Certified Technical Business Administrator (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
Online, Germany
Certificate
DURATION
21 months
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 154 / per month
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: This distance-learning programme trains industrial engineers and technical specialists to link technical teams and management, balancing feasibility and economic efficiency. It prepares you for the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) external exam for Certified Technical Business Administrator, covering cost management, financing, investment, marketing, sales, production and project control. It can be co-financed via Aufstiegs-BAföG, and the provider guarantees they'll cover the exam retake costs if you fail after required assessments and seminars.
Career Outcomes: Common roles include technical manager, production manager, project manager, technical controller, technical sales manager. You’ll gain operational and commercial skills for leadership in production, project delivery, product lifecycle management and sales strategy. Employers include manufacturers, engineering consultancies, industrial operators and service providers.
Industrial engineers specializing in technical matters act as a link between technical departments and management. They reconcile the technical feasibility of products and processes with economic efficiency.
This advanced training is suitable for engineers and specialists with technical training who wish to acquire or expand their business management skills. At the same time, it serves as an important preparatory course for successfully passing the external Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) examination for "Certified Technical Business Administrator" and for applying the acquired skills effectively in professional life.
Our many years of experience show that this course gives you excellent chances of passing the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) exam. Therefore, we guarantee that if you fail the exam, we will cover the costs of the retake, provided you have successfully completed all required competency assessments and participated in all offered seminars.
Why pursue further training as a Certified Technical Business Administrator?
They qualify for a position at the interface between technology and management.
They expand their technical tasks to include aspects of business administration from areas such as cost management, financing and investment, marketing, sales management or technical sales.
With your operational and commercial knowledge, you qualify as a manager, especially in the areas of production management, project management or technical controlling.
Advanced training with an IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) qualification enjoys high prestige and is valued by companies.
The further training can be completed flexibly via distance learning and can, if necessary, be co-financed through the Federal Training Assistance Act (Aufstiegs-BAföG).
Content for Certified Technical Business Administrators (IHK)
0 ECTS
Part 1
- Introduction to the Technical Business Administrator course
- Economics
- Business Administration
- External Accounting
- Cost and Performance Accounting
Part 2
- Standard costing
- Seminar on the first part of the exam "Economic Activity"
- Taxes in accounting
- investment
- financing
- marketing
Part 3
- Production and material management
- Seminar for exam preparation, Part 1: "Economic Activity"
- Case study project work
- Strategic management
- Seminar on the second part of the exam "Management and Leadership"
- project management
- Quality and environmental management
- human Resource management
- Human Resources Management
Part 4
- Information and communication technologies
- Case study: Situation-based expert discussion
- Transfer tasks for the second part of the exam
- Seminar to prepare for the situation-based professional discussion (TBW17)
- Seminar for exam preparation, part 2: "Management and Leadership"
- Seminar on supervising the creation of project work


