A professional life is long and very few would like to do the same thing over and over again. Fortunately, there is a large number of advanced training courses for chemists as well as for chemists, laboratory technicians and CTAs. Without claiming to be exhaustive, you will find an overview of the offers and financing options here.
Since the expenditure of time and money for further training is often considerable, every person interested in further training should consider beforehand what exactly he wants to achieve with the further training and whether he can and wants to spend the time for it in addition to his job.
Master of Business Administration
The MBA is a postgraduate degree designed to impart business knowledge and prepare you for Management tasks. A prerequisite for an MBA degree is usually a completed degree. An MBA degree can be completed both part-time and full-time. Interested parties should inform themselves very well in advance about the many different programs and consider whether the MBA really helps the planned Career .
patent system
Scientific and legal knowledge are required in equal measure in the patent system. The multi-year training to become a patent attorney is regulated by law and includes, among other things, working in a patent law firm, studying at the Fernuniversität Hagen and training at the Patent Office and the Federal Patent Court. It ends with an exam.
www.vpp-patent.de
www.vpp-patent.de/bildung/downloads-service/
www.gdch.de/berufsbilder, p. 56
Quality Assurance / Quality Management
Ensuring the quality of products and processes is a core task of a chemical company. The German Society for Quality (DGQ), the Saarland University of Applied Sciences and Economics and other providers offer a large number of modular training courses, courses or certificate and extra-occupational courses in the areas of quality management and assurance. The GDCh also offers additional training in the field of quality assurance with the specialist program "Certified Quality Expert GxP".
www.gdch.de/fachprogramme
www.dgq.de/weiterbildung-themen
www.htwsaar.de
Clinical Chemistry
Clinical chemistry deals with the analysis of physiological processes in the body. For chemists, vocational training as a clinical chemist is possible through the German United Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine eV (DGKI). The training lasts five years. At least four years of this must be completed in a clinical-chemical laboratory serving patient care.
toxicology
Natural scientists who have completed their training can acquire qualifications in the field of toxicology in various ways. The Society for toxicology (GT), the University of Leipzig and SafeSciMET offer various certificates or courses for vocational training as a toxicologist. For bachelor graduates, a master’s degree in toxicology , which is offered at various German universities, is also an option.
www.toxicologie.de/weiterbildung.html
www.safescimet.eu
ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology deals with the effects of substances on the environment. The GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology and the SETAC-GLB jointly offer the postgraduate course in specialist ecotoxicology with the degree of "specialist ecotoxicologist (GDCh/SETAC-GLB)".
business chemistry
Understanding business relationships is particularly beneficial for chemists in industry. In addition to various advanced training courses, some universities offer a university courses in business chemistry. The GDCh also offers vocational training to become a business chemist.
You can find further information on the listed further training courses in the GDCh brochure on career entry in chemistry
Chemical technician: in (state-certified: r technician: in; specialization in chemical engineering)
This advanced training is offered at technical schools and lasts two years or four years in the case of part-time training. In addition to chemical engineering, there are also other specializations, such as production engineering. The prerequisite for this training is usually a completed training as a laboratory technician: in, chemical technician: in or CTA. The training concludes with a state examination.
www.vdc-cta.de/chemietechniker.html
www.techniker-forum.de/technikerschulen
Laboratory Technician (IHK)
The further training to: r laboratory technician: in is offered in some regions of Germany and is usually carried out by the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with a local company. This advanced training is primarily of interest to employees of the cooperating companies, because the advanced training qualifies them for tasks specifically in these companies.
Industrial master: in chemistry
Industrial masters: inside chemistry are active in all manufacturing sectors in addition to the chemical industry. There you work in production and are involved in training young colleagues. The training is carried out by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce as well as educational institutions, and in some cases also by the companies themselves. The exam is always taken at the IHK. The further training is possible full-time or part-time.
www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de (job title "Industrial Master Chemistry")
Search engine for educational institutions: www.meisterschulen.de
Information on the job description: http://www.industriemeister.info/chemie
University entrance qualification or general university entrance qualification
At some chemistry schools, students also acquire the advanced technical college or general university entrance qualification at the same time as the CTA training. Sometimes it is also offered as a one-year additional training course afterwards.
For those who did not take advantage of this opportunity, there is also the opportunity to acquire the advanced technical college entrance qualification after completing their training.
With the advanced technical college entrance qualification or the general higher education entrance qualification one can study at a technical college or university. Information on studying at universities of applied sciences (HAW) can be found on the "Studying Chemistry" website.
Technical business economist
Anyone who has already successfully completed further training to become an industrial foreman: in and has gained professional experience can train to become a technical business economist and thus take on management tasks. The focus of further training is of a business management nature. The training and examinations are not uniformly regulated nationwide and are offered by technical schools, IHKs and educational institutions. The technical business economist is often referred to as a "Master Professional (CCI)" (not to be confused with the master's degree from universities).
www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de (job title "technical business economist")
www.betriebswirt.info/Weiterbildung
Further information on further education in chemistry: www.berufskompass-chemie.de
dual study
Training-integrated dual university courses: In addition to the IHK training occupation, a university degree is also acquired.
Practice-integrated dual university courses: The course includes longer practical phases in the company without having to acquire a training occupation. The prerequisite is the technical or general university entrance qualification.
A dual course of study can also be started after completing an in-company or school-based training. A distinction is made between a job-integrated and a part-time dual study program.
www.gdch.de/Studium
www.studieren-ohne-abitur.de
www.elementare-vielfalt.de/duales-studium.html
www.hochschulkompass.de/studium/suche/dual-studieren.html
www.hochschulkompass.de/studium/suche/berufsbegleitend-studieren.html
www.ausbildungplus.de
www.duales-studium.de
www.wegweiser-duales-studium.de
Further information on the advanced training courses presented here can also be found in the GDCh brochure Career Perspectives in Chemistry
Even if further training is worthwhile, it is expensive. However, you can get grants for many advanced training courses. Therefore, it makes sense to find out about funding opportunities in advance:
Education bonus: bonus voucher
With the bonus voucher, the state pays part of the training costs. Further vocational training for employees and self-employed people over the age of 25 is funded if their income does not exceed a certain amount. The bonus voucher is issued after a consultation and covers half of the course costs, up to a maximum of 500 euros.
Education bonus: savings voucher
The savings vouchers make it possible to use the accumulated capital-forming benefits of the company for further training. This is particularly useful for longer and therefore more expensive courses. Anyone who has a savings balance according to the Wealth Education Act and wants to use it for further training purposes can withdraw the money before the lock-up period without the employee savings allowance being forfeited.
Promotion grant for experienced professionals
The advancement scholarship is a federal study grant and is aimed at specialists with vocational training and at least two years of professional experience. You can apply before you start your studies and up to the end of the second semester.
Chemical laboratory assistants, CTAs and chemical technicians who want to receive further training can also help finance the master's degree. The Master Bafög is available for professional advancement training, for example for: r chemical technician: in.
In many federal states there are special funding programs for further training. Whoever wants to receive financial support from the state has to live or work there.
| Brandenburg: | Education check |
| Hamburg: | Training bonus |
| Hesse: | Qualification check |
| North Rhine-Westphalia: | Education check |
| Rhineland-Palatinate: | QualiScheck |
| Saxony: | |
| Schleswig-Holstein: | Training bonus |
| Thuringia: | Training check |
| Bremen: | Training check |
Because not only employees, but often also employers benefit from professional training, many employers support such projects individually or by approving educational leave. So here it is worthwhile for the employer (s) to ask, for example, about assuming the (partial) costs or financing. The employee willing to continue training can also be supported in other ways, for example through flexible working hours or by being released from work during examination phases.
But be careful: The employer (s) is not always enthusiastic about the planned further training, because it costs the employee time and energy that is lacking in everyday work. Explain to your: your boss: what motivates you to take this training and how your company can benefit from it.
In the majority of the federal states ( www.iwwb.de/links/bildungsurlaub ), employees are free up to 5 days of educational leave, for which the employer has to release them. The costs for the course itself must be borne by the employee: in. A prerequisite for an educational leave is that it is a professional or political training course.
If you are afraid of the high costs because you book the training at your own expense, you should definitely file a tax return. If professional interests are in the foreground, taxes can be saved on many courses, including courses or study and language trips. Travel expenses are also recognized here. Employees secure the tax advantage by entering the training costs in Appendix N of their tax return. For the self-employed, further training represents business expenses; different rules apply to this.
Further information on the financing options presented here is available in a special from Stiftung Warentest.
You can find the extensive range of advanced training courses offered by the GDCh here.
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