Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy
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| legal form | GmbH with non-profit status |
| founding | 1967 |
| Seat | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Branch | Education, training, studies |
| Website | www.wak-sh.de |
The Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein (WAK) is a private educational company with headquarters in Kiel . As a central training and further education facility on behalf of the chambers of industry and commerce in Schleswig-Holstein , the business academy is represented with its subsidiaries at 17 locations in the state. The partner is the Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy Foundation, which is supported by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Flensburg, Kiel and Lübeck. Almost 20,000 participants use the various private or publicly funded qualification offers every year. The business association of the business academy employs almost 380 people at 16 locations in Schleswig-Holstein. Around 850 freelance lecturers work for the academy. The Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy is the sponsor of the Schleswig-Holstein Cooperative State University (DHSH) , a state-recognized university for applied sciences in Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg. The corporate group of the business academy includes u. a. the four subsidiaries Akademie für Gesundheits- und Sozialberufe GmbH (AGS), Young People in Open Vocational Education GmbH (JobA), Young People in Open Education GmbH (JobB) and, since 2019, Kleemannschulen GmbH, under whose roof u. a. the Kieler Wirtschaftsgymnasium (KWG), previously founded in 2012 by the Wirtschaftsakademie, and the former academy's own technical college for business administration (FS).
history
Foundation and development
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In order to ensure qualified young talent for the state of Schleswig-Holstein, the entrepreneur Hans-Detlev Prien and the later Landesbank director Wilhelm Ehlers gave the impetus to found an association that deals exclusively with the task of training and further education. This idea found the willingness to support many companies in the country. In 1967, with the participation of representatives from Schleswig-Holstein companies and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the association was founded - initially as a support association for the higher business school, whose sponsorship was taken over in full the following year. The offer was expanded to include training and further education events. As part of a nationwide reorientation in education, the Higher Business School was awarded the status of a state-recognized university of applied sciences in the field of business administration . Two years later, the state took over this branch and integrated it into the state university of applied sciences in Kiel. The registered association was renamed the Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein. In addition to training and further education, a state-recognized technical college for business administration was founded, which was also established in Lübeck in 1973 and in Flensburg a year later. In 1974 the business academy of the business academy was established, from which the Dual University Schleswig-Holstein (DHSH) emerged in 2018.
Inter-company training center
The inter-company training center (ÜAZ) Elmshorn was founded in 1974 as an "outsourced company training workshop". The ÜAZ should bring trainees up to date with the latest technology, train them in the electrical and metal sector and enable further training for employees and trainers. Later, the vocational preparation and the areas of CNC, PLC, CAD and microelectronics were added.
Expansion and merger
Both the business academy and the ÜAZ expanded their areas of education and training in the following years. There was a close cooperation with the employment offices of the time and the vocational advancement services of the Bundeswehr. The demand for recognized further education qualifications increased, so that the offer with IHK qualifications was constantly expanded. In the early 1980s, the business academy positioned a national and international project area. The continuous expansion of the offer was accompanied by a spatial expansion in Schleswig-Holstein. The steady expansion of the business academy required a change in the legal form: in 1988 the registered association became an association by virtue of state awards. In 2004, the Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy merged with the inter-company training center in Elmshorn, and at the same time it was converted into the legal form of a limited liability company .
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Educational offers
The classic advanced training courses can be found at all locations of the business academy. It is aimed at employees and companies who can choose between different versions. The on-site courses are offered part-time or full-time. There are also webinars, blended learning seminars and pure online seminars. Young people and jobseekers are supported in publicly funded qualification courses when they start or return to work. In addition, the business academy carries out national and international projects in various segments.
Schleswig-Holstein Cooperative State University (DHSH)
The DHSH offers dual bachelor's degree programs and part-time master’s degree programs. At the locations in Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg, the bachelor's degree courses in business administration (Bachelor of Arts), with seven different branches, and business informatics (Bachelor of Science) are offered. The bachelor's degree courses are designed as a dual course of study, ie in-company training is combined with a degree. To this end, DHSH has been working with a large network of cooperation companies in Schleswig-Holstein and beyond for over 45 years.
The DHSH master’s courses at the Kiel location are based on a part-time model that enables students to combine work and study with online modules and self-study phases.
Professional qualification for employees
In the field of professional development, the business academy offers both higher vocational training (previously advanced training) and adaptation training . The higher vocational training courses prepare for final exams at the state's chambers of industry and commerce (IHK), which are taken after the respective course. The training offered to provide business managers , professional economists , trade merchants , foremen as well as specialized masters and technical expert hosts from. Furthermore, numerous qualifications in the area of adaptation training can be found in the offer of the business academy. These are usually shorter than the higher vocational training and train employees in special subject areas.
Professional qualifications for young people and job seekers
On behalf of public customers, the business academy implements a large number of educational offers in Schleswig-Holstein. Clients are, for example, the Federal Employment Agency , the working groups , the optional municipalities , the state of Schleswig-Holstein , the federal government or the European Union . The courses and qualifications are aimed at young people and adults looking for work: Young people are supported in choosing a career, preparing for a career and looking for a training position. There are also support programs for trainees and external training for young people. Adults receive help with applications and additional training or retraining to improve their chances on the job market.
Projects
The experiences of the business academy in the field of educational work are used and expanded in nationwide, national and international projects. The projects of active labor market policy in Schleswig-Holstein, such as the 50 + aktiv network, aim to provide job seekers and employees with additional qualifications and thus open up new opportunities on the labor market for them. Furthermore, various international projects and seminars are carried out together with German and foreign project partners, which are intended to prepare the participants for cross-border cooperation and to establish business contacts. These include u. a. the presidential program for Russian managers or the Ukrainian managers' initiative. A third project area is the development of innovative forms of learning and new learning material.
Web links
- Homepage of the Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy
- History of the Schleswig-Holstein Business Academy
- Schleswig-Holstein Cooperative State University
- Kleemann schools
- Academy for health and social professions
- Young people in open vocational education and training GmbH
- Young people in open vocational training GmbH
Individual evidence
- ^ Business Academy Schleswig-Holstein - Science Kiel. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
Coordinates: 54 ° 21 '38 " N , 10 ° 7' 27.8" E