Course: LUnited Club Manager

LUnited, in partnership with the Ludwigshafen Adult Education Centre, will once again be offering the training course to become a certified club manager from 19 September 2026. This course is aimed at volunteers and full-time staff from clubs, as well as local authority (LU) or municipal (MA) officials, who already hold positions of responsibility within their own club or wish to take on greater responsibility in the future. Places for the 2026/27 course are fully booked. We are now accepting pre-registrations for 2027/28.

The training programme to become a certified club manager offers those in leadership roles a comprehensive insight into all the key areas that are important for the effective and sustainable leadership and management of their club. Spanning 14 modules and a total of 58 teaching units, the course covers topics including the legal framework, financial fundamentals, member recruitment, press relations and club communications. Practical challenges such as regulations governing the organisation of festivals and events are also discussed, as is the forward-looking topic of artificial intelligence and its specific applications in the day-to-day running of an association.

The course begins on 19 September 2026 and ends on 30 January 2027. There are 20 places available: 15 for clubs from Ludwigshafen and 5 for clubs from Mannheim. Registration was open via the VHS Ludwigshafen website. The 2026/27 course is fully booked. We are now accepting provisional bookings for 2027/28.

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The Club Manager training programme is a joint project between the Ludwigshafen Adult Education Centre (VHS), the City of Mannheim and the ‘LUnited’ association.