Digital office, basics of business administration and accounting

Free of cost

by funding

With the "Driving license for digital competence", you will acquire proof of your knowledge of digital office work. You will familiarize yourself with the business mindset and acquire knowledge of accounting. You will learn how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace.
  • Certificates: "Driving license for digital competence" certificate
    Certified Business Administrator" certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentation
    Driving license for digital competence
    Certified Business Administrator
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday 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.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 5 Weeks

Digital office

Digital office (full-time 3.5 days/part-time 7 days)

Modern letter style

Commercial correspondence

DIN 5008

Preparation of telephone calls

Template design, serial letters

Document management - digital and analog

Data protection, laws

Digitalization/digital transformation and working world 4.0

Phishing emails and spam filters

Email, voice messages, messenger services

Using search engines and applying filters

Online banking, online orders

File sharing - synchronizing, sharing and accessing files

Creating and changing passwords securely (two-factor authentication)


Practical project work and exam: Driving license for digital competence (full-time 1.5 days/part-time 3 days)

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business law (approx. 2.5 days)

Legal forms

Purchase agreement

Company mergers/cooperations

Insolvency law


Taxes and legal aspects of business (approx. 0.5 days)

Fundamentals of business management

Basics of corporate taxation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Annual financial statements: Balance sheet and P&L with introduction to accounting (approx. 7 days)

Objectives of annual financial statements

Structure of a balance sheet

Assets/liabilities

Inventory

Profit and loss account (P&L account)

Financial statements/period results with receivables/payables

Provisions

Reserves

Amortization

Effects of expenses on the annual financial statements

The graduated income statement

Analysis of the graduated income statement

Analysis of annual financial statements


Corporate goals and key figures (approx. 2 days)

Profitability

Return on equity

Profitability ratios

Liquidity ratios

productivity


Application of cost accounting in small companies (approx. 4 days)

Tasks of cost accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Price calculation

Cost center accounting

Profit center accounting


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of Office applications is a prerequisite.

In this course, you will acquire the "Driving license for digital competence", a meaningful proof of your current knowledge in digital office work.

You are also familiar with the commercial and business management mindset and have some basic knowledge of accounting.

The course is aimed at anyone who would like to acquire basic business management knowledge or refresh their knowledge.

The "Digital Office" course prepares you comprehensively for the modern working day in companies of all sizes.

You will also gain business knowledge that you can demonstrate on the job market.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

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).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
free of charge from all German networks.
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.