Real estate manager training: Experience report from the head of eFachausweis Roland von Euw - Take over real estate management or lead a management team
Who are you and what kind of education can students expect at eFachausweis?
My name is Roland von Euw. I am the owner and principal of eFachausweis - a training provider for contemporary and individualized higher vocational education and training Flexibility and self-determination in terms of learning times and deadlines are increasingly in demand. The online preparation for the Federal Professional Examination enables our students to do just that. The courses, such as those for real estate managers, are taught using videos, texts, case studies, graphics and regular learning assessments. This allows students to organize their time for continuing education, further training individually, regardless of when and from where.
Who is the real estate manager training course suitable for?
Training to become a real estate manager (FPE) is aimed at people who already work in the real estate industry, would like to take on higher-level tasks in real estate management and/or lead a management team. The federal certificate helps them to develop further. The certificate also confirms that you have the sound knowledge required to manage real estate independently.
What are the requirements for continuing education, further training in real estate management?
Anyone wishing to train to become a real estate manager should have analytical skills, customer orientation, a willingness to provide service and good business and construction knowledge. To be admitted to the Federal Professional Examination, you must have one of the following qualifications, including at least three years of professional experience in the real estate industry:
- Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET) of at least three years' duration
- Maturity certificate
- Trade diploma recognized by the federal government
- Completion of a College of Higher Education
- Federal Diploma of Higher Education
- Federal diploma
- Degree from a Universities (Bachelor or Master)
- Other equivalent identification
If you do not have any of the above-mentioned qualifications, you need at least five years of full-time practice in a real estate profession (including two years in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein) to qualify for continuing education, further training in real estate management.
What opportunities do graduates have after completing the online continuing, further education and successfully passing the Federal Professional Examination?
As a real estate manager, it is possible to work in middle management in the following companies:
- Real estate companies
- Real estate funds
- Pension funds
- Banks
- Insurances
- Construction and general contracting
- in public administration
- for fiduciary, auditing and asset management companies
Real estate managers with a federal certificate lead a small management team and manage rental properties from a technical and commercial perspective. As the point of contact for owners and tenants, they ensure the long-term profitable management of properties. This involves maintaining the building fabric and aiming for full occupancy.
What do students learn in the real estate management course?
Real estate manager training provides sound knowledge in the technical, commercial and sustainable management of real estate. In addition to the necessary material in personnel management, law and construction, particular emphasis is placed on the management of rental properties and condominiums. Students learn
- Be able to manage real estate independently
- Create condition analyses
- Developing property management maintenance strategies
- Accompanying refurbishments
- Accepting and handing over rental properties
- Hire and manage janitors
- Setting rents
- Keeping property accounts
How are the online lessons structured?
The real estate manager training course is structured as follows:
- Law and taxes
- Construction knowledge such as building technology as well as planning and building law
- Personnel management for real estate managers: employee management and self-management
- Real estate management
- Management of rental properties (rental agreement, letting activities, caretaking, insurance, rent collection, property accounting, heating and ancillary cost accounting)
- Management of condominiums and co-ownership (establishment, operation)
- Reporting (key figures, financial control)
- Building maintenance (services, refurbishment)
How much does the Real Estate Manager with Federal Diploma of Higher Education course cost?
The Real Estate Manager course with Federal Diploma of Higher Education can be completed in two different forms:
- Self-guided for CHF 5,300
- With mentoring from experts for CHF 7,900
The second course is more expensive as it is a classroom-based course with video conferences, a forum, 1:1 mentoring, online events and the use of iPads. Please also note that you can claim 50% of the course price back from the federal government after passing the Federal Professional Examination in Real Estate Management. This means that the self-guided course effectively costs students CHF 2,650 and the mentoring variant CHF 3,950.
Why should prospective students opt for the eFachausweis?
According to various studies, online courses that are well-structured in terms of both subject matter and teaching methods are just as effective as traditional in-person instruction. The online courses offered by eFachausweis provide plenty of variety and can be tailored to individual preferences. This is the secret to the success of eFachausweis’s online training program for real estate managers. Anyone who completes such a course to become a real estate manager demonstrates an open-minded and innovative approach—while also proving their digital competence and discipline.
