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Retraining as Office Management Clerk (IHK)

The retraining "Office Management Clerk (IHK)" prepares you live online for a recognized vocational training occupation. You learn correspondence, scheduling, order processing, and office organization according to the nationwide training regulations. In addition, there are economics and social studies, business administration, and a practical component in the company. faw plans 3,640 teaching units over 24 months. At the end, there is the exam before the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

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Retraining as Office Management Clerk (IHK) Overview

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Start and Duration
  • Start is 03.08.2026, further start dates are 10.08., 17.08., 24.08., 31.08., 07.09., 14.09., and 21.09.2026.
  • Duration approx. 24 months full-time, with 3,640 teaching units.
  • Includes a practical training phase of at least 6 months.
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Funding
  • As funding options, faw mentions the Federal Employment Agency, the Job Center, and the Bildungsgutschein (education voucher) (BGS).
  • The Bundeswehr's career development service as well as pension and accident insurance carriers are also possible cost bearers.
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Target Group
  • Job seekers, employees, and career returners.
  • People without a professional qualification and companies.
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Admission Requirements
  • German language skills at level B2 and basic computer skills are required.
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Certificate
  • The retraining ends with the exam before the responsible Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
  • As further types of certification, faw mentions the faw certificate, bfz certificate, certificate of cooperation partners, and certificate of participation.
  • With appropriate performance, the LanguageCert language certificate is also possible.
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Language
  • German

About this online course

Basic information

Office Management Clerks are all-rounders in the company. You handle internal and external correspondence, coordinate appointments, and prepare conferences. You create presentations and look after customers in compliance with data protection. Order processing and participation in sales also belong to this.

The content follows the nationwide training regulation and the framework curriculum of the profession. Further fields of activity include accounting, marketing, public relations, event management, as well as personnel and warehouse management. During the retraining, you specialize in elective qualifications.

Instruction takes place exclusively online, with an instructor in the virtual classroom. faw uses Teams, Adobe Connect, Vitero, or comparable systems for this. Learning process guides support you throughout the entire training period. A total of 3.640 teaching units are planned over 24 months in full-time, all day. Additionally, there is an in-company training phase of at least 6 months.

The retraining is aimed at job seekers, employees, and people returning to work. People without a vocational qualification and companies are also part of the target group. Prerequisites are German language skills at level B2 and basic IT skills. For participation from home, you need the approval of the funding body. For digital retraining, the consent of the regional chamber is also required.

At the end is the exam before the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. As types of completion, faw lists the faw certificate, the bfz certificate, and a certificate from cooperation partners. A certificate of attendance is also possible. If you perform accordingly, you can obtain the LanguageCert language certificate.

Before the start, faw offers preparatory courses in which you acquire or refresh basic knowledge. Application training is part of the course content. The retraining runs as a group program with fixed start dates. It is offered at many faw locations throughout Germany.

Contents:

  • Business and Social Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Selecting and applying corporate communication systems
  • Execution and control of data maintenance and security
  • Research, evaluation, processing and archiving of information
  • Processing of incoming and outgoing mail
  • Planning, execution and control of projects
  • Obtaining, checking, comparing quotations and justifying decisions
  • Application of word processing systems
  • Compiling, processing and evaluating customer data
  • Carrying out and evaluating preliminary and subsequent calculations
  • Preparing business trip requests and travel expense reports
  • Payments and consideration of payment terms
  • incl. practical component
  • Application training

Who offers this course?

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The Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft (faw) accompanies people on their way to a professional future. It supports companies in securing their need for skilled workers. The faw was founded in 1986 and is now represented nationwide at 43 main locations and over 200 training locations. faw gGmbH is a company of the bbw-Gruppe.

Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft (faw) contact information

  • Email: info@faw.de

  • Address: Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft (faw) gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH, Burgmauer 60, 50667 Köln

Retraining as Office Management Clerk (IHK) Pricing

Prices updated in September 2026

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faw does not list a price on the course page; the retraining runs as a group measure via a funding provider.

  • Live online lessons in the virtual classroom
  • 3,640 teaching units over 24 months full-time
  • Practical training phase of at least 6 months
  • Support by learning process facilitators throughout the entire training period
  • Exam before the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
  • Application training
  • Preparation courses before the start of the retraining

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