CERTIFICATE COURSE EXPERT IN CORPORATE PLANNING

The certified expert acquires practical skills in the four university courses "Double-entry bookkeeping for career changers", "Content analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement", "Actual and budgeted cost accounting for employees with cost responsibility" and "Corporate planning and budgeting of organisational units". Graduates have the necessary skills to actively participate in the ongoing planning and decision-making process in their company. This further education programme is aimed at people who have cost, budget and/or personnel responsibility in their company.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE COURSE

Focus of content

The certificate course consists of 4 modules focussing on the following topics:

  • Systematics of double-entry bookkeeping
  • Analysing the contents of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
  • Actual and planned cost accounting as a decision-making tool
  • Calculation and cost control of orders, products and projects
  • Personnel capacity planning and personnel cost planning
  • Detailed budgeting (production, sales, personnel, etc.) and scenario analyses
  • Single and multi-year integrated corporate planning and budgeting
EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE

THE FACTS ABOUT THE COURSE

Part-time

Duration: 24 days (8 attendance days and 16 online evenings) spread over 4 semesters 

128 teaching units of which 50% online teaching

max. Teilnehmer*innen­anzahl: 25

 

Completion: 

Certified Expert in Corporate Planning

Who is this continuing education for?

This certificate programme is particularly suitable for

  • People with a sense of responsibility and a willingness to develop further
  • People who have cost, budget and/or personnel responsibility in their job
  • Managers who are involved in their company's decision-making process Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Completed vocational training

ECTS

16 ECTS Credits 

A total of 400 hours are required for this programme.

Costs

For the certification "Certified Expert in Corporate Planning": EUR 3,900.00

For individual bookings per module: EUR 1,190

Registration & deadlines

  1. Go to "Register now"
  2. Enter your details in the form.
  3. You will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your registration.
  4. If necessary, we will ask you for additional documents via email.

Anmeldefrist: 13. September 2025

Teaching times

Start: 01. Oktober 2025
Classroom teaching at CAMPUS 02 University of Applied Sciences from 09:00 - 17:00
Online lessons generally from 17:00 - 20:30

The exact times of the individual modules:

Registration deadline: 13. September 2025

start: 01. Oktober 2025

Mittwoch, 01.10.25 09:00 – 17:00 Uhr in Präsenz an der FH Campus 02

Dienstag, 07.10.25 17:00 – 20:30 Uhr online

Donnerstag, 23.10.25 17:00 – 20:30 Uhr online

Montag, 03.11.25 09:00 – 17:00 Uhr in Präsenz an der FH Campus 02

Donnerstag, 13.11.25 17:00 – 20:30 Uhr online

Dienstag, 25.11.25 17:00 – 20:30 Uhr online

Registration deadline: Februar 2026

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Registration deadline: Oktober 2026

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Registration deadline: Februar 2027

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Learn individually & flexibly

Use the possibilities of the Life Long Learning-Passes of FH CAMPUS 02! This course has a modular structure. This means that you can complete the individual modules ‘Double-entry accounting for career changers’, ‘Content analysis of the balance sheet and profit and loss account’, ‘Actual and budgeted cost accounting for employees with cost responsibility’ and ‘Corporate planning and budgeting of organisational units’ individually if required. If you have completed all four modules of the ‘Expert in Corporate Planning’ certificate course by February 2025 at the latest, you will be awarded the title of Certified Expert in Corporate Planning.

CERTIFICATE COURSE EXPERT IN CORPORATE PLANNING
CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

COURSE MANAGEMENT
Mag. Marlene Schmidtberger

CAMPUS 02 University of Applied Sciences
Department Financial Accounting
Körblergasse 126, 8010 Graz

Portraitfoto Peter Meiregger

FH-Prof. Mag. Peter Meiregger, StB

CAMPUS 02 University of Applied Sciences
Department Financial Accounting
Körblergasse 126, 8010 Graz

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF CONTENT

COURSE SCHEDULE

4 ECTS credits, 128 units
Assessment: 30% written exam, 30% online quizzes, 40% case studies

4 ECTS credits, 128 units

Assessment: 30% written exam, 30% online quizzes, 40% case studies

4 ECTS credits, 128 units

30% written exam, 30% online quizzes, 40% case studies

4 ECTS credits, 128 units

Assessment: 30% written exam, 30% online quizzes, 40% project work

ECTS = European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System; LE = teaching units

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A FEW STEPS TO THE COURSE
You profit

Take off professionally

  • Be able to play an active role in drawing up the budget for the entire company
  • Be able to independently draw up and justify detailed budgets for your own area of responsibility
  • Be able to actively shape the decision-making, planning and implementation of measures that ensure the economic success of the company