At the latest when taking on a management function, interpersonal skills become just as important as technical skills in scientific career paths. Everyday life in a management function requires distinctive soft skills, knowledge of companies and their cultures, laboratory and project management, budget management, occupational safety and much more. How are scientists supposed to fill these knowledge gaps and have the required expertise ready in the shortest possible time?

The certificate course "Laboratory Management" provides you as (prospective) junior laboratory managers with the necessary interdisciplinary competencies to successfully work as laboratory managers. University lecturers with practical experience support your professional development through expertise, exercises, role plays, in-depth sources and a great deal of personal practical relevance.

With successful degree of the course you will be able to:

• Understand how a laboratory is managed.
• Recruit employees in a laboratory, deploy them in a targeted manner and lead them in a resource-oriented manner.
• Use modern tools for professional and personnel management.
• Manage the workflow in a laboratory.
• Understand budgeting processes.
• Plan projects.
• Plan careers.

• You can expect an all-inclusive course offering with soft skills, expertise, tools and exercises.
• You will gain an insight into modern management methods with laboratory-specific practical relevance.
• An interdisciplinary team of lecturers will teach you which factors are responsible for successful laboratory management.
• You will build a network with peers from other companies.

Laboratory managers at the beginning of their careers, prospective laboratory managers, and employees with management responsibilities in analytical, chemical, and pharmaceutical laboratories.

The interactive seminar-style course offers the opportunity to address individual questions and problems of the participants. A variety of media (including business games, video feedback, group work phases) and the support of an online learning platform in the self-study and examination phases support the learning success.

The curriculum and further information can be found in the flyer and in the download area.

• Participation fee: 1.990,00 € | Alumni (5% discount) 1.890,00 € | Catering included
• Participation requirements: University degree with at least one year of professional experience or other professional degree with at least three years of professional experience
• Extent (workload): 75 h, thereof 56 h attendance, 3 ECTS
• Degree: University certificate / certificate of attendance