Regulation on the examination of the recognised qualification of certified business economist in accordance with the Vocational Training Act

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Date of completion: 12.07.2006

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" Regulation on the examination of the recognized degree of certified business economist, according to the Vocational Training Act of 12 July 2006 (BGBl. I p. 1625) "

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On the basis of § 53 (1) in conjunction with Section 2 of the Vocational Training Act of 23 March 2005 (BGBl. 931) and in conjunction with Section 1 of the Jurisdiction Adjustment Act of 16 August 2002 (BGBl. I p. 3165) and the organization decree of 22 November 2005 (BGBl. 3197), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, after hearing the main committee of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, is in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 Objective of the examination and designation of the financial statements

(1) The competent authority may carry out professional training examinations for the audited business economist in accordance with § § 2 to 10, in which the extension of the professional career to a professional career is aimed at (2) The aim of the test is to prove the qualification of the certified business economist. The qualification comprises the competence, entrepreneurial competence, goal-oriented and responsible solutions for business problems of the companies, in particular in connection with the challenges of the international To develop competition, taking into account the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainable economic activity. This includes, in particular, the following tasks:

1.

Strategy and implementation in the context of sustainable corporate governance,

2.

Design of the organizational framework conditions of the company by using modern information and communication technologies,

3.

Selection and use of the human-economic instruments to secure the company's objectives,

4.

Management and coordination of the operational performance processes taking into account the legal framework conditions.

On the basis of a strategically oriented understanding of economic activity, the business economist is to carry out these tasks with business administration expertise, combined with methods and social competence. (3) The successfully completed examination leads to the recognised degree of certified business economist/Certified Business Administration. The certificates of Appendices 1 and 2 shall be marked with the following footnote: certified business economist according to the Vocational Training Act for the fields of industry, trade and services. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Admission requirements

(1) For the purpose of examination, it shall be possible to

1.

A successfully completed IHK advancement training test for the skilled economist or professional clerk or a comparable commercial training examination in accordance with the Vocational Training Act, or

2.

A successful state or state-recognised examination of a commercial vocational school based on vocational training and a subsequent professional practice of at least three years.

The professional practice referred to in point 2 must have been carried out in activities which are conducive to the professional qualification of a certified business economist in accordance with § 1. (2) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it may also be necessary to verify that: , who, by submitting certificates or in any other way, credibly makes it possible to have acquired skills, knowledge and skills (professional capacity) which justify the admission to the examination. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Outline and conduct of the examination

(1) The examination shall be divided into the test parts:

1.

Economic activities and operational performance processes,

2.

Management and management in the company,

3.

Project work and project work-related expert discussion.

(2) In the part of the examination referred to in paragraph 1, no. 1, it shall be examined in writing in the form of application-related tasks in accordance with § 4. The examination part referred to in paragraph 1 (2) shall be examined in writing as well as orally in the form of application-related, integrated situation tasks in accordance with § 5. In the examination section referred to in paragraph 1, point 3, a practice-oriented project work with a commercial background shall be carried out and an expert discussion shall be carried out in accordance with § 6. (3) The examination part referred to in paragraph 1, no. 2, shall not be allowed until after the examination part has been placed in accordance with paragraph 1. (4) The examination referred to in paragraph 1 (3) may not be carried out until the test parts have been successfully completed in accordance with paragraph 1 (1) and (2). (5) The examination part referred to in paragraph 1 (3) shall be carried out no later than one year after the last part of the examination. the successful completion of the test parts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be commenced. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Economic activity and operational performance processes

(1) In the section "Economic activity and operational performance processes" the ability to take account of the dominance of the market under the conditions of globalisation is to be demonstrated. In particular, it is intended to provide in-depth knowledge of the possibilities of financial management of the company based on business performance indicators, which meet the legal and tax framework conditions of the companies, (2) The examination part "Economic activity and operational performance processes" is divided into the following examination areas:

1.

Marketing management,

2.

The Company's balance sheet and tax policy,

3.

Financial management of the company,

4.

Legal framework for corporate governance,

5.

European and international economic relations.

(3) In the "Marketing Management" examination area, it is intended to demonstrate the ability to understand and apply marketing as a management-driven process. Marketing aspects are to be transferred and implemented in a methodical and structured way to the specific framework conditions of the company. Within this framework, the following qualification levels can be considered:

1.

Analysis of the business environment of a company,

2.

Formulation of a strategic and operational target programme,

3.

Formulation of targeted marketing strategies,

4.

selection of appropriate marketing activities and their implementation,

5.

Determination of appropriate control procedures.

(4) The audit area "Balance Sheet and Tax Policy of the Company" is intended to demonstrate the ability to design all core areas of financial-oriented corporate governance from a tax perspective. The results of the business activities are to be presented taking into account the current situation and objectives of the company through the use of the design possibilities of the balance sheet policy. In doing so, knowledge of the tax system and of national and international accounting rules shall apply. Within this framework, the following qualification levels can be considered:

1.

the tax system in its importance to the company,

2.

goal-oriented use of the instruments of balance sheet analysis,

3.

Support for corporate goals through balance sheet and tax policy,

4.

international accounting rules.

(5) In the examination area "Financial Management of the Company" the ability to be able to use the controlling of the company in a targeted manner for the planning, control and control of the financial processes is to be demonstrated. This includes the ability to introduce a management information system through the efficient selection of appropriate controlling instruments, which reflects the interdependencies between performance and financial processes. It is to be shown that the results can be derived from the relevant control information for the fundraising and the use of the company. Within this framework, the following qualification levels can be considered:

1.

Design of the controlling as an instrument of corporate governance,

2.

Establishment of a measure-driven management information system,

3.

Controlling the procurement of funds in the financial process,

4.

Control of the use of funds in the company.

(6) In the examination area "Legal framework conditions of corporate management" the ability to be able to classify risks arising from national and international legal frameworks is to be demonstrated. The necessary entrepreneurial risk-taking and the associated legal and economic consequences are to be assessed and implemented in a balanced and sensitive manner in a company-specific manner. Within this framework, the following qualification levels can be considered:

1.

Liability for companies and the management of the company,

2.

Types of contracts and their design,

3.

national approaches to competition law,

4.

Labour law and its influence on business decisions,

5.

Impact of EU legislation on national law.

(7) In the examination area "European and international economic relations" the ability to identify key economic policy issues and their consequences for the respective company is to be demonstrated, including to be able to evaluate English-language documents. It is an in-depth understanding of the fundamental correlations and peculiarities of international trade and the increasing importance of internationalisation of economic cooperation. Within this framework, the following qualification levels can be considered:

1.

the impact of macro-economic aspects of globalised markets on enterprise policy;

2.

Establishment and implementation of external economic relations,

3.

Unwinding external transactions in different currency areas,

4.

Handling of international trade in goods taking into account different economic cultures and legal framework conditions.

(8) The examination in the examination areas referred to in paragraph 2 shall be carried out in writing. The written examination in the examination areas referred to in paragraph 2 shall not take more than 720 minutes in total. It consists of a work to be carried out under the supervision of a supervisor. In the examination area "European and international economic relations", a foreign language English-language task is included, which is to be answered in German. The minimum examination periods are in the examination areas:

1.	Marketing management	90 minutes,
2.	The Company's balance sheet and tax policy	90 minutes,
3.	Financial management of the company	90 minutes,
4.	Legal framework for corporate governance	90 minutes,
5.	European and international economic relations	120 minutes.

(9) In no more than two written examination achievements as referred to in paragraph 2 have not been provided, a supplementary oral examination is to be offered in each case. In the case of one or more inaccurate written examination achievements, this possibility does not exist. The supplementary test is to be carried out on an application-related basis and should normally take no more than 20 minutes for each examination area. The evaluation of the written examination performance and the oral supplementary examination are combined to form a note. In doing so, the evaluation of the written examination performance is doubly weighted. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Management and Management in the Company

(1) In the audit section "Management and Management in the Company", the ability to demonstrate sustainable, ethical responsibility-based strategy-finding and implementation processes is to be able to demonstrate. Based on this, it is necessary to demonstrate in particular a company policy geared to flexibility through the use of the possibilities of corporate organisation and the use of human-policy control instruments. (2) The audit section "Management and Management in the Company" covers the areas of action:

1.

corporate governance;

2.

company organization and project management,

3.

Human resources management.

From these three areas of action, integrating situation tasks will be carried out, taking into account the contents of the audit section "Economic activity and operational performance processes". Overall, the three situation tasks are to be designed in such a way that all areas of competence of the areas of action are addressed at least once. The areas of action "Business Management" and "Enterprise Organization and Project Management" each form the focus of one of the two written situation tasks. A third situation task with a focus on the area of action "Human Resources Management" is the subject of the situation-related expert discussion in accordance with paragraph 6. The examination period of the written situation tasks shall be at least 240 minutes, but not more than 300 minutes. The situation-related expert discussion will normally take at least 30 minutes for each examination participant. A preparatory period of 30 minutes is to be granted to the participants in the examination. (3) The scope of action "Corporate Governance" contains the following main areas of qualification:

1.

Design of strategy development, implementation and controlling,

2.

Development and implementation of target systems in the company,

3.

Control and control of operational planning,

4.

Management of a customer-oriented quality policy,

5.

Management of a sustainable, environment-oriented ecology policy.

(4) The scope of action "Business Organization and Project Management" contains the following main areas of qualification:

1.

Organization as a strategic success factor for the company,

2.

Design of an integrative organizational development,

3.

economic use of information and communication technologies,

4.

Definition of the organisational forms of projects,

5.

Planning, control and control of projects.

(5) The scope of action "Human Resources Management" contains the following main areas of qualification:

1.

Determination of the requirements for the quantitative and qualitative personnel planning of the company,

2.

the appropriate selection of forms of recruitment,

3.

Planning, control and control of personnel development in the company.

(6) In the situational discussion the ability to analyze tasks, structure and to be able to provide a well-founded solution is to be demonstrated. The proposed solution is to be explained and discussed with the inclusion of presentation techniques. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Project work and project work-related expert discussion

(1) The examination part "Project work and project work-related expert discussion" is divided into the following examination areas:

1.

Project work,

2.

project work-related expert discussion.

(2) In a cross-disciplinary project work, it is to be proven to be able to identify, present, assess and solve a complex problem-setting of the operational practice. The topic may include all of the examination requirements referred to in § § 4 and 5. It shall take into account the operational practice of the examination participant or the examination participant. (3) The topic of the project work shall be submitted by the examination board and shall include proposals of the examination participant or the examination participant. consideration. The project work is to be done as a written homework. The audit committee is intended to limit the scope of the work. The processing time is 30 calendar days. (4) On the basis of the project work referred to in paragraph 2, it is necessary to demonstrate in a project work-related expert discussion, to apply professional knowledge in company-typical situations and to provide appropriate solutions in the sense of of the enterprise policy. The project work-related expert discussion will normally take at least 30 minutes. The presentation time should not exceed 15 minutes. (5) The project work-related expert discussion is only to be carried out if at least sufficient services have been provided in the project work. Unofficial table of contents

§ 7 Evaluating the parts of the test and passing the examination

(1) The examination was passed if all examinations were evaluated with at least "sufficient". (2) The examination parts "Economic activity and operational performance processes", "Management and management in the company" and " Project work and (3) For the examination part "Economic activity and operational performance processes", a note is taken from the average value of the scores of the services in each of the individual departments. (4) For the examination section " Leadership and Management in the enterprise "is a note from the average value of the scores of the performance in the individual situation tasks to be formed. (5) For the examination part" Project work and project work related expert discussion " a note from the To form the average value of the scores of the examination achievements in the written project work and the project work-related expert discussion. The project work-related expert discussion shall be assessed separately in terms of content and form, doubling the content. (6) The existence of the test shall be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with Appendix 1 and a certificate in accordance with Appendix 2. to which the grades obtained in the examination parts and the points obtained in the examination performance are to be obtained. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Invoice of other examinations

The examination participant or the examination participant may, upon request, be exempted from the filing of individual written examination results if, in the last five years, a competent authority, a public or state-approved An educational institution or a national audit committee has been successfully passed a test which meets the requirements of the relevant examination contents under this Regulation. An exemption from the examination services in accordance with § 5 (2) No. 3 and § 6 is not permitted. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Repeal of the examination

(1) Any part of the examination which has not been passed can be repeated twice. (2) With the request for repetition of the examination, the examination participant or the examination participant shall be exempted from individual examination achievements if the examination subject is in a , the examination participant or the examination participant has registered for the repeat examination within two years, calculated from the date of the examination not passed, of the previous examination. In doing so, it is also possible to repeat the examination achievements at the request. In this case, the result of the last examination shall apply. (3) If the project work-related expert discussion has not been passed, the project work must be set up as a new task for the repeat examination. Unofficial table of contents

Section 10 Transitional provisions

Initiated examination procedures for the business economist (IHK) /business economist (IHK) can be completed by 30 June 2010 according to the previous regulations. The competent authority may, at the request of the examination participant, also carry out the repeat examination in accordance with this Regulation; § 9 (2) shall not apply in this case. In addition, the application of the previous rules may be requested by 30 June 2010 for the purpose of registering for the examination by the end of 31 December 2008. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2006. Unofficial table of contents

Annex 1 (to § 1 (3) and to § 7 (6))

(Fundstelle: BGBl. I 2006, 1630)

 Pattern 
.............................................................................. 
 (name of the competent authority) 
  
 Certificate 
 on the examination of the recognised qualification 
 Certified business economist/Certified business economist 
  
Herr/Frau ....................................................................   
born on ............................ in ...........................................................   
has the examination of the approved conclusion 
  
 Certified business economist/certified company manager *) 
  
in accordance with the Regulation on the assessment of the recognised degree of armor   
Business economist/Certified business economist in accordance with the Vocational Training Act of   
12 July 2006 (BGBl.  I p. 1625) 
  
 passed. 
  
Date ............................................   
Signature (s) ................................   
 (Siegel of the competent authority)   

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Certified business economist in accordance with the Vocational Training Act for the fields of industry, trade and services.

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Annex 2 (to § 1 (3) and to § 7 (6))

(Fundstelle: BGBl. I 2006, 1631)

 Pattern 
..............................................................................   
 (name of the competent authority) 
  
 Certificate 
 on the examination of the recognised qualification 
 Certified business economist/Certified business economist 
  
Herr/Frau ....................................................................   
born on ........................... in ....................................................   
has the following ........................... the examination for the approved conclusion 
  
 Certified business economy/certified company manager 1) 
  
in accordance with the Regulation on the assessment of the recognised degree of armor   
Business economist/Certified business economist in accordance with the Vocational Training Act of 
12 July 2006 (BGBl.  1625), with the following results: 
  
 Points 2) Note 
1. Economic activity and operational 
 Performance processes ......... 
 1.1 Marketing management ......... 
 1.2 Company's balance sheet and tax policy ......... 
 1.3 Financial control of the 
 Company ......... 
 1.4 Legal framework conditions of the 
 Management ......... 
 1.5 European and international 
 Economic relations ......... 
2. Leadership and management in the company ......... 
 2.1 Integrative, written situational tasks 
 with focus on 
 Area of action: Corporate governance ......... 
 Action Area: Organization 
 and project management ......... 
 2.2 Situation-related expert discussion with 
 Focus in 
 Action Area: Human Resources Management ......... 
3. Project work and project work related 
 Expert discussion ......... 
 Project Work/Topic .........   
 ................................................. 
 ................................................. 
 Project work-related expert discussion ......... 
  
(In the case of § 8: " The examination participant/The examination participant has been referred to in accordance with   
§ 8 with regard to the ............. in .............. before ............... 
........ filed examination in the examination area/sphere of action .......   
") 
  
Date ..........................................   
Signature (s) ...............................   
 (Siegel of the competent authority)   

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1)

Certified business economist in accordance with the Vocational Training Act for the fields of industry, trade and services.

2)

The ratings are based on the following point key: .............