🎓 FOUNDATION DEGREE – SME MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

EQF Level 5 | 120 ECTS credits | Duration: 2 years
Course structure:Work-study (4 days/week in-company)

 

👉 The programme includes a 4-day-per-week in-company internship as part of the work-study schedule. This internship can take place in Europe or internationally, offering students a valuable professional experience aligned with their training path.

 

📌 CAREER DESTINATIONS
Administrative and Financial Assistant
Executive Assistant
Junior Consultant within an SME
Sales Assistant
Management Assistant

 

🎯 LEARNING OUTCOMES
Prepare files and decisions for SME management
Follow up customer and supplier relations (appointments, correspondence, etc.)
Handle administrative management of staff (leave, absences, employee files, etc.)
Manage SME cash flow and accounts
Edit payslips and tax returns
Manage internal and external communications
Contribute to SME commercial strategy

 

📚 PROGRAMME
🧩 Foundation Degree – Year 1
The Fundamentals of Business and Digital Communication
Organisational and digital framework
Legal and digital framework
Digital economy
Operational Marketing and Communication Strategies
History of corporate communication
Applied quantitative studies and tools
Marketing mix
Project Management: Diagnosis, Observation and Emergence

 

🧩 Foundation Degree – Year 2
The Company and Digital Communication
Business strategy and e-commerce
Developing an e-commerce site
Company Accounting, Finance and Tax Management
Management tools
Summary documents
Taxation of individuals and legal entities
Accounting and auditing
Regulations and formalities
Project Management: Implementation and Review

 

💼 PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENT (≤12 weeks)
Internship – Apprenticeship – Salaried employment
As part of the international work-study approach, students complete a 4-day-per-week internship in a company located in Europe or internationally.

 

🌍 MODERN LANGUAGE MODULE (60–80 HOURS)
Language 1 (required): CEFR Level B1
Choices: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
Languages 2 & 3 (optional):
German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

📝 EVALUATION METHODS

📖 Year 1
Continuous assessment
Quiz (1h30)
Case Study (3h)
Modern Language: Reading (1h)

 

📖 Year 2
Quiz (1h30)
Case Study (3h)
Activity report and professional support (30 min)
Modern Language: Listening (45 min)
🏅 CCE – Company Skills Certificate
Quiz (40 min)

 

🏛️ ORGANISATION & DIPLOMA
The FEDE oversees assessment procedures
Exam planning and compliance
Anonymity, integrity, and confidentiality
Grading and diploma issuance
European recognition – diploma supplement included
120 ECTS credits ensuring international academic mobility

 

Programme

• Les fondamentaux de l’entreprise et de la communication numérique
• Marketing opérationnel et stratégies de communication
• La gestion comptable, financière et fiscale de l’entreprise
• Pratique professionnelle
• Culture et Citoyenneté européenne
• Langue vivante européenne

 

Perspectives d'emploi

• Assistant(e) administratif et financier
• Assistant(e) de direction
• Consultant(e) junior au sein d’une PME
• Assistant(e) commercial
• Assistant(e) de gestion