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ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Welcomes 328 New Apprentices
09/03/2010 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has taken on 328 new apprentices in 19 occupations with the startup this week of its latest apprentice training year. To ease the transition from school to working life, all newcomers attend a week-long initiation course in which they meet other apprentices, learn about the company, and spend time focusing on workplace health and safety.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has taken on 328 new apprentices in 19 occupations with the startup this week of its latest apprentice training year.
The 328 new apprentices bring ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s total number of apprentices to around 1,150. Added to this are roughly 120 apprentices from other companies who are being trained on a contract basis.
The company provides apprenticeship training at its Bochum, Duisburg, Dortmund, Kreuztal-Eichen and Finnentrop sites. “With its tradition of providing high-quality apprentice training well beyond its own needs, Germany’s biggest steel producer fulfills its social responsibility for the future of the region,” emphasized Dieter Kroll, Chief Human Resources Officer at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.
For this year’s program, 214 youngsters embarked on their careers in Duisburg, 58 on commercial apprenticeships and 156 learning technical/industrial occupations. There were 47 new apprentices in Bochum (three commercial, 44 technical/industrial), 31 in Dortmund (four commercial, 27 technical/industrial), and 30 in Kreuztal-Eichen and Finnentrop in the Siegerland region (six commercial, 24 technical/industrial).
To ease the transition from school to working life, all newcomers attend an initiation course from Monday to Friday – the company has been organizing this popular introductory week for around 20 years. For example, the Duisburg-based apprentices are split into groups of roughly 50 and spend the week at youth hostels in Cologne and Bad Neuenahr.
As part of the initiation course, the apprentices introduce themselves to the others using self-prepared presentations and interviews, giving newcomers the opportunity to get to know each other, their trainers and team leaders outside the workshop atmosphere.
Apprentices also pick up useful tips about day-to-day work and necessary information about their employer. For example: What does the Board member responsible for me look like? How is the company organized? But also: Where can I park? Where is the canteen? Where do I get my company ID card?
A key focus of the introductory week is health and safety. This focus is particularly important for people starting out on their careers, as experience has shown that less experienced workers frequently make mistakes due to a lack of knowledge. City tours, barbecues and social activities round out the highly popular program.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG noted that applications for apprenticeship starting in September 2011 are now being accepted online at http://karriere.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com/de/karriere.html. The company said that career prospects are particularly good for young people interested in becoming process mechanics or electronics technicians for automation engineering.
