Consulting Sector

Consulting plays a vital role in today’s business world, helping companies tackle challenges, develop strategic business plans, improve performance, and achieve their goals. Business consultants offer specialized knowledge and expertise in areas such as time management, enhancing employee performance, developing employee capabilities, and innovating new products and services. Moreover, consulting supports businesses in successfully entering new markets, competing effectively with other companies, and navigating environmental changes. Additionally, consulting can assist businesses in adapting to new laws and regulations and managing crises or difficult situations.

Through certification, professionals can guarantee that they provide advisory services with professionalism, consistency, reliability, and integrity. Certification in consulting applies to executives and specialists in various fields, including:

  • Preparation, Contracting/Conclusion, and Execution of Public Projects Executive
  • Executive Consultant-Inspector of Management Systems
  • Business Negotiation Specialist
  • Soft Skills Empowerment Executive

By obtaining certification, consultants ensure they possess the necessary skills and credibility to offer effective solutions that drive success in their clients’ businesses.

Management of Public Procurement Executive

scope

The TÜV HELLAS Management of Public Procurement Executive scheme concerns a specialized professional who is responsible for the timely and efficient preparation or control of the tender submission file in the context of calls for public procurement (goods, services and works), the monitoring the progress of the process and the management of the resulting contract.

The specific professional is employed in organizations or companies that participate in the implementation of public contracts, having responsibility for the entire cycle of implementation, i.e. from the preparation, to the conclusion and then to the execution of a public contract, under the existing EU-national institutional framework of responsibilities for Contracting Authorities/Contracting Bodies (public) and Economic Bodies (private). 

Knowledge framework (syllabus)  

  • Formulation of Complex - Long-Duration Contracts
  •  Introduction to Public Contracts
  • Public Contracts for Supplies - Services
  •  Public Contracts for Projects - Studies
  • Use of Legal Aid/Means of Pretrial and Judicial Protection,
  • Consultation with the Market.

 

Examination methodology

Theoretical examination

Certification Requirements  

At least Compulsory education and technical training

Management Systems Executives-Consultants-Inspector

scope

The TÜV HELLAS Management Systems Executives-Consultants-Inspector certification scheme is for business executives & self-employed who are already or are preparing to deal with management systems or work in corresponding quality departments alongside experienced quality professionals. They may be employed in product-producing enterprises, such as industries, crafts and small production units, in service enterprises, in commercial enterprises, and in public and non-governmental organizations. The scheme above concerns people at an introductory level, who either have little experience or wish to join the field of such systems, and it does not lead to inspectors of systems where established and international schemes are applied (eg IRCA, ICQ).

 Specializations

  1. SD executive
    1. Quality management systems
    2. Environmental management systems
    3. Occupational health & safety management systems
  2. Advisor SD
    1. Quality management systems
    2. Environmental management systems
    3. Occupational health & safety management systems

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Knowledge framework (syllabus)

  • Purpose and benefits of implementing a Management System (MS)
  •  What is the role of a Management System Inspector,
  • Characteristics and tools of management system inspectors
  •  Planning & implementation of an inspection according to ISO/IEC 17021 & ISO 19011 standards
  • Implementation of an inspection and collection of compliance evidence,
  • Principles of writing inspection reports
  • Corrections and corrective actions for nonconformities,
  • Establishing, implementing, monitoring, performance measurement
  • , evaluating, reviewing and improving a QM,
  • QM documentation requirements,
  • First, second & third party inspections,
  • Total Quality Management Fundamentals ( TQM),
  • Terms & definitions / General principles of product and service quality – or environmental management – ​​or health & safety at work
  •  Consulting for the creation and validation of a Management System

Examination methodology

Theoretical examination

Certification Requirements

At least Compulsory education and technical training

Business Negotiation Specialist

scope

The Special Business Negotiation scheme concerns a specialized professional who is responsible for the timely and effective preparation of the negotiation of business agreements, as well as for the successful implementation of the negotiation of complex contracts. The specific professional is employed in organizations or companies that participate in the implementation of financial agreements, having the responsibility of the entire implementation cycle, that is, from the preparation of the negotiation, to the conduct and then to its completion.

 

Knowledge framework (syllabus)

  •  Implementation of negotiations (stages – tactics – strategies)
  • Configuration of negotiation "pie" (value claiming vs. creating value)
  • Control of the negotiation framework (framing techniques) 
  • Application of power – persuasion – influence (holistic management framework)
  •  Building commitments - relationships (inter-personal / inter-company) F118+[@EXAMS]

Examination methodology

Multiple choice theory exam.

Certification Requirements

At least Compulsory education and technical training

Soft Skills Empowerment Executive

scope

The  Soft Skills Empowerment Executive scheme is about specialized professionals, capable of helping the employees of a company in the process of understanding the importance of horizontal skills, identifying the necessary horizontal skills and developing and/or strengthening them through specific methods.

Knowledge framework (syllabus ).

  • Defining and Importance of Horizontal Skills: European Policy and the Situation in Greece
  • Methods of Developing Horizontal Skills: Analytical-Critical and Critical-Transformative Thinking, Emotional Intelligence and "Learning to Learn"
  • Problem Solving and Change Management: Leadership, Communication and Stress Management
  • Transversal Skills Development Practices: Social and Educational Practices, Cultural Awareness

Examination methodology

Theoretical examination

 

Certification Requirements

At least Compulsory education and technical training

Contact Details

TÜV HELLAS
Mesogeion Av. 282
155 62 Cholargos, Greece

Tel.: +30 215 215 7434
Fax: +30 210 6528025
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