Training as a management assistant for digitization management

At the time you start training, you should have an intermediate school leaving certificate (Realschulabschluss). Your grades in mathematics, German and English should be at least "satisfactory" or better on your school-leaving certificate. In addition, an interest in commercial and economic contexts as well as an interest in data processing, especially hardware and network technology, are good prerequisites for success in the training program. Good analytical and conceptual skills, the ability to think logically and in a structured manner, a sense of responsibility and initiative are also advantageous in digitization management.

The working time is 40 hours per week. The employees of the IT Service Center, and thus also the trainees, participate in flexitime, i.e. you can determine the start and end of your individual daily working time yourself within the framework of the applicable pre- and post-flexitime and the applicable core working time. Note, however, that it makes sense for you to be present when your trainer is also on site.

The training is dual and lasts three years. You will spend one half of your vocational training at the University of Kassel and the other half at the Martin Luther King School in Kassel.

The entire training can basically be divided into two parts. On the one hand, so-called occupational profile skills are taught. These are very concrete knowledge and skills such as measures for data protection or the development of IT solutions. On the other hand, "integrative" skills are taught. These are, for example, specialized knowledge of collective bargaining law or occupational health and safety. In addition to the usual intermediate and final exams, a company project is also part of the training. There you can show what you have learned.

In addition to accounting and controlling, the curriculum includes market and customer relations as well as IT system support. You will also learn about collective bargaining and contract law. As with all new IT professions, the topics of data protection and IT security also play a major role in the lessons at the vocational school.

In the first year of training, you will learn how to integrate clients into networks, how to set up workstations correctly (which programs do the company's employees need and where can they be found?) and how to handle data and the appropriate software correctly.

In the second year of training, you will learn how to analyze service issues, how to correctly record customer orders and how to understand the procurement process for software, hardware and services, including the drafting of contracts.

In the 3rd year of training, the commercial area goes into detail. You will learn how to carry out operational cost and performance accounting and how to keep a company economically on track. Data collection and processing are also part of the curriculum, as is the transfer of knowledge about digital development opportunities in your own company.

A monthly training allowance is paid in accordance with Section 8 (1) of the Collective Agreement for Trainees of the State of Hesse (TVA-H BBiG). This currently amounts to

• 1,126.85 EUR in the 1st year of training
• 1,181.43 EUR in the 2nd year of training
• 1,231.51 EUR in the 3rd year of training

Number genius: There's no way around numbers. Math doesn't have to be your absolute favorite subject, but you should definitely have a strong understanding of numbers.

Analyst:Do you like to question things and deal with problems in detail in order to find efficient solutions? Great, because you'll definitely need good analytical skills.

Organizational talent: With so many different areas of activity and so many different tasks, it's easy to lose track of everything. So you definitely need organizational skills and good multitasking abilities.