Geprüfter Betriebswirt/Geprüfte Betriebswirtin nach dem Berufsbildungsgesetz - Master Professional in Business Management nach dem Berufsbildungsgesetz

Preparation courses for the examination take place, for example, at educational centers of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK). For in-person events, learning locations are training rooms. For digital learning forms (e.g., virtual classroom) and distance learning, learning takes place at home, and if necessary, in training rooms during in-person phases. For combined learning forms (e.g., blended learning), training rooms are used for in-person events, and home for online learning units.

This is an advanced vocational training profession at the Master Professional level. The advanced training is based on a nationally standardized examination, and participation in preparatory courses is not required. The duration of the advanced training varies depending on the educational offer, teaching time (full-time/part-time), and learning format. Business economists analyze business-related issues, develop concepts, and organize and optimize performance processes in national and international market environments. In marketing or sales, for example, they develop marketing strategies or analyze sales markets. They also evaluate statistics or prepare profitability analyses and financing plans to prepare strategic decisions. In finance and accounting, they keep business ledgers, control bookkeeping, and prepare annual financial statements. In warehouse and materials management, they procure raw materials, semi-finished, and finished goods.

The duration varies depending on the educational offer, teaching time (full-time/part-time), and learning format.

Example distribution of hours: Identifying and shaping company-specific strategic fields: 200 teaching hours. Evaluating normative and financial framework conditions with regard to company strategy: 180 teaching hours. Organizing national and international performance processes: 150 teaching hours. Designing company organization to ensure performance and company processes considering strategic guidelines: 140 teaching hours. Perceiving the planning, control, and monitoring of company processes: 130 teaching hours. Learning and working methodology and preparation of a project work: 10 teaching hours. Total hours: 810 teaching hours.

Course fees apply for attending advanced training courses, and examination fees for the examination. Additional costs may arise, e.g., for work materials, travel to the training center, or external accommodation. Funding Opportunities: Preparatory courses for the advanced training examination can be financially supported according to the Advanced Training Promotion Act (Aufstiegsfortbildungsförderungsgesetz). Further information: Aufstiegs-BAföG - Advancement with Funding. Funding for particularly talented young specialists: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Weiterbildungsstipendium (Advanced Training Scholarship).

Company-specific strategic fields: Formulating company policy, deriving company goals from the corporate mission statement. Defining benchmarks and standards for an integrated management system. Recognizing and considering trends, applying forms of market research. Normative and financial framework conditions: Observing and evaluating legal and tax framework conditions. Preparing fundamental decisions on financing and investment. Ensuring financing and liquidity. Using controlling results for strategic decisions. National and international performance processes: Developing and implementing marketing strategies and instruments. Analyzing financing options for international business, using financing instruments. Designing and organizing performance processes. Planning, controlling, and monitoring projects within the framework of project management. Company organization to ensure performance and company processes: Draft resolutions for strategic decisions.

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for successfully passing this advanced training examination: Economics/Law: e.g., to prepare annual financial statements or draft contracts. Mathematics: e.g., to calculate financing and investments.

This 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: full-day classes on at least four weekdays. For part-time instruction: typically, career-accompanying advanced training on weekends or in the evenings. For in-person events: classroom instruction at the educational institution (possibly not in your place of residence). For digital learning forms (e.g., virtual classroom): exclusive learning via electronic learning platforms and systems (primarily in a classroom setting from home). For combined learning forms (e.g., Blended Learning): in-person events in a classroom setting at the educational institution and self-directed learning via electronic learning platforms and systems from home. For distance learning: individual processing of learning material from home (high demands on self-discipline and work organization); possibly additional in-person sessions.

Participation in this advanced training is not remunerated.

The following advanced training alternatives are available for the profession of Betriebswirt/in (Business Administrator) according to the Berufsbildungsgesetz (Vocational Training Act): In the field of Management and Corporate Leadership: Betriebswirt/in (Fachschule - Technical College) for General Business Administration/Bachelor Professional in Business, Betriebswirt/in (Fachschule) for Production Management/Bachelor Professional in Business, Praktischer Betriebswirt/in (Practical Business Administrator). Commonality: Taking on specialist and leadership tasks in the management of a company. In the field of Accounting and Controlling: Betriebswirt/in (Fachschule) for Controlling/Bachelor Professional in Business, Betriebswirt/in (Fachschule) for Accounting/Bachelor Professional in Business. Commonality: Taking on specialist and leadership tasks in accounting and controlling.

In 2006, the regulation on the examination for the recognized qualification 'Geprüfter Betriebswirt/Geprüfte Betriebswirtin' according to the Berufsbildungsgesetz (Vocational Training Act) came into force, with 3 examination parts/areas of action. In 2019, an updated regulation introduced 5 areas of action: 'Identifying and shaping company-specific strategic fields', 'Evaluating norm-determined and financial economic framework conditions with regard to the corporate strategy', 'Organizing national and international performance processes', 'Designing corporate organization to ensure performance and corporate processes taking into account strategic guidelines', 'Perceiving the planning, control, and monitoring of corporate processes'. In 2020, the novellization of the Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBiG) and the Handwerksordnung (HWO) introduced advanced training qualifications such as 'Geprüfte/r Berufsspezialist/in', 'Bachelor Professional', and 'Master Professional' to emphasize the equivalence of vocational and academic education.

Qualification Title: Geprüfter Betriebswirt/Geprüfte Betriebswirtin nach dem Berufsbildungsgesetz/Master Professional in Business Management nach dem Berufsbildungsgesetz

Certified Business Administrator / Master Professional in Business Management according to the Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildungsgesetz) is a professional advanced training. The examination is uniformly regulated nationwide. It is not necessary to attend a course to be admitted to the examination.

After completing their advanced training, Business Administrators (according to the Vocational Training Act) work in industrial, commercial, and service companies across various economic sectors. You can keep your specialist knowledge current, up-to-date, and expand it through adaptive further training. The range of topics extends from business administration to human resources. With their advanced training qualification, Business Administrators (according to the Vocational Training Act) can gain access to higher education even without a general university entrance qualification and, for example, obtain a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, or Corporate Management. Taking the step into self-employment is also possible, for example, as a sales representative or with your own company.

Regulations for the examination and advanced training: Ordinance on the examination for the recognized advanced training qualification Certified Business Administrator according to the Vocational Training Act and Certified Business Administrator - Master Professional in Business Management according to the Vocational Training Act (Geprüfter Betriebswirt-Master Professional Business Management-Fortbildungsverordnung - GepBetrWMAProBusManFV) of 18.12.2020 (BGBl. I S. 3079). Further information: Certified Business Administrator / Certified Business Administrator according to the Vocational Training Act - Master Professional in Business Management - Framework Plan with Learning Objectives, 2024 (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce - DIHK).

The prerequisite for admission to the advanced training examination is usually: a final examination as a specialist (Fachwirt/in) or specialist merchant (Fachkaufmann/-frau) or a comparable completed commercial advanced training according to the Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildungsgesetz); or a completed examination as a craft specialist (Handwerksfachwirt/in); or a completed state or state-recognized final examination at a technical college (Fachschule) that builds upon vocational training, plus at least 1 year of professional experience; or a diploma, master's, or bachelor's degree from a state or state-recognized university (Hochschule), plus at least 1 year of professional experience.