Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin (Fachschule) für Recht/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: 2-4 years (full-time/part-time). Tasks and activities: Business economists (Betriebswirt/Betriebswirtin) for law participate in implementing business policy guidelines where legal or administrative regulations must be observed. They advise management on legal and business administration matters and explain legal regulations, figures, reports, and analyses for important decisions. They also draft texts for contracts, general terms and conditions, or internal company agreements. They assume commercial leadership roles in business and administration and, for example, examine the profitability of investments. Furthermore, they prepare economic feasibility calculations or carry out controlling activities. Areas of work and locations: Business economists for law are employed in companies of almost all sectors.

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

Distribution of hours (example): Compulsory area. Cross-disciplinary learning area: Vocational and work pedagogy: 40 teaching hours. German/Communication: 120 teaching hours. Foreign language: 240 teaching hours. Social studies: 80 teaching hours. Business management: 120 teaching hours. Total cross-disciplinary learning area: 600 teaching hours. Subject-specific learning area: Business administration: 80 teaching hours. Informatics: 160 teaching hours. Accounting: 200 teaching hours. Law: 200 teaching hours. Economics: 160 teaching hours. Business mathematics/Statistics: 200 teaching hours. Foreign trade: 80 teaching hours. Controlling: 120 teaching hours. Cost and performance accounting: 120 teaching hours. Organization/Technology: 80 teaching hours. Human resources management: 80 teaching hours. Law and administration, taxes: 440 teaching hours. Project work: 160 teaching hours. Total subject-specific learning area: 2,080 teaching 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 institution, 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. Funding for particularly talented young professionals: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Advanced Training Scholarship.

Learning areas: Subject-specific, e.g.: Business administration, Informatics, Business mathematics/Statistics, Law, Accounting, Human resources management, Controlling, Economics. Cross-disciplinary, e.g.: German/Communication, Business management, Social studies. Additional knowledge: Schools may provide additional knowledge that enables the acquisition of trainer suitability (Ausbildereignung) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife).

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for successfully passing the advanced training examination: Economics/Law (e.g., to plan, organize, and control economic and administrative processes) and Mathematics (e.g., to prepare and analyze balance sheets and statistics).

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

Participation in advanced training is not remunerated.

The following advanced training alternatives are available for the profession of Business Economist (Fachschule) for Law: In the field of Taxes and Auditing, Business Economist (Fachschule) for Taxes/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft or Certified Tax Specialist. Their commonality is taking on specialized and leadership tasks related to legal and tax matters. In the field of Office and Secretarial Work, Certified Legal Specialist, Certified Specialist for Office and Project Organization, Certified Business Specialist, or Certified Notary Specialist/Bachelor Professional in Notariat. Their commonality is taking on commercial-business management specialized and leadership tasks. In the field of Management and Corporate Leadership, Business Economist (Fachschule) for General Business Administration/Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft or Administrative Business Economist (Fachschule).

In 2020, the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) and the Crafts Code (HWO) were amended, introducing advanced training qualifications such as 'Certified Professional 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, possibilities for shortening, and extending the training. Participants with a degree in another specialization of the economics field or in a second focus of a specialization can shorten the advanced training. Participants can partially 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). It leads to the following qualification titles there: North Rhine-Westphalia: State-certified business administrator (Staatlich geprüfter Betriebswirt/Staatlich geprüfte Betriebswirtin) - specializing in Law (Bachelor Professional in Wirtschaft). Thuringia: State-certified business administrator (Staatlich geprüfter Betriebswirt/Staatlich geprüfte Betriebswirtin) with a focus on Law and Administration, Taxes. For internally regulated advanced training programs: Legal economist (Rechtsökonom/Rechtsökonomin).

The state-certified business administrator (Staatlich geprüfter Betriebswirt/Staatlich geprüfte Betriebswirtin für Recht) 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. There are also educational offers based on internal regulations.

Finding suitable employment after advanced training: Business administrators specializing in law (Betriebswirte und Betriebswirtinnen für Recht) work in companies across almost all economic sectors and in public administration after their advanced training. Securing 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 legal issues to controlling. Career advancement: With their advanced training qualification, business administrators can gain access to university studies (Studium) even without a general higher education entrance qualification and, for example, obtain a Bachelor's degree in business law. Becoming self-employed: The step into self-employment is also possible, e.g., as a management consultant.

School and technical college (Fachschule) regulations: This advanced training is regulated by state law in the following federal states (Bundesland): Ordinance on Training and Examinations in Vocational College Programs (Ausbildungs- und Prüfungsordnung Berufskolleg - APO-BK) of May 26, 1999 (GV. NRW. S. 240, corr. GV. NRW. 2000 S. 563, GV. NRW. 2001 S. 766), last amended by Article 3 of the Ordinance of January 29, 2026 (GV. NRW. S. 130). Thuringian Technical College Ordinance for the Technical, Economic, Design, and Medical Pedagogy Departments (ThürFSO-TWGM) of January 29, 2016 (Thü.GVBl. S. 76), last amended by Article 2 of the Ordinance of March 21, 2017 (Thü.GVBl. S. 107, 113). In the following federal states, there are no state-specific legal regulations: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein.

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