Fundamentals of business administration and accounting with job-related German language support
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Certificates: Goethe-Test PRO" certificate
Certified Business Administrator" certificate -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Certified Business Administrator
Goethe-Test PRO -
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: 12 Weeks
Job-related German language support for the commercial and technical sector
Job-related language skills in the work context (approx. 1 day)
Repetition of important grammatical structures for professional communication
Application of complex linguistic structures in a professional context
Reading and understanding work-related texts, global and selective reading comprehension
Understanding work instructions, conversations and meetings
Correspondence in a professional environment (approx. 2 days)
Layout and design of professional letters
Contemporary salutations and letter introductions
Writing customer-oriented letters and emails
AI-supported formulation aids for emails and letters
Reporting in the company
Creating cover letters in accordance with DIN 5008
Artificial intelligence (AI) in professional communication (approx. 1 day)
Overview of AI tools in the professional working environment
Support for professional correspondence through AI
Creation and optimization of professional texts with AI
Opportunities and limitations of AI in everyday working life
Professional field of communication management (approx. 3 days)
Communication in the company
Forms of communication in teams
Meetings and presentations
Conflict management
Conducting appraisal interviews
Conducting job interviews
Sales and consultation meetings
Writing offers
Trade fairs and product presentations
Processing complaints
Business career field (approx. 6 days)
Fundamentals of human resources, management and labor law
Fundamentals of finance and controlling
Structure and content of payroll accounting
Understanding and describing evaluations, diagrams and statistics
Professional field of marketing (approx. 6 days)
Basics of advertising
Market analysis and market research
Online marketing and e-commerce
Marketing communication
Use of AI in the creation of marketing texts
Business processes (approx. 7 days)
Restructuring and process management
Process changes in the company
Digital transformation
Energy management and environmental protection in the company
Project management
Occupational field logistics and trade (approx. 8 days)
Production and
Purchasing and procurement
Delivery and transportation
Retail trade
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Goethe-Test PRO" (approx. 6 days)
Fundamentals of business administration and accounting
Business management basics and company processes (approx. 3 days)
Business management in companies
Corporate goals and conflicting objectives
Structure, functions and operational processes
Basic business functions: Procurement, service provision, sales, financing, personnel and administration
Business model, value creation and the relationship between turnover, costs, profit and liquidity
AI-supported research, structuring and preparation of business information
Business law and legal basics (approx. 2 days)
Legal forms of companies
Rights and obligations in sales contracts
Basics of liability
Cooperations and company mergers
Insolvency law and signs of crisis
Tax fundamentals in the corporate context (approx. 1 day)
Classification of business tax types
Basics of corporate taxation
The basic principle of value added tax
Importance of taxes for pricing, earnings and liquidity
Fundamentals of external accounting: bookkeeping, balance sheet and income statement (approx. 6 days)
Tasks and objectives of external accounting
Inventory and stocktaking
Layout and structure of a balance sheet, assets/liabilities
Profit and loss account (P&L) and profit calculation
Receivables/payables
Provisions and reserves in basic terms
Depreciation and its effects on the annual financial statements
Relationship between current business transactions and annual financial statements
P&L statement in graduated form
Introduction to analyzing the balance sheet and income statement
AI support in accounting-related processes, e.g. for audit notes, plausibility checks
Corporate goals, key figures and business management (approx. 1 day)
Profitability, productivity
Liquidity and profitability
Return on equity and other business ratios
Assessment of the economic situation of a company
Cost and activity accounting in small and medium-sized companies (approx. 3 days)
Tasks and importance of cost and activity accounting
Terms used in cost accounting
Cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting
Price calculation
Basic principles of contribution margin and profitability analysis
Cost accounting for operational control
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
The course provides you with the necessary know-how for employment as a commercial and technical specialist, including job-related German language training, in order to achieve successful integration into the German labor market.
You will also have a basic understanding of business contexts and commercial thinking. You will be familiar with the central areas of accounting, be able to classify operational key figures and understand and process simple business management issues in everyday working life. You will also learn about the sensible and responsible use of artificial intelligence in commercial and administrative work processes.
The course is aimed at people who want to acquire basic business management knowledge or refresh and expand their existing knowledge in the commercial field.
The course is also aimed at specialists from the commercial and technical fields, taking into account an integrative component.
Sound basic commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.
The course also provides you with work-related German language support to enable you to write business correspondence in accordance with current regulations and to communicate confidently both internally and externally. The informative Goethe-Test PRO will give you a detailed insight into the language skills you have acquired, making it easier for you to enter and advance in your career.
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).