OFFICE WORKER

Office workers complete all the office and secretarial work in the administrative and organisational sector. They draw up letters, minutes, contracts in their own and other languages, and reports. They confirm orders and write invoices, organise, produce product advertising, conclude agreements with customers and suppliers, clarify, plan, complete bookkeeping, prepare statistics and deal with invoices, etc. They have computing/Internet skills and frequently use PCs. They also have a basic understanding of business management and legal matters.

Office workers are active in the secretariat where they deal with business correspondence and scheduling for their superiors. In the purchasing area, they determine the goods requirement and obtain quotations from suppliers. In the sales sector, they prepare tenders and accept customer orders.

In the accounts department, office workers handle the documentation relating to business transactions (e.g. goods receipts, cash slips, wage payments) on various accounts. 

Apprenticeship period: 3 years

Vocational school: 3 x 10-week teaching blocks with residential accommodation Ried/Innkreis Vocational School.

Necessary abilities:

• Skills in German, a foreign language and general studies
• Team skills and sociability
• Stamina, independence, a sense of responsibility and reliability
• Organisational abilities and interes
• Imaginative powers
• An interest in commercial matters and good basic computer skills