinary, e.g.: German, English, Vocational and Work Pedagogy. Additional knowledge: Schools may provide additional knowledge that enables the acquisition of trainer suitability, university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife), or general university entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife).

Vocational colleges (Fachschule) may offer additional qualifications, such as preparation for the instructor aptitude test.

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for successfully completing this advanced training (Weiterbildung): Economics/Law (e.g., to plan the available budget in an economically sensible way); Mathematics (e.g., for accounting or statistics).

The advanced training (Weiterbildung) consists of theoretical and practical lessons. Depending on the educational provider, one should be prepared for the following conditions: For full-time instruction, full-day lessons on at least four weekdays; for part-time instruction, it is usually career-accompanying training on weekends or in the evenings. For in-person events, lessons take place in a classroom setting at the educational institution (which may not be in the place of residence). In combined learning forms (e.g., blended learning), there are in-person events in a classroom setting at the educational institution and self-directed learning from home via electronic learning platforms and systems.

For advanced training (Weiterbildung) abroad, the following options are available, for example: In Austria, WIFI Österreich (e.g., with the search term 'Logistik') and in Switzerland, wab - Die Weiterbildungsdatenbank der Schweiz (e.g., with the search term 'Logistik') offer advanced training (Weiterbildung). Europass provides an opportunity to document learning stays completed abroad. Further information on Europass is available.

Participation in advanced training (Weiterbildung) is not remunerated.

The following advanced training (Weiterbildung) alternatives are available for the profession of Business Administrator (Betriebswirt/in) for Logistics: In the field of Transport, Storage, and Logistics, Certified Specialist in Logistics Systems (Geprüfter Fachwirt für Logistiksysteme / Geprüfte Fachwirtin für Logistiksysteme - Bachelor Professional in Logistiksysteme), Specialist in Logistics/Materials Management (Fachkraft - Logistik/Materialwirtschaft), and Certified Specialist in Freight Transport and Logistics (Geprüfter Fachwirt für Güterverkehr und Logistik / Geprüfte Fachwirtin für Güterverkehr und Logistik - Bachelor Professional in Transport Management and Logistics). The commonality of these alternatives is that they assume specialist and management tasks in the field of logistics or transport economics.

In 2020, the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) and the Crafts Code (HWO) were amended, introducing 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 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 some cases, make up for missing professional experience during the advanced training, which may extend its duration.

This advanced training is legally regulated only in the mentioned federal states (Bundesland) and leads to the following qualification titles: Hesse: State-Certified Business Administrator, Specialization in Business Administration, Focus on Logistics (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft). Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: State-Certified Business Administrator (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft) - Focus on Logistics. North Rhine-Westphalia: State-Certified Business Administrator - Focus on Logistics (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft). Rhineland-Palatinate: State-Certified Business Administrator - Specialization in Business Administration and Corporate Management (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft); State-Certified Business Specialist for Logistics (Partial Qualification). Saxony-Anhalt: State-Certified Business Administrator (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft).

The State-Certified Business Administrator for Logistics is a vocational advanced training. It is regulated by state law and takes place at technical colleges (Fachschule). The full-time training lasts 2 years, while part-time training takes 3-4 years. Depending on the federal state (Bundesland), a partial qualification as a Business Specialist is possible. There are also educational offers based on internal regulations.

Improve opportunities with additional qualifications: Future business administrators in logistics can gain a good starting position by acquiring additional qualifications during their advanced training. For example, one can prepare for the instructor aptitude examination and thus qualify for later work in company training. Find the right employment: After their advanced training, business administrators in logistics work, for example, in the transport and traffic sector, such as at forwarding agencies, parcel services, or cargo airlines. Secure employability: Through adaptive advanced training (Anpassungsweiterbildung), one can keep their specialized knowledge current, up-to-date, and expand it. The range of topics extends from logistics management to accounting. Advance professionally: Building on existing qualifications, there are career advancement trainings specifically designed for graduates of advanced training programs.

This advanced training is also available with the following specializations: Production Logistics, Transport Logistics.

Legal regulations for this advanced training (Weiterbildung) are outlined in school and technical college (Fachschule) regulations. In some German Bundesländer (federal states), these regulations are governed by state law. Examples include the FS-APrVO from 05.07.2011 in Hesse, the FSVO M-V from 24.02.1998 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the APO-BK from 26.05.1999 in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Fachschulverordnung Agrarwirtschaft, Gestaltung, Hauswirtschaft, Technik und Wirtschaft from 30.10.2024 in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Technical colleges (Fachschule) typically require a qualification in a relevant, recognized vocational training (Ausbildung) profession, as well as professional experience. The minimum educational requirement is a Hauptschulabschluss (secondary school certificate) or a mittlerer Bildungsabschluss (intermediate school certificate), which varies depending on the respective Bundesland (federal state).