In this course, you will first acquire fundamental skills in the field of human resources management; topics covered include personnel administration—such as determining staffing needs, recruiting, and terminations—as well as personnel development and compensation. In the next step, you’ll gain knowledge of business planning in the areas of business planning, budgeting, and investment analysis.
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Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Accounting"
Certified Business Manager" certificate -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Certified Business Manager:in -
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
Fundamentals of human resources management
Fundamentals of Human Resources Management and Digitalization (approx. 3 days)
Roles, Objectives, and Importance of Human Resources Management in a Company
Structure and Organization of Human Resources
Human Resources Information and Statistics
Diversity Management in the HR Context
Digitalization and AI in Human Resources
Human Resources Management (approx. 5 days)
Tasks and Process Structures
Human Resources Management Tools
Digital and AI-powered HR information systems (e.g., chatbots or self-service portals)
Data Protection in Human Resources
Fundamentals of Labor Law (Types of Contracts, Rights and Obligations of Employers and Employees, Protected Rights)
Workforce Planning/Recruitment (approx. 4 days)
Objectives, Tasks, and Tools of Workforce Planning
Human Resources Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Determining Staffing Needs and Staff Deployment
Candidate Management, Job Profiles, and Evaluation of Application Materials
Online Recruiting and the Candidate Journey
Job Interviews/Selection Processes
Hiring New Employees
Human Resources Development (approx. 2 days)
Significance and Objectives of Human Resources Development
Integrating Employee Development into Corporate Goals and HR Strategy
Performance Appraisals as the Basis for Employee Development Measures
Development Tools
Overview of digital learning offerings and AI-powered professional development tools
Employee Compensation (approx. 3 days)
Personnel Costs as a Key Performance Indicator in the Company
Overview of Forms of Compensation
Basics of Social Security and Payroll Tax
Gross-to-Net Logic, Non-Cash Compensation
Structure and Components of a Payroll Statement
Current Overview of Pay Transparency
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Management and corporate planning
Management (approx. 1 day)
Hierarchy levels
Management methods
Planning horizons
Management functions
Management control loop
Management instruments
Objectives, methods and instruments of business plan preparation (approx. 3 days)
Basics of business plan preparation
Analysis and planning tools (SWOT analysis, scenario analysis, portfolio analysis,
creativity techniques)
Use of AI for brainstorming and structuring business models
AI-supported creation and revision of business plan components
Contract law (approx. 1 day)
Declarations of intent
Warranty and guarantee
Types of contract and their disruptions
Law on contractual defects (subsequent performance, withdrawal, purchase price reduction, compensation)
General terms and conditions (AGB)
Commercial and company law (approx. 1 day)
Types of merchants
company forms
Commercial practices
Special features of commercial law
Commercial register and publicity
Introduction to insolvency law
Project planning (approx. 0.5 days)
basics
Resource planning
Planning steps
Errors in project planning
Environment analysis (approx. 0.5 days)
Company analysis
Industry analysis
Location analysis
Competition analysis
Use of AI to support market and competition analyses
Marketing (approx. 3 days)
Market analysis and market segmentation
Basics of market research
Instruments of the marketing mix
Advertising and supporting instruments
Use of AI to develop marketing ideas and address target groups
AI-supported creation of marketing content
Financial planning (approx. 1 day)
Overview of
Instruments
Planning investment calculation (approx. 2 days)
Basics
Investment calculation methods
Limits and problems of capital budgeting methods
Key figures
Financial planning (approx. 1 day)
Basics
Equity and debt financing
External and internal financing
Key figures
Controlling (approx. 1 day)
Tasks and objectives of controlling
Areas of controlling
Controlling instruments
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 5 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After completing this course, you’ll have a solid understanding of all key areas of human resources management. You’ll understand how modern HR works—from personnel administration and labor law to workforce planning and recruiting, all the way to employee development and compensation. At the same time, you’ll learn how digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the field of human resources.
You will also know how different business plans for projects and companies are created from an economic perspective and apply the most important economic planning and marketing tools. You use artificial intelligence specifically to support analysis and planning processes and critically evaluate their results. You also have knowledge of contract law and are familiar with the content of commercial and company law as well as the basics of financial planning.
Employees with a sound basic knowledge of human resources are indispensable in today's working world and are in demand in companies of all sizes across all industries.
With your meaningful certificate, you prove your business planning knowledge and provide a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired to improve your career entry and advancement.
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).