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Certificates: Certificate "Excel Specialist"
Certificate: “Sustainability Manager with a TÜV Rheinland-Certified Qualification” -
Additional Certificates: Microsoft Excel" certificate
Certificate "Microsoft Excel for advanced users" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Modulprüfung Microsoft Excel
Nachhaltigkeitsmanager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation -
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: 8 Weeks
Spreadsheet calculation with Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet calculation with Excel (full-time 10 days/part-time 20 days)
Basics of table editing
Working with formulas and functions
Formatting cells, editing and printing tables
Filling, moving and copying (auto-fill, flash preview)
Sorting and filtering data
Calculating with date and time
Creating and editing charts
Chart templates and chart layouts
Manage workbooks (sheet protection, workbook protection)
Use individual print settings
Using Excel templates
Formula help and troubleshooting with AI
Microsoft Excel for advanced users
Spreadsheet Analysis with Excel (approx. 8 days)
Create Excel spreadsheets (structured ranges) and use them for analysis
Special filters for complex, multi-level criteria
Removing duplicates
Complex formulas and functions: cell references, nested functions, error handling, logical and conditional functions
Lookup and reference functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH (including AI-powered error detection for lookup formulas)
Working with names or named ranges
Text functions and data cleaning
Dynamic arrays and matrix calculations with cell ranges: FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE, SUMPRODUCT
Power Query: Import, clean, transform, and merge data from Excel, text, and CSV files
Creating, editing, and analyzing PivotTables and PivotCharts
Special features such as conditional formatting, data validation, and custom formats
What-if analysis: Goal Seek, data tables, Scenario Manager
Advanced chart types
Macro recording
Project work (approx. 2 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Sustainability manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Introduction to the topic of sustainability (approx. 2 days)
Term/definition of sustainability
Meaning of value orientation, social responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals (the 17 goals)
Sustainable corporate management: CSR/ESG, governance, strategic anchoring
Stakeholder orientation and management
Instruments, models and systems of sustainable management with CSR and ESG model
Tasks, roles and interfaces of sustainability managers
Environment and risk analyses (approx. 2 days)
Presentation of tools and models
Stakeholder analysis with requirements
Analysis of sustainability factors
Double materiality analysis
Framework conditions, laws, regulations (approx. 2 days)
Legal regulations of the EU/BRD
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
DIN EN ISO 26000:2021
ZNU standard for sustainable management
DIN EN ISO 14040/14044 and 14064/14067 (life cycle assessment and carbon footprint)
CO₂ certificates
Sustainability in companies (approx. 2 days)
Sustainability in operational processes and procedures
Standardized management systems
Communication, participation and change aspects
Goals, mission statements, values, code of conduct
Sustainability management tools
Monitoring, measurement and CIP
Sustainability Reporting (approx. 3 days)
Introduction to Sustainability Reporting: Objectives, Target Audiences, Benefits
CSRD/ESRS (Basic Structure, Terminology, and Disclosures)
Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements
Reporting tools, logos, seals, and symbols
Common sustainability standards and frameworks (e.g., DNK, GRI)
Overview of the (CSR) Sustainability Report
Design, Coordination, and Preparation of a Sustainability Report
Development of a sustainability management system (approx. 4 days)
Basic analysis - identification of gaps between existing management system regulations
Integration strategy and planning
Roadmap development with AI: priorities, portfolio of measures, resources and schedule
Design and implementation of a sustainability management system (NMS)
Integration into existing management systems
Sustainability controlling with key performance indicators (KPIs): Control, reporting capability, monitoring of measures
Innovations and current trends (approx. 2 days)
International and supranational initiatives
Climate protection and human rights in supply chains
Sustainable corporate culture and communication
Greenwashing
Sustainable digitalization
AI trends in the context of sustainability: opportunities, limits, ethical guard rails
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Sustainability Manager: in TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
Once you have completed the course, you will understand the concept of spreadsheets and be able to use Excel quickly and confidently. You will also be able to work confidently with formulas and functions and create, edit and evaluate large tables. You will also be able to use pivot tables and make good use of references.
You will also know how to set up and maintain effective sustainability management in the company and how to implement a corresponding roadmap in line with legal guidelines. You will also be able to draw up a life cycle assessment.
This course is aimed at employees who want to operate sustainably in their organization and are interested in sustainability solutions in various areas of the company.
Targeted sustainability management is essential for companies to remain successful in the long term. Employees with specialist knowledge in the field of sustainability are in demand in companies of all sizes.
With in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel, you will also expand your professional expertise, which will further increase your chances on the job market.
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).