Health, quality and change management

The course provides you with the relevant knowledge to be able to analyze the interdependencies between work and health. You will learn how to identify workloads, assess hazards and implement typical OHM measures. The course also provides you with professional knowledge in quality management with ISO DIN EN 9001, the planning and control of a QM system and the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Management methods and the preparation, implementation and follow-up of audits are covered. You will also learn about the tasks and challenges of current change processes in the course of digital transformation.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Company health manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
    Certificate "Quality representative with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
    Certificate "Quality manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification"
    Certificate "Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification"
    Certificate "Change Manager (IHK)"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    (Change Manager:in zertifiziert durch die IHK)
    Betriebliche:r Gesundheitsmanager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    Qualitätsbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    Qualitätsmanager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
    Qualitätsauditor:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
  • 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: 20 Weeks

Company health managers with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification

Fundamentals and Framework of a Workplace Health Management Program (approx. 3 days)

Fundamentals and Definitions

Historical Background and Trends in Illness Over Time

Legal foundations of workplace health management and the legal framework for the use of AI

Funding Basics

Overview of current AI technologies and areas of application in workplace health management

Interrelationships Between Work and Health: Stressors, Resources, Work Design (Hybrid Work/Working from Home)

The Importance of Leadership for Health

Internal company information and communication in workplace health management

Costs and Benefits of Workplace Health Management


Organization, Structure, and Stakeholders in Workplace Health Management (approx. 3 days)

Management Tasks and Processes

Needs Assessment in Workplace Health Management

Workplace Health Management (WHM) Mission Statement and Strategy

Defining Objectives in Workplace Health Management

Organizational Structure and Sustainable Integration into the Company

Role Evolution in Workplace Health Management—From Coordinator to Strategic Leadership Role

Key Stakeholders, Workplace Health Management Roles, and Responsibilities

Institutionalization of Committees and Processes


Workload Analysis (approx. 3 days)

Analysis Methods (absenteeism analyses, interviews, questionnaires, observation methods, risk assessment of psychological stress factors)

AI-supported analysis of health and absenteeism data for the early detection of health risks

Psychological stress caused by the use of AI as a separate assessment criterion

Application scenarios, effort, and benefits of the methods

Evaluation and handling of analysis results


Practical Implementation of Typical Workplace Health Management Measures (approx. 3 days)

Identifying, designing, and implementing workplace health management measures in a targeted manner

Project Management and Goal Achievement in Workplace Health Management

Return-to-Work Interviews and Their Role in Workplace Health Management

Generative AI for creating workplace health management concepts, communication materials, and health reports

Measures for stress prevention, health-promoting organizational development, health-promoting human resources management, and work-life balance

AI as a prevention tool for personalized, data-driven prevention programs

Opportunities and Risks Posed by Demographic Change


Evaluation and Sustainability in Workplace Health Management (approx. 2 days)

Evaluation of Workplace Health Management Goals

Definition of Sustainability in Workplace Health Management

Integration into existing management systems

Quality criteria for a Workplace Health Management program

AI-Supported Analysis of Workplace Health Management Metrics and Health Reporting


Side Note: Workplace Inclusion Management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and Procedures

Roles within Workplace Integration Management (BEM)

Funding Agencies and Resources

Success Factors and Obstacles

Legal Basis – Section 167(1) & (2) of SGB IX

Partial Work Incapacity and Partial Sick Pay (Statutory Health Insurance Contribution Rate Stabilization Act)

Termination Due to Illness

Data Protection, Data Storage, Data Sharing

Measures under the BEM


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Company health manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" (approx. 4 days)

Quality officers with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualifications

Basics of quality management (approx. 1 day)

Terms and definitions

Quality management

Quality management systems

Standards and guidelines


Process basics (approx. 1 day)

What is a process?

Process management according to ISO 9001

Identification of processes

ISO 9001 process model


Corporate environment (approx. 1 day)

Context of the organization

Interested parties

Scope of application


Management (approx. 1.5 days)

Commitment to the QM system

Quality policy

Responsibilities and powers


Planning (approx. 1 day)

Dealing with risks and opportunities

Quality objectives and planning

Planning changes


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Support (approx. 2 days)

Resources

Competence

Awareness

Communication

Knowledge of the organization, knowledge management

Documentation of the quality management system


Operation (approx. 2 days)

Operational planning

Requirements for products and services

Product development

Predictive failure avoidance with FMEA, QFD, Poka Yoke

External provision

Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and EU Sustainability Directive (CSDDD)

Production and service provision

Release of products and services

Control of non-conforming results


Evaluation of performance (approx. 1.5 days)

Monitoring and measurement

Internal audit

Management review


Improvement (approx. 1 day)

Non-conformity and corrective actions

Continuous improvement


Auditing and certification (approx. 1.5 days)

Fundamentals of auditing

Internal audits

Audit procedure

Auditing external providers or external parties

Certification audit


Communication (approx. 2 days)

Building blocks of communication

The iceberg principle of communication

The four-ears model

Communication behavior in audits


Project management (approx. 1 day)

Definition of project

Managing projects successfully


Total Quality Management (approx. 0.5 days)

Quality of an organization

ISO 9004: Guidance for achieving sustainable success

EFQM Model for Excellence


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Quality Officer with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Quality manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification

Basics of process management (approx. 2 days)

Recognize and systematize processes

Visualize and analyze processes

Mastering processes - control variables, key figures

Improving and reorganizing processes

Process management in planning, logistics and service - Production and service


Tools for process management (approx. 3 days)

Application of standard tools, including process flow diagram, cause-effect diagram, histogram, scatter diagram, Pareto diagram

7 management tools and their function - affinity diagram, relation diagram, tree diagram, matrix diagram, portfolio diagram, problem-decision plan, network diagram


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Planning with FMEA and QFD and Design Thinking (approx. 2 days)

The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis: Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Design Thinking


Statistical methods and evaluation procedures (approx. 2 days)

Types of statistics

Descriptive statistics - Visualization

Inductive statistics - Static


The world of Six Sigma (approx. 1 day)

Meeting customer expectations with Six Sigma

Six Sigma and the spread in the process

The Six Sigma method in practice

It doesn't work without employee participation

The DMAIC cycle: Five steps to success


The history of quality awards (approx. 0.5 days)

The quality prizes at a glance

Japan: The Deming Prize

USA: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA)

The EFQM Levels of Excellence program


The EFQM Model for Excellence (approx. 0.5 days)

Orientation in the EFQM model

Realization in the EFQM model

Results in the EFQM model

EFQM diagnostic tool: RADAR

EFQM Recognition: Ludwig Erhard Prize Basic concepts of excellence


The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) (approx. 1 day)

Perspectives of the BSC

Alignment of the organization with the strategy

BSC pyramid, BSC process

Benefits of the BSC


Learning from the best - Benchmarking (approx. 0.5 days)

Origins of benchmarking

Benchmarking methods

Procedure of a benchmarking process


The continuous improvement process (approx. 1 day)

Kaizen and the continuous improvement process

Dealing with non-conformities (errors, prevention, correction)

Classification of errors

Further building blocks of the CIP


Employee orientation (approx. 0.5 days)

Necessity of employee orientation and qualification

Employee orientation and the EFQM model

Employee orientation as a management task

Employee appraisal

Employee survey

Knowledge management


Legal basics (approx. 0.5 days)

The areas of law

National law, European law

Relationship between EU law and national law

LkSG - Supply Chain Due Diligence Act


Product and manufacturer liability (approx. 1 day)

Product liability from contract - material defects,

Warranty claims, positive breach of contract, burden of proof and statute of limitations, delimitation of warranty, commercial obligation to give notice of defects

Statutory product liability claims

Strict liability under the German Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG)

Product liability under administrative law

Criminal product liability


Damage avoidance strategies (approx. 1.5 days)

Drafting contracts (contract management, general terms and conditions, limitations of liability)

Quality assurance agreements

quality management

organization

documentation


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Quality Manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification

Fundamentals of auditing, audit types (approx. 2 days)

Audits as a management tool

Audit classification according to participants

Audit classification according to the subject of the audit


Standards as a basis for auditing and certification (approx. 0.5 days)

Industry-independent certification standards

Industry-specific certification standards


Management of an audit program (approx. 1.5 days)

Defining the audit program objectives

Audit program risks and opportunities

Defining, implementing and monitoring the audit program

Reviewing and improving the audit program


Carrying out an audit (approx. 3 days)

Initiating the audit

Preparing the audit activities

Carrying out audit activities

Creating and distributing the audit report

Concluding the audit

Carrying out audit follow-up measures


Competence and assessment of auditors (approx. 1 day)

Determining the competence of auditors

Determining the assessment criteria for auditors

Selecting the appropriate assessment method

Carrying out the auditor assessment

Maintaining and improving auditor competence


Audit communication (approx. 2 days)

Basics of communication

Audit opening

During the audit

After the audit


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Certification (approx. 1 day)

ISO 9001: A model for success

Certification - Why?

Selection of the certification company

Certification process


Process requirements for certification (approx. 4 days)

Activities prior to certification

Planning audits

Initial certification

Certification decision

Maintenance of certification

Appeals, complaints

Customer records

Document review


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Quality auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 5 days)

Change Manager (IHK)

Industry 4.0 and digital transformation basics (approx. 3 days)

What is Industry 4.0?

Developments from the past to the present

Digital revolution or normal development?

The most important building blocks for a factory of the future

What impact will Industry 4.0 have on the economy and people?

The technical basis - intelligent, digitally networked systems and production processes

What is digital transformation?

Digital transformation as a process of continuous further development of digital technologies


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personal ability to change within New Work (approx. 5 days)

Work 4.0 - The New Work era

The new world of work - more digitalized, more mobile, more efficient and more networked

The old workplace - a look back

The new workplace - What does the current workplace already look like?

The workplace of the future - video conferencing, working from home and robots

Global teams: the most important building blocks for successful global collaboration and teamwork

Self-organization and self-management in the New Work era

Agile learning and knowledge management in the digital age

An overview of models and tools for modern conflict management

The opportunities inherent in New Work and Work 4.0


Systems and processes (approx. 2 days)

Process analysis with regard to digital transformation

Lean management - management processes rethought

Design Thinking - An insight into the new form of problem solving and idea generation

Scrum - A possibility of agile project and product management


What is change and innovation management (approx. 5 days)

The analysis of change - how a change process begins

Which tools and instruments accompany the change

The design of a change architecture - The "king competence" in change management

The success factors of change management

It doesn't work without change communication

Innovation management - change management as a driver for innovation

The innovation process: planning, implementation and monitoring success


Change monitoring in change processes (approx. 2 days)

Agile reporting - progress monitoring

Communication controlling - planning, management and control of corporate communication


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Change Manager (IHK)" (approx. 3 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of quality-related activities is recommended for the course.

After the course, you will have knowledge of the interdependencies between work and health. You will be able to analyze workloads, assess hazards and implement and evaluate typical OHM measures. You will also gain an insight into occupational integration management and its legal requirements.

You will also be able to plan, introduce and maintain a quality management system and monitor its effectiveness. You also have professional knowledge in the application of DIN EN ISO 9001 and in the planning of internal quality audits.

You can also plan and implement quality management systems. You handle measurements, controls and problem solving with confidence and have competent knowledge of strategic management methods.

You also understand the importance of change and innovation for business success and know the impact of changing processes and structures on the working environment. You are familiar with the roles in a modern company, you can develop strategic plans and then evaluate their success.

The course is aimed at managers and employees who are entrusted with quality management, who are to implement a QM system in practice or who would like to develop in the field of quality management, as well as specialists and managers from production and service companies who would like to work as QM managers and internal QM auditors.

Occupational health managers are primarily employed by larger companies or public institutions. Occupational health managers are also often employed by health insurance companies or health service providers.

Specialists in the field of quality management are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade and the service sector. After the course, you will be able to provide meaningful proof of your new skills with a TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.

In addition, interdisciplinary knowledge of digital processes is in demand across all sectors.

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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