At least three years of professional experience, including at least one year in occupational pensions, are required in order to be able to register for the Federal Professional Examination for Administration Specialist (Specialist in Occupational Pensions).

The continuing education, further training as an administrative specialist in preparation for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Pension Fund Management takes two years and is carried out in parallel with work. Apart from during the vacations, training usually takes place every second Saturday. For current course dates, please contact the college directly using our contact form.

After passing the Federal Professional Examination for continuing education, further training as an administrative specialist, you will be awarded the title: "Specialist in employee benefits with a federal certificate".

The Federal Professional Examination for Administrative Specialists or Specialists in Personal Pension Provision consists of six examination parts. Parts one to four of the examination are written and have a single weighting: "Legal foundations", "Insurance technology", "Accounting" and "Investments". Examination part five, "Pension fund management case studies", has a double weighting and a four-hour instead of a two-hour written examination, and examination part six is also a half-hour oral examination with a single weighting.