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Full-time programme business manager textiles bte

Course Summary School: LDT Nagold

Location: Germany, Nagold

Education: Diploma

Full-time programme business manager textiles bte
Our program structure - basic level
Specialization in textile or footwear
You can complete the study course for business manager in textiles bte (national association of german textile retailers) in four semesters and be qualified for senior positions in the footwear and fashion industry. The study course is aimed primarily at candidates with practical experience: these are candidates with a completed commercial vocational education or with a fashion industry related job.
Student services
Student services offer assistance should you have questions concerning the necessary requirements. Please call to make an appointment for a personal interview with our managing director of pedagogics and organisation, ruediger jung at +49 7452 8409-12 or by email: [email protected]
Admission requirements
There are not deadlines regarding the admissions: the admissions are granted in the order we receive them.
Completed education
Completed vocational training
Recommended minimum age: 20 years
Exceptions
Applicants with high school diploma or with vocational baccalaureate without diploma from a recognised commercial apprenticeship can be admitted if they have been working in the fashion industry for at least one year. If you are interested in the study course with ldt nagold, we recommend to consult with our management board before applying.
1st and 2nd semester
Instruction in the basic subjects of the four departments (core curriculum). 
The focus is mainly on teaching basic skills.
Transfer to the third semester
In order to advance into the specialised levels, examination performance matching the degree 
And examination regulations is required.
The subject groups
The subjects are grouped into four subject groups:
  • Management and organisation
  • Sales and procurement
  • Personnel and communication
  • Fashion and products
Concept of studies
The world of fashion - directly interlinked with the special skills required in business administration.
(1/3 fashion and products + 2/3 business administration)
The subject groups 1-3 focus on business administration and group 4 on merchandise and product information. In order to ensure the most professional approach in the future working life, business administration and studies of merchandise and products are tightly interlinked. This allows the relationship between commercial areas of responsibility and product related tasks to be conveyed in practical way.
Extracurricular studies
We offer extracurricular studies on interdisciplinary subjects like digitisation, sustainability, job descriptions, emigration and immigration - those courses usually take 2 half-days per semester.
Corporate presentations
Frequently, renowned partner companies of ldt nagold from the retail and industry hold presentations on the subject of business philosophy. This allows for answering questions and for discussion on personnel policies and carrier opportunities.
The specialised levels - 3rd and 4th semester
Intensive studies
For the 3rd and 4th semester, we offer about 70 intensive study areas to choose from. The students choose them according to their professional objectives and depending on their relevant area of specialisation. 
The level of specialisation has a strong practical orientation: instead of lectures, the emphasis is on working with case studies.
Order training
As of the third semester, special training in buying is given by employees from the production 
Or sales management divisions of well known manufacturers in the industry. Following the division into working groups and a briefing by the specialized lecturers, realistic practice in ordering and allocation of limits is carried out with the newest collections. Together, we analyse and evaluate the decisions of the students.
Special weeks fashion and products
The weeks for merchandise and product information in the 3rd and 4th semesters are based on the respective commercial sector. By dividing themes into blocks, we achieve an optimum concentration of individual topics in each area. We offer the revision and analysis of individual topics from different perspectives, even including in workshops. The students present the results either in writing or orally to be graded. During these special weeks, the students work under the supervision of renowned experts from the industry – from germany as well as from the neighbouring countries of switzerland and austria.
Field trips
From the 3rd semester on, ldt nagold offers field trips in regular intervals. These include, among others, company visits to haka companies, dob vendors, footwear manufacturers as well as active wear and sporting goods manufacturers. Individual study groups visit partner companies and buying associations in the fashion industry. Here the participants can learn product and brand characteristics and gain insight into key positions in the industry. Frequently, the management boards of the partner companies take time to answer questions from the nagold groups. The excursions are summarised in reports.
Examinations - overview
Ldt nagold carries out examinations always in close sequence to the corresponding contents in a flexible examination process. 
We evaluate the students through written exams, written or oral tests, presentations and the elaborations of case studies and project related activities.
The required activities for an examination are grouped in 8 study blocks of classes with interdependent contents, which exist for every single one of the 4 departments. The 8 study blocks per department are split into 4 study blocks with exams in the basic studies in the 1st and 2nd semester and 4 study blocks with exams in the intensive studies in the 3rd and 4th semester.
Term paper
A term paper to be written in the 4th semester / the 5th phase of studies is required to prove the professional and methodical skills. Therein, the students analyse complex issues and elaborate suitable solutions. The term paper, in conjunction with the “major case study”, is the fifth subject group. The achieved grade will be part of the final grade.
Subject degree fashion and products
The subject degrees prove the individual specialization of an area of merchandise and product information and are then listed in the certificates.
Final exams
The students learn about the grades of their term paper in the last week of the 4th semester / 5th phase of studies. Those who have passed, are allowed to participate in the “oral finals” - the presentation of the major case study. This is a group exam of groups of 4 students.
Major case study
The major case study is part of the activities of the 4th semester / the 5th phase of studies. For this case study, the study groups work as teams to conceive for example a specialized trading company with all its fields of business and steps of planning. This practical work allows for every single participant to weigh in with his or her strengths in order for the whole group to achieve an optimum elaboration of the written paper and to present the major case study for the examining board of ldt nagold. Like the “term paper”, the “major case study” is part of its own subject group. Both evaluations are part of the certification of the “business manager in textiles bte (national association of german textile retailers)”. 
The degree and examination regulations of ldt nagold in their versions valid at the time of studies govern the binding execution of the activities required for certification described above.
Foreign languages at ldt nagold
Subject degree business english ihk - chamber of industry and commerce
Ldt nagold offers the opportunity to improve upon the abilities to speak english and italian during the course of studies. We offer these classes in additional courses. After approx. 100 units it is possible to achieve the subject degree business english ihk - chamber of industry and commerce. Basic requirement to take the classes is an examination of the language level by passing the ldt-language test when starting the studies.
Italian on different levels 
We offer italian up to the level of business conversation.