Training completed with distinction
Training completed with distinction
The state of Bavaria awards state prizes for outstanding achievements in the apprenticeship.
Selina Maget from WITTMANN BATTENFELD Deutschland has won one of these coveted awards.
“I am delighted that the commitment and hard work I put into my apprenticeship have been recognized,” says Selina Maget. She completed her training as a technical product designer at WITTMANN BATTENFELD Deutschland in January this year with a grade of 1.2. Since the beginning of February, she has been working as a permanent employee in the design department at WITTMANN’s Nuremberg facility.
Securing skilled workers for the future
Technical vocational training has traditionally been a high priority at the WITTMANN Group. The company provides training in both Germany and Austria to secure the supply of skilled workers in areas such as technical design, mechatronics, electrical engineering, machining, IT, and plastics technology.
“We are in the fortunate position of being able to fill our apprenticeship positions well every year,” says Andreas Schramm, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Deutschland. “Nevertheless, we are noticing that the number of suitable applicants is declining overall. This means we have to be more active than in the past.” For example, WITTMANN presents itself at vocational training fairs and cooperates with partner companies in order to be able to offer apprenticeship programs also away from its own locations.
Passing on enthusiasm for technology
“When I design an assembly using CAD software, it is then built in the assembly department, and everything works exactly as I imagined it would—that excites me. I want to pass on this enthusiasm for technology,” says Selina Maget. She is particularly focused on young women, as too few female pupils are choosing technical vocational training. “We need even more information exchange between schools and companies to change that,” says Maget. This is one reason why she is involved with the Young Talents Group of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). The initiative is aimed at young people who are about to choose a career.
