Office Management (Xpert Business)

In the online continuing education course "Büromanagement" at Comhard GmbH, you learn the tools for modern office life. You practice teamwork with Microsoft Teams and digital notes with OneNote. In the module on office organization, you prepare specifically for the Xpert Business exam, including document management and minute-taking. In addition, there is touch typing and letter design according to DIN 5008.

With MS Outlook, you organize appointments, tasks, and addresses. In Excel, you prepare numbers and data, for example for discount calculations or travel expense reports. PowerPoint teaches you professional presentations including diagrams. Word shows you how to create business documents and mail merges. I think it's good that Comhard also incorporates the use of AI assistants here.

The course runs full-time, Monday to Friday from 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM, and lasts 3 months. Currently, you can choose between two dates: September 10 to December 2, 2026, or March 3 to June 1, 2027. The classes take place online nationwide, so you don't have to plan any travel. Comhard offers you interactive online classes and provides suitable learning materials.

The continuing education course is aimed at you if you want to acquire a basic qualification in the office area without or with a non-recognized vocational training. The course also suits you as a career returnee or with a foreign degree in the office area. You need basic PC skills for this. As a non-native speaker, you need German at least at level B2.

At the end, you receive a certificate and a certificate from Comhard GmbH as well as the Xpert Business certificate. With that, you have three proofs in your pocket for applications as office assistant, clerk, or team assistant.

I find the funding options particularly practical. Employment agencies and job centers cover the costs via a Bildungsgutschein (education voucher). The career development service of the Bundeswehr, professional associations, and pension funds can also step in as cost bearers. Self-payers are also possible.

• The digital learning and working environment as well as teamwork with Microsoft Teams
• OneNote as a digital notebook
• German: Writing in the business process
• Shaping conversation situations in the office
• Workspace and workstation design in the context of the Xpert Business exam
• Information processing, office management, and records management
• Minute taking and preparation for the Xpert Business exam
• Touch typing and letter formatting according to DIN 5008
• Office organization with MS Outlook: Appointment, task, and address management
• Business processes with MS Excel: Incoming and outgoing mail tracking, discount calculations
• Working time tracking, lists, and evaluations as well as travel expense accounting in Excel
• Business presentations with MS PowerPoint in corporate design
• Visualization with tables, charts, and organization charts as well as the use of AI assistants
• Business processes with MS Word: Business documents and automated mail merges
• Correspondence processing and text creation with AI-supported tools
• Self-marketing and digital job applications via Jobcenter Digital and job portals