This course provides you with theoretical and practical knowledge from key business fields. You’ll apply and deepen your understanding of the technical terms and professional communication skills required in a workplace setting. You will then gain insight into the relevant areas of logistics: procurement, warehousing, waste management, and accounting.
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Certificates: Goethe-Test PRO" certificate
Logistics Management" certificate -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
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
Professional Communication in the Workplace (approx. 1 day)
Communication in Typical Professional Situations
Using job-related technical terms in a work context
Understanding job-related texts, work instructions, and company information
Understanding Conversations and Meetings in a Professional Context
Business Correspondence (approx. 2 days)
Layout and Design of Business Letters
Modern salutations and opening lines
Writing Customer-Focused Letters and Emails
AI-powered writing assistance for emails and letters
Reporting in the Workplace
Creating Cover Letters in Accordance with DIN 5008
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Professional Communication (approx. 1 day)
Overview of AI Tools in the Professional Workplace
Using AI to Support Professional Correspondence
Creating and Optimizing Professional Texts with AI
Opportunities and Limitations of AI in Everyday Work
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 Field (approx. 6 days)
Fundamentals of Human Resources, Management, and Labor Law
Fundamentals of Finance and Controlling
Structure and Content of Payroll Processing
Understanding and Interpreting Operational Analyses, Charts, 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 Within 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)
Logistics management
Logistics Services (approx. 4 days)
Providing logistics services
Interrelationships within the “magic square” of logistics
Logistics Systems
Hub-and-spoke, gateway, and cross-docking networks
Individual Logistics Services/Value-Added Services
Legal Provisions and Contractual Foundations of Logistics
Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
Standards in Logistics
Digitalization and Logistics 4.0
AI-Supported Planning and Control in Logistics
Quality Management in Logistics Companies
Key Performance Indicators for Logistics Controlling
Efficient Consumer Response
Contract logistics (approx. 1 day)
Green Logistics
Portfolio of logistics services
Procurement Logistics (approx. 2 days)
Push and Pull Principles
Sourcing Concepts
ABC and XYZ Analysis
Demand Forecasting
Optimal Order Quantity
AI-powered demand forecasting and order optimization
Warehouse Logistics (approx. 2 days)
Warehouse Technology
Legal Framework for Warehouse Services
Warehouse Cost Calculation
AI-Supported Warehouse Organization and Layout
Costing Methods
Cost Calculation Principles
Intralogistics (approx. 1 day)
The organization of internal transports
IT-supported accompanying information
Distribution logistics (approx. 1 day)
Direct and indirect distribution
Own and third-party transportation
Disposal logistics (approx. 1 day)
Legal framework conditions
Recycling tasks
Marketing in logistics (approx. 1 day)
Marketing concepts
marketing instruments
Accounting (approx. 2 days)
Accounting basics
Inventory, stocktaking and balance sheet
Chart of accounts and chart of accounts
Turnover tax
Forwarding expenses and forwarding income
Dealing with hazards (approx. 1 day)
Tasks of the employers' liability insurance associations
Accident prevention regulations
Storage of hazardous goods
Information and Communication Technology (approx. 1 day)
IT Systems in Logistics
AI-Powered Management Information Systems in Logistics
Document Management
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
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 are also familiar with all relevant areas of logistics, such as procurement, warehousing, and waste disposal; you have a solid grasp of the fundamentals of accounting—including bookkeeping, inventory management, and financial statement preparation—and you understand how AI can support logistics processes.
The course is also aimed at international professionals with a business or technical background who wish to improve their technical and job-related communication skills in order to enter the German job market.
Logistics professionals are in demand at companies of all sizes in the areas of import and export as well as warehousing. According to estimates by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the growing challenges of foreign trade in the movement of goods will lead to a long-term increase in freight traffic volume and freight transport performance by 2050. Knowledge of shipping, handling, and warehousing thus opens up career opportunities for you in a wide variety of fields.
In addition, the course provides you with job-specific German language training so you can draft business correspondence in accordance with current guidelines and communicate confidently with both internal and external stakeholders. With the “ alfatraining ” certificate, you can demonstrate the professional skills you’ve acquired, making it easier for you to enter the workforce 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).