Betriebswirt d. H.

English translation: Betriebswirt des Handwerks

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German term or phrase: Betriebswirt d. H.
English translation:Betriebswirt des Handwerks
Entered by: jcmax

18:03 Feb 21, 2006
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German term or phrase: Betriebswirt d. H.
1) what do the letters d. H. stand for here &
2) what is the distinction between a 'Betriebswirt d. H.' and a 'staatl. gepr. Betriebswirt'
Stephen Hunter
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
1) des Handwerks 2)former is for trade latter for non-trade professions
Explanation:
dH has now been replaced by HWK, see more at www.betriebswirt.de

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Note added at 52 mins (2006-02-21 18:56:02 GMT)
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Sorry, this wasn't quite correct. Betriebswirt dH is profession specific, i.e. for tradesmen, whereas staatl. geprüfter Betriebswirt is not profession specific, one graduates from a "staatl. Hochschule".
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jcmax
Local time: 15:19
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Thanks very much Sabine. Thanks also to jccantrell & Johanna for answering the first part of my query.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Betriebswirt des Handwerks
Johanna Timm, PhD
41) des Handwerks 2)former is for trade latter for non-trade professions
jcmax
3des Handwerks
jccantrell
2"des hauses"
hschl


  

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"des hauses"


Explanation:
is it a position within a company? Then I would suggest Chief Economist

hschl
Local time: 15:19
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Betriebswirt des Handwerks


Explanation:
http://www.hwk-stuttgart.de/weiterbildung/betriebswirt-des-h...
according to the site above, the full title would be "Staatl. gepr. Betriebswirt des Handwerks".


Johanna Timm, PhD
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agree  Veronika McLaren
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
des Handwerks


Explanation:
Can't give you the English, but from an old website:

Verein Betriebswirte des Handwerks e.V.



Die Betriebswirte des Handwerks e.V. sind ergebnisorientiert in der Weiterbildung. Ihr Leitthema lautet "Lebensbegleitendes Lernen" in den Bereichen:

* Betriebswirtschaft
* Volkswirtschaft
* Management
* Kommunikation
* Marketing/Verkaufstraining
* Recht
* EDV/Multimedia
* BdH-Stammtisch
* Bildungsreisen

check on google.

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Note added at 25 mins (2006-02-21 18:28:54 GMT)
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Maybe MBA in a trade?

See:
http://www.nationalonlinecolleges.com/bakeronline/page.jsp?v...

jccantrell
United States
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
1) des Handwerks 2)former is for trade latter for non-trade professions


Explanation:
dH has now been replaced by HWK, see more at www.betriebswirt.de

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Note added at 52 mins (2006-02-21 18:56:02 GMT)
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Sorry, this wasn't quite correct. Betriebswirt dH is profession specific, i.e. for tradesmen, whereas staatl. geprüfter Betriebswirt is not profession specific, one graduates from a "staatl. Hochschule".

jcmax
Local time: 15:19
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks very much Sabine. Thanks also to jccantrell & Johanna for answering the first part of my query.
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