retraining | Industrial clerk| Berlin

All facts about retraining as an industrial clerk at a glance

Duration: 24 months, full time

Start: every six months in February and July

Measure objective:

IHK degree to become an industrial clerk (state-recognized)

optional additional qualification DATEV user certificate wage and salary, AEVO trainer certificate or specialist/commercial assistant in the areas of: accounting, personnel services and marketing

Location:

• Berlin North (Prenzlauer Promenade 28)
• Berlin South (Trachenbergring 93-93a)

Your benefits

• You will receive one from us €2.500 further training bonus*
• 14-month dual training internship with close employer reference
• personal training only (no virtual instructors)
• excellent retraining support and, if desired, health sports

Contents:

Why is retraining to become an industrial clerk at the MIQR in Berlin worthwhile?

At the Central German Institute for Qualification and Vocational Rehabilitation (MIQR) In addition to the ideal preparation through our lessons, you can also expect advantages from which you will benefit. You can find out what this is about here.

Diverse offer + top additional qualifications ✔
The aim of the 24-month retraining course to become an industrial clerk is to acquire a commercial qualification and to complete a state-recognized IHK vocational qualification. In addition, you can expect a special feature from us: we offer you the opportunity to complete multiple degrees. In addition to the vocational qualification, this involves 2 additional qualifications with which you can ideally deepen your knowledge in order to specialize in certain economic sectors. The first is the technical/commercial assistant. With this specialization you have the choice between different economic sectors. These range from wholesale to healthcare to personal and much more. The second qualification is referred to as a specialist. In this case, too, you can deepen your knowledge. Here you decide on a specific area of ​​responsibility in which you would like to expand your knowledge. You have the choice between bookkeeping, payroll accounting, personnel services as well as marketing and sales. These additional qualifications will set you apart from applicants on the job market. You will also convince potential employers that you are competent and committed. Not only have you acquired additional knowledge, you have also done so voluntarily.

*Further Education Bonus ✔
You also have the option of receiving a further training bonus, which is provided by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs) was used. After successfully passing external exams, you will receive up to €2.500 from the state. The further training bonus is made up as follows: €1.000 passing an intermediate exam + €1.500 passing a final exam = a total of up to €2.500 further training bonus for you.

Comprehensive care ✔
We at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin want you to feel completely comfortable with us. That is why you have the opportunity to work with our occupational psychology and socio-educational service. This gives you a free opportunity to optimize your personality for the job market. In order for this to succeed, our experts work on your self-marketing, your negotiation skills and your motivation. This means that we will work with you to break down any obstacles to placement so that the chances of successful integration into the labor market are increased. In this way, we would like to prepare you not only professionally but also personally for starting your career, so that nothing stands in the way of your career.

Free additional offers ✔
You can also benefit from our free additional offer. These are high quality courses led by trained experts. These give you comprehensive insights into topics related to your health awareness. For example, there are courses on the topics of health sports, relaxation exercises, communication training and much more. Since this is an additional offer, you are free to take part in these courses.

However, we at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin do not only convince with the option for multiple degrees or our attractive additional offer. You can also expect classes with us, in which you will be comprehensively and optimally prepared for a successful career start. Here we have summarized all relevant information about our teaching methods and the training content so that you are fully informed before the start of the retraining.

Training content and course of the retraining

So that you are ideally prepared for the IHK exams, the training content of the retraining to become an industrial clerk is based on the training framework curriculum of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. So that you know in advance what content is involved, we have already compiled all the important information for you here. We want to provide you with a compact overview that will help you to orientate yourself in the area of ​​training content.

In just 24 months you will be taught all the relevant content to get started as an industrial clerk. So that this can be implemented, the training areas are divided into different areas. A distinction is made between core qualifications, elective qualifications, optional additional training and intensive exam preparation. If, before starting the retraining, you have the feeling that you need to refresh your knowledge in the commercial and basic areas, you have the opportunity beforehand a 3-month preparatory course to be completed.

Core content of the retraining

With the core qualifications, you will learn the basic content of the areas of responsibility of industrial clerks.

This means that you get a comprehensive insight into the different areas of responsibility. These are office and business processes, commercial management and control as well as economic and social processes. We always make sure that the materials taught are based on the framework curriculum of the IHK examination regulations, so that you are ideally prepared for the degree.

Elective qualifications of retraining

With the elective qualifications, you have the opportunity to expand your knowledge in 2 of a total of 8 areas. This means that you can already determine during the retraining in which area of ​​responsibility you would like to work later. We not only offer you a large selection of company-related topics, but you will also get to know complex relationships that will help you advance in your job.

Technical/commercial assistant

The technical/commercial assistant is an additional qualification in a certain economic area in which you want to specialize.

You should consider the area in which you would like to work later. In this way, you already have the opportunity to deepen your skills in the selected area during the retraining. The advantage for you is that the qualification as a specialist/commercial assistant is an integral part of our retraining to become an industrial clerk. This means that you will definitely complete a double degree if you decide to retrain as an industrial clerk at the Central German Institute in Berlin.

Professional

You also have the option of opting for an additional qualification as a specialist.

In this way, you will deepen your knowledge of a specific economic area and expand your skills. In this way, you not only convince potential employers of your in-depth knowledge, but also of your commitment to learning new things.

Duration & Internships

Our retraining to become an industrial clerk begins in February and July. This gives you the opportunity to decide on a new career twice a year. The two-year retraining measure consists of a 10-month specialist training phase and a total of 14-month training internship. In this way, you not only learn theoretical content, but can also apply it practically. This will prepare you optimally for successful integration into the labor market.

Career prospects after retraining

With a completed retraining as an industrial clerk you have ideal starting conditions for working life. Because of the wide range of tasks, you have excellent chances of being successfully integrated into the job market. Find out more about career prospects after retraining in this job below.

Since industrial clerks are real all-rounders in companies, the career prospects are very good. In order to be ideally prepared for successful labor market integration, you will be comprehensively taught all the relevant content during the retraining. Because these areas are so versatile, there are many uses for them. These vary depending on the specialization you took during the retraining. This gives you numerous opportunities to get off to a good start in a job.

In the federal capital Berlin and the surrounding area there is a wide range of various job advertisements for industrial clerks. There are no special areas in which a particularly large number of job offers can be found. No matter in which area you have specialized, you will find what you are looking for in Berlin. This means that you have countless development opportunities to refocus your career. Because there is such a wide range of vacancies, it is all the more important that you choose a suitable specialization during the retraining. Because this is how you lay the foundation for your professional career and determine the development in this job.

If you should ask yourself during the retraining which specialization is most suitable for you, we will be happy to advise you. To do this, we go into detail about possible job prospects and eliminate ambiguities in order to give you security for your future. Together with you we will find the right specialization and help you to realign your career.

What salary can be expected as an industrial clerk after retraining?

When looking for the right job, the salary is also of particular importance. Because the money generated in this way should help you to finance your livelihood. For this reason, it is important that you find out in advance what earnings you can expect. To give you a concise overview, we have put together the TOP3 federal states with the highest salaries for industrial clerks and show you which federal states have the lowest earnings.

Im nationwide average Industrial clerks earn around €3.361 gross per month [as of 2020]. This average salary is only a statistical guide value. This means that your income can ultimately be higher or lower. This depends on various factors. These include the size of the company, the economic sector, your professional experience and your personal qualifications. Therefore, salary fluctuations are to be expected.

The national comparison shows that industrial clerks earn the most in Hesse. The average gross income is €3.836 per month. Baden-Württemberg follows in second place with a gross monthly salary of €2. Closely followed by Hamburg in third place. In the Hanseatic city you can expect an average monthly salary of €3.645.

At the bottom are Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In Saxony-Anhalt, you are in 2.637th place in Germany with an average salary of €15 gross per month. Industrial clerks working in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can expect an average monthly gross income of €2.544. It is important that you note that these are only guide values. This means that higher gross earnings are also possible in the individual federal states.

In Berlin, industrial clerks earn an average gross monthly salary of around €3.174. This puts you in the upper middle field in a national comparison. Calculated over the year, this results in a salary of €38.088. In this case, too, you should bear in mind that this is a statistical survey. This means that there are different factors that have a decisive influence on the salary level. Personal qualifications are particularly important here. At the Central German Institute in Berlin you have a great advantage. Because with us you have the opportunity to complete a multiple degree. This means that you can achieve up to 3 different qualifications after completing the retraining as an industrial clerk. This provides you with an ideal basis for conducting salary negotiations with potential employers. Because you have in-depth skills and expert knowledge, which means you can earn a salary above the average for the respective federal state.

Target groups

Our retraining to become an industrial clerk is aimed at all those who are aiming for a commercial/business qualification with an IHK professional qualification. This gives you the opportunity to work in different areas in an industrial company. In this way, starting or returning to work is very easy. Because of the variety of tasks that industrial clerks can do, you have very good job prospects. There are always new positions being advertised for this job description that need to be filled. This means that there is a very high probability that you will find a job after completing this retraining measure.

Teaching method & workplace equipment

The concept of face-to-face teaching awaits you at the Central German Institute in Berlin. This means that our experienced teachers will teach you all the training content directly on site. This gives you the opportunity to immediately address any ambiguities and ask questions. This is to prevent gaps in knowledge. In addition, this design of the lessons offers the possibility that the lecturers can respond individually to your level of performance. This is aimed at personal advancement, which is conducive to preparing you ideally for starting your career. In addition to face-to-face classes, you can expect modern, well-equipped classrooms with individually furnished workstations. We provide you with up-to-date computer applications, which you can use during the retraining so that you can then start your job well prepared. In addition to the current applications and the resulting knowledge gain, ergonomic workplace equipment is also important to us. We pay attention to height-adjustable screens, computer mice that are easy on the joints and high-quality chairs. Because our goal is that you feel completely comfortable and can thus concentrate optimally on the lessons.

Prerequisites for participation in Berlin

In order for you to be able to complete the retraining as an industrial clerk at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin, a number of requirements must be met. We give you a brief overview here so that you can immediately see which criteria apply to participants. Find out here whether the retraining is right for you.

The basic requirement for carrying out the retraining for industrial clerks at the Central German Institute in Berlin is that you have a secondary school diploma or several years of professional experience. Any other school-leaving certificate or completed vocational training also allows you to take part in this measure. We would like to offer different groups of people the opportunity to redesign their careers. Because we know that this project can be implemented at any point in life.

In addition to educational criteria, there are other prerequisites that are helpful but do not necessarily have to be met. It is practical if you enjoy dealing with people and are enthusiastic about varied tasks. However, this is not a must. Because by working with our occupational psychology and socio-educational service, you have the opportunity to optimize these skills. This means that we want to support you in learning the necessary skills so that you can soon get off to a successful start in your career.

Funding by cost bearers in Berlin

Are you interested in retraining as an industrial clerk at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin, but are afraid that you will incur high costs? - You don't have to. Because in most cases you can benefit from a subsidy, so that you do not have to pay any financial expenses yourself. Instead, you will receive financial support from so-called payers so that you can complete the vocational training measure without any problems. Which office is responsible for you depends on your circumstances and the reason for carrying out the retraining. In the following, we will give you a compact overview of possible cost bearers that you can use to complete the measure at the Central German Institute in Berlin.

The Employment Agency and Job centre support with the help of the education voucher and the activation and placement voucher. Measures for vocational training are taken into account, with the help of which obstacles to placement are to be eliminated. This aims for successful and sustainable integration into the labor market.

The German pension insurance supports people in the implementation of occupational rehabilitation measures. This means that you receive a subsidy if you had to leave your old job due to illness or an accident. With the help of retraining and the like, you should get new perspectives for your professional future and soon be able to return to work.

trade associations come into question as cost bearers if you were unable to work in your profession for a longer period of time due to an occupational disease or an accident at work. With the help of the promotion of vocational training measures, possibilities are sought to reintegrate you successfully into the labor market.

The Thuringian State Administration Office (LVWA) is responsible for conscripts who were injured during their service and are permanently impaired as a result. In this case, vocational rehabilitation measures are funded to ensure integration into the labor market.

The municipal social association of Saxony (KSV) campaigns for people who are at risk of becoming disabled or who have a disability. Participation in working life should be made possible with the help of the promotion of measures for vocational training.

The Bundeswehr Vocational Advancement Service (BfD) is aimed at servicewomen and men whose service is coming to an end. This is intended to promote integration into the civilian labor market. Vocational training measures are used to enable successful placement in an employment relationship.

Interesting facts about the profession of industrial clerk

The training occupation of industrial clerk is very prestigious and complex. This is also related to the numerous further training opportunities that you can then carry out. These include various IHK specialist training courses, a degree as an accountant or even a degree in business administration. Industrial clerks also prove that they are essential for a company with their varied area of ​​responsibility. Because you can work in all areas of the company and control the processes. To give you an overview of all areas of responsibility, we have created a compact overview for you here.

Here is a brief overview of the tasks of an industrial clerk:

Industrial clerks mainly take care of commercial and business management tasks in a company. The responsibilities vary depending on the area in which you have specialized. A distinction is made between production, materials management, human resources, finance and accounting, as well as marketing and sales. This means that industrial clerks can be employed in all relevant areas of a company. These all-round talents serve as communicative interfaces in the company, which are used as contacts for customers and employees.

Summary of retraining as an industrial clerk:

With the retraining as an industrial clerk at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin, you create the ideal conditions for a successful career start. Due to the variety of tasks that you will be given during the retraining, you will have very good career prospects. We at the Mitteldeutsches Institut in Berlin support you comprehensively on your way to integration into the job market. We not only help you with our face-to-face classes, which are led by competent lecturers, but also with the option of multiple degrees and our additional offers, from which you will benefit.