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German Business Faculty
Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management
Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management
The professional training diploma program, in conjunction with the German Industry and Commerce Ltd. and the training companies, offers ambitious German speaking students to acquire knowledge in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management.
The dual program provides a culturally diversed learning environment where theoretical and technical knowledge is obtained in school and directly applicable to the daily practices in the training companies.
The agile city with its seven million inhabitants is considered the gateway to the China market and to other emerging markets throughout South East Asia. With a professional education received from Hong Kong, graduates can improve their career opportunities, both in Germany and abroad.
Why should you apply?
- The program encourages intercultural thinking through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills from living and working within an Asian environment
- The trainees acquire extensive practical skills. They shall achieve and acquire professional, respective, social, personal and methodological competences
- The theoretical and technical knowledge gained from the school are directly transferrable into the daily practices at the training companies
- The program does not only offer a good basis for one's vocational prospects, but it also allows one to become independent and grow as an individual
- Hong Kong is one of the biggest and most dynamic trading and financial centres in the world and therefore the ideal place to pursue a career oriented education in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management
Programme Details
Kaplan Business and Accountancy School offers the program with German Industry and Commerce Ltd. and more than 30 training companies. It follows the Dual System Professional Training in accordance with the German Vocational Training Act. The training content is customized to meet Hong Kong's specific market requirements and recognized by Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK).
| Duration | 22 months |
| Entry requirements | German Abitur, IB, A-Level, O-Level Fluency in German and English 18 years |
| Medium of teaching | German |
| Business language | English |
| Organization | Theoretical training in Kaplan Business & Accountancy School (1.5 days per week) Practical training in the training company (3.5 days per week) |
| Remuneration | 8,000 HKD/month (1st Year) 9,000 HKD/month (2nd Year) |
| School fees | 46,000 HKD (School Year 2023-24) |
| Service Fee of GCC | 8,400 HKD per trainee per school year paid by the training company |
| Start of the programme | 1 September each year |
| Application deadline | 31 March each year |
During the training, students will focus on core subjects such as Operation and Management in Foreign Trade, Micro and Macroeconomic Processes and Accounting and Controlling in Commerce and Management. These subjects are taught in learning fields as listed below:
| Learning Fields | Time guidelines in teaching hours | ||
| No | 1st Year | 2nd Year | |
| 1 | Present the company and help to shape one’s own role | 80 | |
| 2 | Process orders in a customer-oriented manner | 80 | |
| 3 | Perform procurement processes | 80 | |
| 4 | Capture and document value flows | 80 | |
| 5 | Fulfill purchase agreements | 60 | |
| 6 | Develop a marketing concept | 60 | |
| 7 | Initiate foreign trade transactions | 40 | |
| 8 | Evaluate value flows | 80 | |
| 9 | Business processes with digital tools | 40 | |
| 10 | Perform cost and performance accounting | 80 | |
| 11 | Handle international transport of goods | 80 | |
| 12 | Conduct and finance foreign trade transactions | 80 | |
| 13 | Plan and carry out a foreign trade project | 40 | |
In addition to the core subjects, students will receive lessons in following side subjects:
| Side subjects |
Time guidelines in teaching hours |
|
| 1st year | 2nd year | |
| English | 40 | 40 |
| Mandarin | 80 | 80 |
| Chinese Studies | 40 | 40 |
| Politics | - | 40 |
Application requirements and procedure
Entry requirements
- German Abitur, IB, A-Level, O-Level
- By the start of the apprenticeship you are required to have obtained an university entrance qualification
- Fluency in German and English
- All classes (except English and Mandarin) are entirely instructed in German. Therefore, a proficiency in the german language is essential
- The minimum entry age is 18 years
Application procedure
In order to apply for the program the following documents need to be provided to us via email:
- Filled out application formular
- A passport sized photo
- Curriculum Vitae
- Your University entrance Qualification (Hochschulabschluss) or your school certificates of the past two years
Please send all documents to the following contact:
Thorsten Rauhut
Director German Business Faculty of Kaplan Business and Accountancy school
2/F, E-Tech Centre, 402-406 Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
E-mail: thorsten.rauhut@kaplan.com
The application can only be submitted electronically (via email)
Application deadline: End of March each year
Late applications will also be considered. However, you will have a significantly lower chance of success, as the selection interviews start at the beginning of April
Admission procedure
- All applications will be forwarded to the training companies at the beginning of April. They will contact the applicants to whom they would want to offer an apprenticeship position
- The companies alone decide who they want to employ as a trainee. The selection process carries on until the end of June
- After receiving an offer from the training company, the trainee will sign a contract with the training company
- The training company will send a copy of the contract to GIC Hong Kong
- The training company will apply the work permit for the new trainee or the new trainee must fulfil the entry formalities with the Hong Kong authorities independently
- The GIC shall provide assistance for unexpected problems with the immigration services
- The GIC will inform the applicants whose applications were unsuccessful
The Professional Training program will start on the 1st September every year
Training companies
| Wholesale and foreign trade management | ||
| CEI Conrad Electronic Int'l (HK) Ltd. | ||
| DIYtrade Far East Limited | ||
| Eurogroup Far East Ltd. | ||
| Freudenberg & Vilene International Ltd. | ||
| M-Tek Limited | ||
| METRO Sourcing International Limited | ||
| OBI Group Sourcing Hong Kong Limited | ||
| REWE Far East Ltd. | ||
| Simba Dickie Toys Hong Kong Ltd. | ||
| STARTEAM Global Limited | ||
| StichD Limited | ||
| Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | ||
| TGI Technology Limited | ||
| Threesixty Sourcing Hong Kong Ltd. | ||
| TÜV Süd Hong Kong Ltd. | ||
Contacts
Thorsten Rauhut
Director German Business
Faculty of Kaplan Business and Accountancy school
2/F, E-Tech Centre
Nos 402-406 Hennessy Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong
E-mail: thorsten.rauhut@kaplan.com
Daniel Backenhaus
Head of Transport & Logistics Management of Kaplan Business and Accountancy school
2/F, E-Tech Centre
Nos 402-406 Hennessy Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong
E-mail: daniel.backenhaus@kaplan.com
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