Consultant for real estate and facility management with job-related German language training

Free of cost

by funding

The course initially teaches the theoretical content from the most common economic fields, including vocational German language support. It also teaches the commercial, infrastructural and technical management of real estate and construction projects as well as the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Consultant in real estate and facility management with job-related German language training"
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "Vocational German language support for the commercial/technical sector"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certification exam for vocational German language support
  • 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: 16 Weeks

Job-related German language support for the commercial/technical sector

General language skills (approx. 1 day)

Repetition of important grammar topics and application of complex linguistic structures of German grammar

Reading and understanding texts from different areas, global and selective reading comprehension

Improving listening comprehension


Correspondence in a professional environment (approx. 2 days)

Layout and letter design

Contemporary salutations and letter introductions

Customer-oriented letters and e-mails

Reporting

Cover letters according to DIN 5008


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Professional field of communication management (approx. 3 days)

Confident communication in the company

Forms of communication in teams

Meetings and presentations

Conflict management

Staff appraisals

Job interviews

Sales and consultation meetings

Writing offers

Trade fairs and product presentations

Complaints


Business career field (approx. 6 days)

Human resources, management and labor law

Finance and controlling

Payroll accounting


Professional field of marketing (approx. 6 days)

Advertising

Market analysis and market research

Online marketing and e-commerce


Company processes (approx. 9 days)

Restructuring, process management, process changes

Digital transformation

Changes in energy management and environmental protection

Project management


Occupational field logistics and trade (approx. 8 days)

production

Purchasing

Delivery and transportation

Retail trade


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 5 days)

Real estate management

Basics of real estate management (approx. 1 day)

Real estate and real estate markets

Companies and stakeholders in the real estate industry

Types of real estate use


Legal basis (approx. 1 day)

Public registers on land use/land register

Land purchase contract

Public and private building law

Real estate tax law

Tenancy law

Condominium law

Concluding and terminating tenancy agreements


Valuation strategies and real estate management (approx. 3 days)

Location analysis

Investment strategies

Maintenance and refurbishment

Real estate valuation and valuation methods

Real estate management

Asset management

Property management

Portfolio management

Risk management

Due Diligence

SWOT analysis

KPI, key figure systems, benchmarks and BSC


Tax basics (approx. 1 day)

Property tax

Real estate transfer tax

Building deduction tax

Value added tax for real estate


Property insurance (approx. 1 day)

Residential building insurance

Property liability insurance

Household contents insurance/personal liability insurance

Natural hazard insurance


Trends in real estate management (approx. 1 day)

Life cycle phase model

Life Cycle Costing

What is BIM?

Green building and sustainability


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Facility Management

Basics of facility management (approx. 1 day)

Definition, theory, practice, objectives

User perspective

Risk management in FM

Complexity of IT systems and software


Life cycle and sustainability (approx. 2 days)

Necessity of effective real estate controlling

Sustainability certificates for buildings, green building according to DGNB, LEED

Aspects of operator responsibility (GEFMA 190)

Quality management and quality reports as well as liability risks and their consideration in the FM contract/e-QSS/GEFMA 700ff

Utilization phase according to DIN 32736

Refurbishment, demolition, demolition, energy-efficient refurbishment


Space management (approx. 1 day)

Objectives, key figures, DIN 277, conversion factors

Calculation of rental space for commercial space

Workplace design


Management of services (approx. 1 day)

Janitorial services

Cleaning services

Security services

Winter services

Green space maintenance


Technical building management (approx. 2 days)

Fire protection technology

Fault recording

Electricity, heating and cooling supply

Ventilation and air conditioning systems, guidelines for operation, e.g. VDI 6022

Building automation (GA) with facility management

Maintenance in accordance with DIN 31051

Key performance indicators, benchmarking


Energy management (approx. 1 day)

Introduction of energy management/energy controlling

Requirements according to ISO 50001/DIN EN 16001

EU Directive "Energy Performance of Buildings"

Amendment to the CHP Act

EEG amendment

EEWärmeG amendment

Random sample inspection systems, "EnEVeasy", fine compass


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Real estate manager

Fundamentals of the real estate industry (approx. 1 day)

Life cycle of the property

Differentiation between facility management and building management

Building plans, construction drawings and building descriptions

Relevant types of insurance in the real estate sector

Environmental and energy issues in the real estate sector


Legal basics (approx. 2 days)

Civil Code (general contract law, tenancy law, law on contracts for work and services, land law)

Land register law

Condominium Act

Legal Services Act

Misappropriation law

Real estate agent and property developer ordinance

Operating Costs Ordinance

Heating Costs Ordinance

Drinking Water Ordinance

Living Space Ordinance

Main features of tenancy procedure and enforcement law

Information obligations of property managers (Service Information Obligations Ordinance, Digital Services Act, Price Indication Ordinance, Energy Saving Ordinance)

Competition law

Consumer protection


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Commercial basics (approx. 2 days)

General commercial basics (basic principles of proper bookkeeping, external and internal accounting)

Special commercial basics for condominium administrators (special allocations/maintenance reserves, preparation of annual accounts and the business plan, house charges, dunning procedures)

Special commercial basics for rental managers (accounting, account management, management)


Management of condominium properties (approx. 1 day)

Establishment of condominium and partial ownership

Declaration of division and community regulations

Rights and obligations of condominium owners

Duties of condominium administrators (holding owners' meetings, passing resolutions, implementing resolutions of the owners' meeting)

Other duties of the WEG administrator (appointment of administrator, administrator contract, administrative advisory board)

Conflict, complaint and social management

Property management


Management of rental properties (approx. 1 day)

Management of rental properties

Property management

Conflict, complaint and social management

Other tasks of tenancy administrators (letting, tenant selection, drafting the tenancy agreement, rent increases and rental security, general administration of the rental property, processing notices of defects, preparing utility bills, termination and handling of tenancies)


Technical basics of real estate management (approx. 1 day)

Building materials and building material technology

Building services

Recognizing defects

Public safety obligations

Maintenance and repair planning; modernizing maintenance

Energy-efficient building refurbishment and modernization

Age-appropriate and barrier-free conversions

Use of subsidies; applying for subsidies

Documentation


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Real estate agent

Basics of the real estate brokerage business (approx. 1 day)

The job description of real estate agents

(service expectations)

The real estate market and submarkets

The estate agent company, in particular §34c of the trade regulations

Pricing

The commission: requirements and types

Building plans, construction drawings and descriptions, development plan

Land register entry

Environmental and energy issues

Property offer and property analysis

Valuation

Relevant types of insurance in the real estate sector


Legal basics for real estate agents (approx. 3 days)

Information obligations of real estate agents, DL-infoV

Real estate agent and property developer ordinance (MaBV)

Laws and regulations (BauGB, WoFLV, ENEV, Money Laundering Act (GWG))

Tenancy, leasehold and heritable building rights

Land register law

Residential property law, housing brokerage law, misappropriation law

Civil Code (BGB)

Contract law

Competition law and consumer protection

Legal aspects of customer advice

Digital Services Act

Price Indication Ordinance

Energy Saving Ordinance


Real estate financing (approx. 3 days)

Real estate and taxes (income tax, corporation tax, trade tax, value added tax, valuation law-dependent taxes, special transfer taxes)

Basics of financing

The property as a capital investment

Equity capital and debt servicing

Costs of financing

Loan security and mortgage lending test

Mortgage lending value, market value assessment procedure

Subsidy programs

Hedging the credit risk

Tax aspects of financing


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Marketing and sales for real estate agents (approx. 1 day)

Code of ethics

Consumer protection

Data protection

Arbitration boards

The exposé

Social Media

Viewings

Optimal customer advice and support

Competition law (unlawful advertising)


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

General knowledge of German (B1) is a prerequisite for participation in the course.

The course offers a systematic introduction to real estate management, including facility management, brokerage and property management. You will then be able to evaluate real estate issues and construction projects and have the necessary business and legal knowledge to professionally rent, lease and manage real estate properties.

The course also includes work-related German language support. Here you will learn how to draft business correspondence in accordance with current regulations and how to communicate confidently both internally and externally. The theoretical content from the most common business fields is supplemented by language components to ensure integration into the German job market.

This course is aimed at people from building services engineering, people with training in the commercial or administrative field and specialists from the fields of architecture, civil engineering and project management who would like to further their education in the field of real estate management and administration, taking into account an integrative component.

You can work in the areas of real estate management, real estate financing, project development and facility management or as a broker.

The course also provides you with work-related German language training to enable you to write business correspondence in accordance with current regulations and to communicate confidently both internally and externally.

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).

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