Commercial Assistant for Business Administration and Human Resources
With an apprenticeship as a commercial assistant specializing in business administration, you will be optimally prepared for the commercial demands of professional life.
The language in teaching is mainly German.
Organize, plan, evaluate
Commercial assistants in the field of business administration plan and organize for the company, act as contact persons for customers and are responsible for the smooth running of tasks in the commercial area.
They ensure the smooth running of organizational tasks in commercial functional areas of companies, participate in the annual financial statements and cost and performance accounting and evaluate data for business practice with Microsoft Office, SAP, Datev, Lexware.
In human resources, they prepare duty rosters and organizational charts, manage personnel files and assist in personnel recruitment and remuneration.
Training programme
The traineeship takes two years, including a three-month internship. Lessons start at 8am and finish at 3pm. At a minimum, on four days you will learn a specific topic from learning modules. This study in teaching blocks enables you to follow a thread in your learning. The essential teaching blocks encompass economic studies, organisational and human resource studies, accounting, as well as word processing. Once a week you will be taught additional subjects such as physical education, Business English, German, mathematics, economics and social studies. Further additional educational offers include SAP, free holiday courses like Excel and Business English, also tutoring is offered on a voluntary basis in addition to regular classes.
After the two-year traineeship with us, you will also have the opportunity to attain the Entrance Qualification for Universities of Applied Science and Arts as part of an additional one year of training. This would form the foundations for studies of your choice at a University of Applied Science and the Arts.
Does this job suit you?
You enjoy exploring economic contexts and are interested in developing solutions for increased company efficiency. You enjoy being creative and using digital tools including computers and programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You enjoy giving advice and supporting management as a supporting assistant. Your Thank You is an exciting job that challenges you in a positive way.
The basic requirement for this trainineeship is a Secondary School Certificate (MSA) or equivalent.
Career prospects
After the traineeship you will essentially be able to work in any economic sector. Both, medium-sized companies as well as large corporations require people who are able to tie up loose ends. Your wide-ranging business and human resource training provides you with major career flexibility and consequently a great choice with regard to career areas.
After a probabtion period, you will be able to quickly progress from assisting management to becoming the right hand of the boss or department head. Promotion prospects after your traineeship exist among others as:
- Assistant to Management
- Personnel Officer
- Assistant to Board of Directors
- Successfully self-employed
Next steps
We would like to get to know you. Just register for one of our information events or arrange a personal consultation. Here we will present to you the job description or suitable alternatives and explain the course of the training at GPB College. Furthermore, we will discuss with you the possibilities for the financial support of your education.
You are welcome to send us your application documents in advance, consisting of a short cover letter, a tabular CV and your last report card.
Once all the conditions have been met, you can start with us as soon as possible. Any questions? Here are the answers!