Verbundstudium (academic study combined with vocational training) for tax clerks
Would you like more practical experience?
HM Business School offers particularly motivated and goal-oriented prospective students the opportunity to undertake a degree programme alongside their vocational training. The aim of the Verbundstudium (academic study combined with vocational training) is to award participants the vocational qualification as a tax clerk after 2.5 years, and, following a further 2 years of study, a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain in-depth insight into professional practice right from the start, whilst at the same time applying their theoretical knowledge. This combination of theory and practice provides a solid foundation for working independently and solving problems in their future careers.
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Are you looking for an academic study with a practice partner?
General benefits
- A shorter duration of training, as vocational training and a degree course can be completed within 4.5 years.
- The relationship between trainees and the law firm may provide financial security for students and, in a short space of time, provide the firm with qualified staff members who possess practical business know-how
- Opportunities to tackle business challenges (projects and final assignments) in collaboration with the university of applied sciences whilst still undertaking vocational training
Benefits for law firms
- Early identification and development of high-performing staff members
- For large law firms: human resources development
- For small law firms: succession planning
- Employment following graduation with no significant induction period required
- Close links with the university
- Staff retention
Benefits for students/trainees
- 2 Qualifications and in-depth practical work experience
- Close links between the law firm and students
- Close integration of the ‘law firm’ as a learning environment into higher education
- Putting theoretical knowledge into practice
- One-off search for an internship
Benefits for the HMBS
- Recruiting highly qualified students with a general university entrance qualification
- No extra effort
- Students with sound practical knowledge and experience
- Linking academic and vocational education and training
- Permeability of training pathways
- Average age of graduates with dual qualifications falls
- Cooperation/Integration of tax consultancy firms and law firms into higher education / HMBS
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Vocational schools
Staatliche Berufsschule Berchtesgadener Land
Städtische Berufsschule für Steuern München
Partner organisations
We work in partnership with over 20 practice partners.
On our degree programme portal, you can search for cooperation partners offering this degree programme.
Training contract issued by the Steuerberaterkammer München
Please note that ONLY the German version of this document is legally binding.
Model training contract for the combined training programme comprising training as a tax clerk and a degree course at a University of Applied Sciences.
Please note that ONLY the German version of this document is legally binding.
Information for businesses can be found on the Hochschule München website