Certified assistant Assistant course (HdWM)

employees from (executive) secretarial, assistant and administrative positions who have at least 2 years of professional experience as an assistant or secretary at the time of taking the examination and wish to obtain a qualified qualification. The duration of the professional activity must be proven before the examination.

Examination requirements

Once the three compulsory seminars and two of the elective seminars have been attended, the examination seminar can be taken. Written proof of 2 years of professional experience as an assistant or secretary is required for the examination. In addition, participants are expected to submit a written project to the Haufe Akademie before taking the exam.

Form of examination

The examination takes place as part of an examination seminar. It consists of a written and an oral part as well as a presentation. The examination is conducted by members of the examination committee.

Exam contents

Clarification of any unanswered questions from the attendees. This is followed by a written examination lasting 90 minutes. The attendees then work on a practical case in groups of 2 or 3, duration: 90 minutes.

The presentations of the practical cases and the subsequent oral examinations take place in the plenumattendees and examination committee), duration: approx. 45 minutes per group of 2 and 3. Thematically, the practical cases relate to the content of the compulsory seminars.

The content of the compulsory seminars is relevant to the written examination. In addition to technical knowledge, the extent to which the examination candidates are able to apply what they have learned in the seminars to their own professional practice is examined.

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