This course provides you with theoretical and practical knowledge from key business fields. You’ll apply and deepen your understanding of the technical terms and professional communication skills required in a professional context through hands-on exercises. You will then learn how to manage Azure identities and gain knowledge on setting up storage, provisioning computing resources, and configuring virtual networks. You’ll also learn how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace.
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Certificates: Goethe-Test PRO" certificate
Original Microsoft certificate "Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Goethe-Test PRO
Microsoft-Zertifizierungsprüfung AZ-104: Azure Administrator -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 12 Weeks
Job-related German language support for the commercial and technical sector
Professional Communication in the Workplace (approx. 1 day)
Communication in Typical Professional Situations
Using job-related technical terms in a work context
Understanding job-related texts, work instructions, and company information
Understanding Conversations and Meetings in a Professional Context
Business Correspondence (approx. 2 days)
Layout and Design of Business Letters
Modern salutations and opening lines
Writing Customer-Focused Letters and Emails
AI-powered writing assistance for emails and letters
Reporting in the Workplace
Creating Cover Letters in Accordance with DIN 5008
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Professional Communication (approx. 1 day)
Overview of AI Tools in the Professional Workplace
Using AI to Support Professional Correspondence
Creating and Optimizing Professional Texts with AI
Opportunities and Limitations of AI in Everyday Work
Professional field of communication management (approx. 3 days)
Communication in the company
Forms of communication in teams
Meetings and presentations
Conflict management
Conducting appraisal interviews
Conducting job interviews
Sales and consultation meetings
Writing offers
Trade fairs and product presentations
Processing complaints
Business Field (approx. 6 days)
Fundamentals of Human Resources, Management, and Labor Law
Fundamentals of Finance and Controlling
Structure and Content of Payroll Processing
Understanding and Interpreting Operational Analyses, Charts, and Statistics
Professional field of marketing (approx. 6 days)
Basics of advertising
Market analysis and market research
Online marketing and e-commerce
Marketing communication
Use of AI in the creation of marketing texts
Business Processes (approx. 7 days)
Restructuring and Process Management
Process Changes Within the Company
Digital Transformation
Energy Management and
Environmental Protection in the Company
Project Management
Occupational field logistics and trade (approx. 8 days)
Production and
Purchasing and procurement
Delivery and transportation
Retail trade
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Goethe-Test PRO" (approx. 6 days)
Microsoft Azure Administration
Prerequisites for Azure administrators (approx. 1 day)
Azure administration interfaces (Azure Portal, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell)
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Resources and resource groups
Azure Resource Manager Templates (ARM) and Bicep
Use of AI tools to support administrative tasks and scripting
Managing Azure identities and governance (approx. 2 days)
Microsoft Entra ID
Users and groups
Device settings
Mass user updates
Guest accounts
Self-service password
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Access assignments
Managed identities for Azure resources
Directories
Subscriptions and governance: Azure policies, resources, tags
Cost management
Management groups
Configure and manage virtual networks (approx. 4.5 days)
Virtual networks
VNet peering
Private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interfaces, subnets and virtual networks
Name resolution: Azure DNS
Secure access to virtual networks and resources
Network Security Groups (NSG) for subnets and network interfaces
Azure Bastion
Azure Application Gateway (Layer 7 load balancing)
Local connectivity
Connection Monitor
Network Watcher
Network diagnostics
Integrate a local network into an Azure virtual network
ExpressRoute
Azure Virtual WAN
Implement and manage storage space (approx. 2 days)
Storage accounts
Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
Access keys
Azure storage replication
Microsoft Entra ID authentication
Azure Storage Explorer
AZCopy
Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
Azure File Sharing
Azure File Sync
Provisioning and managing Azure computing resources (approx. 3.5 days)
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) for high availability and scalability
Azure Resource Manager Templates (ARM) and Bicep
VHD template
Azure hard disk encryption
Azure Key Vault for keys and secrets
VM sizes
Adding disks
Availability zones and availability sets
Configuring the network
Containers
Container apps
Azure Container Instances (ACI)
Web apps
Monitoring and securing Azure resources (approx. 2 days)
Azure Monitor
metrics
Log Analytics
Diagnostic settings
Application Insights
Support for analyzing logs and error messages using AI tools
Backup and restore processes
Backup reports
Azure Backup
Soft delete process
Backup policies
Azure Site Recovery
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the results
Certification exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
The course provides you with the necessary know-how for employment as a commercial and technical specialist, including job-related German language training, in order to achieve successful integration into the German labor market.
You can also manage Azure identities and governance, implement storage and provide Azure computing resources. You are proficient in configuring and managing virtual networks as well as monitoring and securing Azure resources.
(Specialist) computer scientists, IT and network specialists, people with practical experience and good knowledge in the IT sector (also career changers).
The course is also aimed at international professionals with a business or technical background who wish to improve their technical and job-related communication skills in order to enter the German job market.
The globally standardized and recognized Microsoft certifications are among the most important manufacturer certifications with which you can improve your career prospects on the job market across all industries. Specialists with the relevant knowledge are in demand at both large and medium-sized companies.
In addition, the course provides you with job-specific German language training so you can draft business correspondence in accordance with current guidelines and communicate confidently with both internal and external stakeholders. With the “ alfatraining ” certificate, you can demonstrate the professional skills you’ve acquired, making it easier for you to enter the workforce and advance in your career.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).