Certified specialist in e-commerce · Advanced training · Chamber of Industry and Commerce · DQF Level 6
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The recognized IHK degree for all those who want to penetrate online retail strategically, operationally and commercially and actively shape the digital future.
🎓 DQR Level 6 – Equivalent to Bachelor, Master Craftsman & Technician The qualification is classified at level 6 in the German Qualifications Framework – the highest level of professional training before the Certified Business Economist.
What is this training?
Certified Specialist in E-Commerce is a nationally recognised advanced training course in accordance with the Further Education Ordinance of 5 December 2019. The degree is aimed at commercial specialists with professional experience who would like to qualify for management and technical responsibility in online retail.
As an all-round specialist in e-commerce processes , graduates are able to independently and responsibly sell goods and services via digital channels – including multi-channel sales channels. In doing so, business, legal and organizational contexts are equally mastered.
Tasks and fields of activity
📊 Strategy development
Evaluate technological developments, select business models, plan assortment and implement e-commerce strategies in the company.
⚙️ Process design
Managing online sales channels, managing the range of goods and services, calculating national and international business.
🔍 Analysis & Optimization
Analyze changes in customer behavior, optimize process organizations, implement quality management and promote sustainability.
🤝 Leadership & Communication
Managing internal and external partners, designing customer- and service-oriented communication, cooperating with business partners.
Areas of action of the audit
| Area of action |
|---|
| 1. Develop strategies for e-commerce |
| 2. Designing processes in e-commerce |
| 3. Analyze and further develop processes in e-commerce |
| 4. Ensuring communication and collaboration with internal and external partners as well as managing internal and external partners |
Procedure of the examination
Written exam
- Two days of exams on consecutive days
- 300 minutes processing time each
- Situation-related tasks from all areas of action
- Basis: Description of an operational situation
Oral examination
- Presentation of an operational problem including solution
- Followed by a technical discussion (approx. 20 minutes)
- The technical discussion is weighted twice over the presentation
- Topic from one of the three core areas of action (§ 5, 6 or 7 of the Ordinance)
- To be carried out no later than two years after notification of the passed written part
Admission requirements
Anyone who meets one of the following requirements will be admitted to the examination:
- Completed training in a recognised commercial and administrative profession + at least 1 year of professional experience
- Completed training in another recognised training occupation + at least 2 years of professional experience
- At least 90 ECTS credits in a business administration degree + at least 2 years of professional experience
Note: The professional practice must be substantially related to the tasks of a certified business administrator in e-commerce and must only be completed at the time of the examination.
Special advantages of the degree
- AdA exemption: Successful graduates are exempt from the written part of the trainer aptitude test (according to AEVO).
- Career path: The passed degree meets the admission requirements for the advanced training to become a certified business economist (DQR level 7).
- Funding: The training is fully eligible for funding under the Upgrading Training Assistance Act (Aufstiegs-BAföG) – up to 75% of the course and examination fees can be funded.
- Tax deductible: All costs are fully deductible as income-related expenses (employees) or business expenses (employers).
✅ Exam successfully passed – May 2022
I successfully passed the final exam to become a certified specialist in e-commerce in May 2022 . The degree confirms comprehensive expertise in strategy development, process design and commercial management in digital commerce.
Education partner: IHK Akademie Koblenz gGmbH
As an educational institution of the Koblenz Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Koblenz Chamber of Industry and Commerce has been offering qualified and subject-specific further education in the commercial and technical fields for over 50 years. More than 800 specialist lecturers accompany the participants competently, inspiringly and motivatingly on their learning path.
The offer includes courses, seminars, in-house training, distance learning and higher vocational education and training – regionally anchored in Rhineland-Palatinate and active nationwide.
🌐 Website: ihk-akademie-koblenz.de
Lecturer: Nadine Huss
Nadine Huss has been a lecturer for over 20 years and has more than 10 years of experience in her own agency in the areas of analyses, concepts and strategy development – especially in e-commerce. She is an examiner for the e-commerce manager as well as for business administrators in e-commerce at several chambers and in nationwide committees.
Their motto: "Pressurized refueling with knowledge."
Nadine Huss is also the author of the standard work "E-Commerce Manager – The Handbook for Training and Career", published by Rheinwerk Verlag – an indispensable reference work for further education and practice in e-commerce.
🌐 Website: nadine-huss.de
Thank you very much
A very special thank you goes to Anke Hagedorn from the IHK Akademie Koblenz for her extraordinary support and guidance during the entire training - she helped to ensure that the path to the exam was not only feasible, but pleasant.
My heartfelt thanks also go to Nadine Huss, who, as a lecturer, played a decisive role in the learning success with her practical, engaging and extremely competent teaching. And of course I would like to thank all the other lecturers who have made this course a real enrichment with their expertise and commitment.
Many thanks to Anke Hagedorn (IHK Akademie Koblenz), Nadine Huss and all lecturers for their tireless commitment and valuable support!
Frank Burek: Certified Specialist in E-Commerce (IHK) · Exam passed May 2022 · burek.biz
