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Betriebswirt (VWA) is a degree within the framework of further professional development , which is awarded by administrative and business academies (VWA). This qualification is not a state-recognized academic degree in the sense of the university laws , but a professional training certificate.
History of Continuing Education
Further training to become a business economist (VWA) was offered for the first time in West Germany in the 1960s . After a company survey by the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce and Industry , the Württembergische VWA introduced the designation business economist (VWA) as the first administration and business academy in Germany in 1964 for graduates of the economics course .
job profile
Business economists (VWA) solve commercial or business management tasks in corporate areas such as marketing, human resources, controlling, accounting, materials management / production or taxation. As senior clerks, business economists (VWA) take on commercial and organizational management tasks in numerous industries and areas. With the appropriate professional experience, business economists (VWA) can also take on the management of departments, branches or teams.
In finance and accounting, among other things, they evaluate statistics, prepare profitability analyzes and use them to develop decision-making aids for management. You draw up financing plans, control the business accounting and are responsible for obtaining loans for investment projects. In purchasing, they procure raw materials, finished goods and operating resources as cheaply as possible, analyze procurement markets and negotiate supply contracts.
In human resources, they plan staffing requirements, take on tasks in personnel recruitment and support, and organize in-house training and further education. In marketing and sales, they develop, among other things, market-driven sales strategies, plan advertising and sales promotion measures, and look after large customers in the field. They improve the internal organization and optimize work processes and information flows with the help of IT.
entry requirements
Evening training
The further training is carried out in evening and / or weekend lectures alongside work and lasts at least 6 semesters. According to the framework study regulations, the following are admitted:
- Civil servants - regardless of their career path - if they have passed the career test for the senior service or an equivalent test or are in a post in the senior service,
- Public service employees - regardless of their specialization - if they have passed the salaried specialist examination II or have a position that is equivalent to the civil servants of the higher service,
- Merchants and clerks , if they have completed a commercial apprenticeship with a minimum of three years of regular training and then carried out at least one year of commercial employment ,
- Master craftsmen and tradespeople and state-certified technicians if, after their examination, they have worked for at least one year in which economic knowledge is required.
- Graduates from a university degree if they have been employed for at least one year.
The Württembergische VWA, on the other hand, allows for a maximum of 2 semesters to be credited for further training examinations to become a specialist or commercial specialist; Crediting of services is generally not possible there.
High school graduate education
This variant is reserved exclusively for high school graduates , who must also have a training position at a company. As a rule, the tuition fees and a training allowance are paid by the training company. The course takes place alternately; The greater part is the student in his training company in order to acquire the practical knowledge, for the theoretical knowledge the student attends the lectures of the VWA in full-time blocks. The duration of the course is three years.
Type of final exam
The degree in business administration (VWA) (with details of the main subject, if applicable) is regulated nationwide in accordance with the framework study regulations of the Federal Association of German Administrative and Business Academies .
The courses are not officially recognized; However, the final examinations usually take place under the supervision of a state commissioner from the respective federal state, who chairs the examination board. The degree of business economist (VWA) or administrative business economist (VWA) can usually be obtained after six semesters.
Recognition as a university degree for degrees at Bavarian VWAs
For over 100 years, the administration and business academies in Germany have made it possible to study part-time at university level. According to the decision of the Bavarian Supreme Court of January 8, 2003, "the diploma obtained at an administrative and business academy in Bavaria is to be regarded as comparable to a university degree."
Bachelor and Master degrees
As part of the Bologna process, most administrative and business academies as well as vocational academies cooperate with universities of applied sciences and universities of applied sciences, so that a bachelor's degree can be acquired through a four-semester postgraduate course . There may be the opportunity to subsequently take part in Master’s courses. For this purpose, the Federal Association of Administrative and Business Academies has entered into cooperation with various European business schools .
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Academy ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on w-vwa.de
- ↑ Business economist (technical college) - general business management in the profession of the Federal Employment Agency
- ↑ a b Employment Agency: Framework Study Regulations of the Federal Association of German Administrative and Business Academies for the integrated advanced training course at administrative and business academies ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 111 kB) (Accessed August 17, 2014)
- ↑ FAQ "Betriebswirt / in (VWA)" - catalog of questions / answers for interested parties ( memento of the original from September 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Frequently asked questions about studying at VWA ... Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Study alongside work . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ Federal Association of German Administrative and Business Academies V .: MBA / MA degree - Cooperations of the Federal Association (accessed on August 17, 2014)
