Office communications specialist. Office communications specialists are all-rounders who carry out a range of responsibilities in the office. One major component of their training is learning how to use all modern communications resources. After completing their training office communication specialists are employed at DPD for example in customer service, sales or in the accounts department. They advise customers on all questions of logistics and implement their wishes competently. Their daily tasks include the selection and planning of the optimum means of transport, the calculation of prices and ensuring that customers are satisfied. The training period for this profession is three years. Contents of the training programme: the company which implements the training the position of this company within the overall economy occupational training safety in the workplace, environmental protection and rational energy use organisation and services provision and utilisation of services operational organisation and functional relationships office management and statistics organisation of the work station working and organisational resources office procedures statistics information processing word processing typing qualifications, text formulation and design office communications techniques automatic text processing accounting for specific sections commercial management and controlled tasks involved in accounting for specific sections personnel management for specific sections basics of personnel management tasks involved in personnel management for specific sections assistance and secretarial tasks communication and cooperation in the office and office coordination organisational tasks for specific sections specific responsibilities relating to individual task areas Trainee vacancies