Digital office and accounting basics

You will acquire basic knowledge of document management, data protection, file sharing, e-mails, search engines and passwords and receive meaningful proof of your knowledge of digital office work in the form of a "digital competence driver's license". You will also be systematically introduced to bookkeeping and accounting processes as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
  • Certificates: "Driving license for digital competence" certificate
    Certificate "Fundamentals of Accounting"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
    Führerschein für digitale Kompetenz
  • 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)

Accounting basics

Accounting basics (full-time approx. 2.5 days/part-time approx. 5 days)

Legal basics

Inventory, stocktaking, balance sheet

Document organization

Land register, general ledger, sub-ledgers

Chart of accounts and chart of accounts

Tasks and structure of the chart of accounts


Artificial intelligence (AI) in accounting (full-time approx. 0.5 days/part-time approx. 1 day)

AI as a digital assistant in commercial processes

Possible applications and limits of AI in accounting


Posting to inventory and profit and loss accounts (full-time approx. 5 days/part-time approx. 10 days)

Effects of inventory changes and business transactions on balance sheet items

Breakdown of the balance sheet into balance sheet accounts

Posting business transactions and closing balance sheet accounts

Simple and compound posting record

Opening and closing balance sheet account

Expenses and income

Profit and loss account as closing account of the profit and loss accounts


Introduction to the depreciation of depreciable assets (full-time approx. 0.5 days/part-time approx. 1 day)

Causes, effects, calculation and posting of depreciation

Effects on P&L and annual profit


Value added tax on purchases and sales (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Nature of sales tax (value added tax)

Value added tax as a transitory item

Accounting for sales tax and input tax


Private withdrawals and deposits (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Private withdrawals and private deposits at a glance

Postings via the private account

Closing the private account


Procurement and sales bookings (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Merchandise

Procurement costs, distribution costs

Returns, credit notes

Rebates, discounts and bonuses


Posting of selected business transactions (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

Basics of open item accounting

Postings in the personnel area

Postings in the tangible assets area

Postings in the tax area


Year-end closing (full-time approx. 1.5 days/part-time approx. 3 days)

Preparatory closing entries

Posting inventory differences

Accrual of expenses and income


Project work (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



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.

The course then provides an introduction to bookkeeping. You will master the competent handling of accounting processes. Everything is considered and explained in a practical way and in the context of the overall business operations of a company.

The course is aimed at people with little or outdated commercial knowledge who want to reorient themselves in the field of accounting or refresh their accounting knowledge.

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

In-depth knowledge of accounting will also improve your chances 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.