Degree, diploma and title
If you have successfully completed the e-commerce training and can provide proof of all seven module qualifications, as well as meeting the other admission requirements for the required prior education and professional experience, then you are admitted to the professional examination.
The final examination is held annually, provided that at least 30 candidates meet the admission requirements after the call for applications. If this is not the case, the professional examination will be held every two years. Candidates can decide for themselves in which language (German, French or Italian) they would like to be examined.
At least four weeks before the start of the final examination of the e-commerce further education course, candidates receive a notice with the examination program (time and place of the examination) and the list of experts.
The professional examination to become an e-commerce specialist comprises the following examination parts:
1) Development report on own experience (written, prepared in advance, weighting: 40 %)
As part of their professional practice, candidates write a report on their experience. In it, they summarize their results, findings and measures from the practical documentation, the competence grid and the disposition checks.
The practical documentation is compiled for each area of competence A-G. In these, candidates examine their own tasks, assess them in terms of the quality of implementation and reflect on their own learning progress. Candidates use a skills grid to think through their competencies and a disposition check to assess their attitudes. Finally, they derive measures for their own professional practice and development.
2) Expert discussion on the development report (oral, 30 minutes, weighting: 20 %)
After their short presentation of the development report, the candidates are questioned about the development report. They must show that they are able to apply their experience to comparable and novel situations.
3) Analysis task with presentation (oral, 75 minutes, weighting: 20 %)
In this part of the exam, candidates take the customer perspective and click through an online store for 45 minutes. On the basis of specifications, they record anomalies regarding functions, sub-areas as well as problems and possible optimization measures. The candidates then present their analysis and findings and answer further questions from the experts.
4) Mini-Cases / Critical Incidents (oral, 30 min., weighting: 20 %)
In this part of the examination, candidates are asked to analyze smaller case descriptions and develop concrete steps and measures.
Diploma and title
Successful graduates of the professional examination receive a federal certificate and are entitled to use the federally recognized and protected title "E-Commerce Specialist with Federal Certificate".
In French: "Spécialiste du e-commerce avec brevet fédéral"
In Italian: "Specialista dell'e-commerce con attestato professionale federale"
In English: "E-Commerce Specialist, Federal Diploma of Higher Education"
Attention: Please remember that the English title is only a suggested translation and is not a protected title.