Fachwirt

One skilled in the host is a higher business skills, which is acquired through a business management professional development. He is general- based and differs from the function-oriented professional merchants and the cross-functional business managers.

History

After existing for Kaufmannsgehilfenbrief long time none of the master exam equivalent form of training, created at the beginning of the 1970s, employers 'and workers' organizations, various concepts for a qualification of the middle management level. Under the chairmanship of the German industrial and trading day training is designed for network managers. The focus was on the acquisition of specific knowledge and organizational and methodological know -how.

Training content

The business administrator of Industry and Commerce (IHK ) is a career advancement, which is equivalent to the master's examination and is usually done following a commercial training followed by a comprehensive professional practice. The final examinations are regulated by uniform laws of the Vocational Training Act ( Vocational Training Act) and are carried out by the committees of the competent Chamber of Commerce.

The master plans drawn up by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, which define the learning goals, provide for the acquisition of practical and theoretical skills for a particular industry; Training curriculum is primarily an economic nature, and - depending on the examination regulations differ extensive - industry- specific technical content. The nationwide audit of the business-related qualifications ( law and taxation, accounting, business management, economics and business administration ) is the same for business administrator - training of some disciplines and leads to the skilled service host, but which is not a own qualification degree, but serves as a common basis for the subsequent professional specializations, the action- specific qualifications. However, this action- specific qualifications also always refer business requirements in terms of cost and performance of a company with a.

Above all private educational institutions offer courses at the final examinations. They generally last between 6 to 24 months ( full-time or part-time ), for admission to the final examinations attendance at a course is not mandatory, however.

Since January 31, 2012, a new classification exists in the education system. When newly Qualifications Framework - the DQR / EQR - achieved federal, state and social partners agreed to locate the business administrator at level 6. Thus, the Chamber of Commerce Business Administrator is not similar to a college degree, however, equivalent to the degrees of Bachelor and Master.

Fachwirte Chamber of Crafts

The final exams of the HWK Fachwirte find as part of the master's examination, both as Commercial Business Administrator ( Technical manager: Part 4: Part 3 AEVO ) instead of, or as a Technical manager (3rd part), before a committee of the Chamber of Crafts. The Technical Business Administrator (HWK ) shall be recognized as 3rd part of the craft master craftsman and is different in structure as well as in the timing of the Audited Technical Fachwirt Chamber of Commerce - as well as the investigation and their value or comparability, as no degree at Master level. In addition, individual chambers of crafts offer further training examinations, for example, to the business administrator for commercial operation in the craft, to the office of Business Administrator ( HWK) or the Business Administrator for Facility Management ( HWK).

General higher education entrance qualification

Following a decision of the Standing Conference of March 6, 2009 sent to successful graduates of host - training for the exam regulations according to § 53, § 54 of the Vocational Training Act and § § 42, 42a HwO exist, and include a minimum of 400 teaching hours, the general higher education entrance qualification. In addition, they meet the requirements for participation in a Chamber of Commerce exam the auditee Business Administration ( former Operations Management CCI ) or a HWK exam the auditee business economist according to the Crafts Code (formerly Business Administration HWK).