Immerse yourself in the world of game development

Game Business

Game business models, monetization of games, interface to developer studios, social media marketing, in-game advertising, game basics

Training & Process

At the School of Games and Future Technologies, you will learn all the skills you need to immerse yourself in the world of game development during your two-year full-time training.

Mentoring-Program

For almost the entire two years, you will also have the Portfolio & Application Coaching subject, in which we will prepare you perfectly for the application phase after your training

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Apply if you are at least 18 years old and have a secondary school diploma or a (technical) high school diploma or completed vocational training.

Your 36-month
Intensive training

At the School of Games and Future Technologies, you will learn all the skills you need to immerse yourself in the world of game publishing, marketing and strategy development in the games industry during your three-year full-time training with an IHK qualification.

Your training as a business administrator with marketing communication with a focus on game business will prepare you for your career in the games industry. Strategy development, project management and the marketing of digital games and apps are among your future challenges.

Our business people with a focus on the game business therefore have excellent future prospects in the following areas:

  • Games industry   
  • PR departments
  • Production companies
  • Software company
  • Advertising agencies
  • marketing
  • App development
  • eSports
  • VR/AR providers 
  • Gamification    

Entry requirements and process

  • Age: 18 years and older
  • Prerequisite: Aptitude test & interview
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Start: 20.09.2024
  • Learning format: classroom teaching, seminars, group work, presentations
  • Qualification: Certificate, Chamber of Commerce and Industry qualification in Marketing Communication

Training content
and subjects

Mentoring-Program

These are just some of the subjects you will learn during your training with us. During almost the entire two years you will also have the subject Portfolio & Application Coaching, in which we prepare you perfectly for the application phase after your training

Your mentor will work with you to create a professional demo reel or portfolio and give you valuable tips and feedback. Our Career Center also helps students prepare application documents and find jobs in studios.

Do you want to learn more about our mentoring program? Then just take Contact with us. We will be happy to inform you.

Graduates
School of Games

Optimal support on your career path: We support you on your way and prepare you perfectly for your dream start by coaching you during the application process and also during the job search.

We also regularly invite industry leaders and studios to visit us so that you can make contacts early on and get a valuable look behind the scenes. Examples of employers of our graduates include:

Emotional Moments

»HHVISION makes visions come alive. For more than 15 years, everything we do has revolved around architecture, design and technology. In addition to images and film, interactive, VR and real-time are becoming increasingly important in our industry. In this respect, the graduates of the School of Games and their training perfectly complement our team in bringing together the technology of game engines and architecture.«

​Martin Hennrich, CEO HH Vision

Enormous opportunities
for a career

»We want to make a contribution to sustainably supporting the local games ecosystem. That's why we also want to inspire young people to get involved in our industry, because they will soon be the new generation of talents who will help shape the games scene in Germany.«

Dorian Auer, CSR & Education Specialist, Ubisoft Blue Byte

Apply now
for your apprenticeship

Apply if you are at least 18 years old and have a secondary school diploma or a (technical) high school diploma or completed vocational training.

Get to know us

You are welcome to call us, write us an email or speak to our advisor Stephan Heinich personally about your training at the School of Games.

Online or personal application

We look forward to receiving your application documents consisting of a cover letter, CV and – if available – work samples.

Invitation to the aptitude test including interview

Now we will arrange a time for your aptitude test and interview.

Notification of the decision

You will receive feedback on your results within two weeks.

Acceptance after positive feedback and contract creation

If your response is positive, you can start your training at the School of Games on September 20, 2024.

Your Investment

Gesamtbetrag: 17.280 €
You can choose between the following payment options:
Einmalzahlung: 16.680 €
Installment payment:   36 Monate × 480 € (17.280 €)

Vergütung durch die Unternehmen in der Praxisphase.

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