Management skills and technical building equipment (TGA)

The course provides all the necessary knowledge for managing teams, departments, divisions and companies. This includes conflict management and leadership skills as well as preparation for personnel development tasks. You will also learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in your professional environment and get to know the most important systems that make buildings functional and safe - from heating, ventilation and plumbing to electrics and lighting. Topics such as sustainability, energy efficiency and digitalization round off the course.
  • Certificates: Certified Leadership Expert" certificate
    Certificate "Technical building equipment (TGA)"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Certified Leadership Expert
  • 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: 8 Weeks

Leadership skills

Conflict management

Communication (approx. 2 days)

Communication models and tools

Conflict discussions as a management tool


Conflicts (approx. 2 days)

Harvard model of conflict resolution

Conflict management

Non-violent communication


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results


Leadership - the basics of leadership (approx. 3 days)

Roles and tasks of the manager

Leadership theories in the course of time

Agile management - overview

Women in leadership

Visions, mission statements and goals


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel management (approx. 5 days)

Strategic personnel policy

Fundamentals of labor law - overview

Elevator pitch

Personnel management process

Personality development

Personnel planning and selection

Integration of new employees

The appraisal interview

Strategic and ad-hoc employee appraisals

The first 100 days as a manager

BEM

Personality and skills development

Release of employees

Team building Tuckman and Belbin

Health in the office as a management task


Practical examples in the workshop (approx. 4 days)

Taking over a new area of responsibility

Acceptance problems of employees and management

Conflict management

Bullying

Implementing changes

Complaints, dissatisfaction with salary

Internal dismissal

Burnout - dealing with mental illness

Diversity management

Violation of rules of conduct (unpunctuality, sexual harassment, alcohol at work)


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)

Technical building equipment (TGA)

Introduction to TGA (approx. 2 days)

TGA as a service profile of the HOAI (service phases, interfaces, planning and testing services)

Tasks, significance and trades of TGA

Role in the life cycle of a building

Relevance in residential and non-residential construction

Cooperation with specialists from architecture, planning and construction management

Current laws and regulations


Comfort and thermal comfort (approx. 2 days)

Definition and influencing factors

Thermodynamic principles and h,x-diagram

Standards and limit values


Heating technology - basics (approx. 1 day)

Heat generation: Gas, oil, biomass, district heating, heat pump, CHP

Heat distribution and transfer: panel heating, radiators, air heating

Storage and control technology


Heating technology - planning and design (approx. 1 day)

Heat load calculation according to DIN EN 12831

Selection of heat generators

Hydraulic balancing

Simulation and rough calculation


Heating technology - operation, maintenance, acceptance (approx. 1 day)

Optimization of operating costs, maintenance intervals

Dealing with test reports and defects

Warranty and operator obligations


Room air technology - basics and components (approx. 1 day)

Centralized/decentralized systems

Humidification, dehumidification, filtration

Fans, heat recovery, air recirculation


Room air technology - planning and design (approx. 1 day)

Air volume flow determination

Cooling load calculation according to VDI 2078

Application of h,x diagram

Control (CO₂ control, humidity control)


Ventilation technology - operation, maintenance and hygiene (approx. 1 day)

Requirements according to VDI 6022

Maintenance and hygiene tests

Energy-efficient operation


Sanitary technology - basics (approx. 1 day)

Hygiene in drinking water systems

Water supply and disposal systems

Components: storage tanks, pressure boosting systems, safety fittings


Sanitary engineering - planning and design (approx. 1 day)

Backwater and backwater protection (basics, error patterns, proofs)

Drainage application (responsibilities, required documents, inspection points)

Calculation of hot water demand

Building drainage (waste water, rainwater, gray water)


Sanitary engineering - operation, maintenance and inspection (approx. 1 day)

Rainwater infiltration (operation/maintenance, inspection, responsibilities)

Legionella testing

Measures in the event of water damage

Sustainability (rainwater and graywater use)


Electrical engineering in the context of TGA (approx. 1 day)

Energy distribution

safety lighting

Fire alarm systems

Interfaces to building automation


Building automation and digitalization in building services engineering (approx. 1 day)

Building automation: basics, communication standards (KNX, BACnet), integration principles

Smart building and sensor technology

Introduction to BIM (Building Information Modeling)

Digital maintenance and predictive maintenance


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies and possible applications in the professional environment

(e.g. anomaly detection, document check)


Sustainability and energy efficiency (approx. 2 days)

Energy-efficient systems (:heat recovery, free cooling, LowEx)

Certifications (DGNB, LEED, BREEAM)

CO₂ balance and TGA contribution to decarbonization

Trends (climate change and mandatory ventilation)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will have all the necessary skills in conflict management, goal-oriented management and leading teams, departments, divisions and companies.

You will also be familiar with the most important components of HVAC systems and how they work. You will have a detailed overview of the basic requirements for the operation of HVAC systems and will be able to understand, evaluate and roughly check the planning of simple HVAC systems or commission the maintenance of such systems.

Specialist planners, construction managers, technical employees from engineering and architectural offices, operations managers, facility management employees, project managers from real estate management companies, but also career changers with an engineering or technical background who want to acquire basic knowledge of the systems, planning and function of technical building equipment (TBE).

Leadership skills are essential for people who want to work in a managerial role.

Specialists in the field of technical building equipment (TGA) work across departments at the interface between architecture, civil engineering and technical installation. Due to the increasing importance of energy-efficient and sustainable buildings, as well as digitalization in this area, they are in high demand 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).

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