Business economist
Certified business specialist is a publicly recognized degree at master's level , which is awarded after successfully completing commercial advancement training in accordance with the Vocational Training Act. The nationwide examination takes place on the basis of a special statutory ordinance before the examination board of a Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
Unlike other professional hosts the training is general purpose related to Wirtschaftsfachwirt but across industries. The certified business specialist emerged from the specialist for operational management , which he finally replaced in 2011.
Areas of work and tasks
Business administrators are qualified to perform technical, organizational and managerial tasks in companies and business organizations of various sizes and from different sectors as well as in various areas and fields of activity of a company. You are able to:
- Recognize business issues and problems in a company, analyze them and find a solution
- To evaluate, plan and carry out business processes and projects independently, taking economic and legal aspects into account and using appropriate methods
- to design, moderate and control business processes and projects internally and externally based on goal-oriented leadership , cooperation and communication .
Training content
The legal basis of the training is the ordinance issued by the Ministry of Education on the examination for the recognized qualification of certified business specialist (WFachwPrV), which replaced the previously valid regulations for business specialist (IHK) on September 1, 2008. According to this nationwide regulation, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) created a framework plan with learning objectives.
Business administrators have knowledge, skills and experience that they have usually acquired through relevant vocational training, several years of professional experience and in an exam preparation course, which should enable them to achieve the following qualifications:
- Business related qualifications
- Action-specific qualifications
- Operational management
- Investment , financing , business accounting and controlling
- logistics
- Marketing and sales
- Leadership and collaboration
Those who have passed the action-specific qualifications part of the examination are exempt from the written part of the trainer examination after submitting a certificate .
Training duration
The DIHK framework plan recommends a course of 650 hours for advanced training to become a business administrator. Public and private educational institutions offer courses on the exams between six and 24 months, both full-time and part-time or via distance learning; However, participation in a course is not compulsory for admission to the examination.
For people without an initial commercial training, some course providers also offer bridging courses that include basic knowledge in financial accounting and a refresher in commercial arithmetic and other things.
Exam admission requirements
To test: business-related skills can be granted to those who
- a successfully passed final examination in a recognized commercial or administrative training occupation of at least three years or
- a successfully passed final examination in another recognized training occupation of at least three years and then at least one year of professional experience or
- a successfully passed final examination in another recognized occupation followed by at least two years of professional experience or
- at least three years of professional experience (with "commercial references")
proves.
To test: action Specific qualifications may be granted to those who
- the completed sub-examination in business- related qualifications that was completed no more than five years ago, and
- At least one or another year of professional experience for the admission requirements mentioned under the sub-examination of business- related qualifications
proves.
Examination and completion
The exam is divided into a business-related part in the form of a written exam (a partial exam each in economics / business administration, accounting, law & taxes and corporate governance) and an action-specific part in the form of a written exam (based on a situation task) and, if this is passed, a presentation followed by a technical discussion. The written examinations all take place nationwide at the same time on the same day.
After successfully passing the exam, the examining Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards the publicly recognized qualification as Certified Business Administrator .
further education
Certified business economists meet the requirements for general university access .
Many universities, especially universities of applied sciences, offer the possibility of crediting the certified business economist to business studies.
The passed exam to become a specialist is an admission requirement for the certified business economist (IHK) , as well as for the certified business economist (Hwo)
Financial funding opportunities
Participants in advanced training courses can apply for benefits via the Advancement Training Assistance Act (“Meister-BAföG”) to fund the course and examination fees .
Depending on the individual case, funding from the Employment Agency or the responsible job center is also possible via a so-called education voucher. The basic requirement for this is a corresponding certification by the educational institution.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fachwirt / in - operational management ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 58 kB)
- ↑ Ordinance on the examination for the recognized qualification as Certified Business Economist (PDF; 51 kB)
- ↑ Event detail. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
- ^ Education voucher / AVGS from the Employment Agency. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
