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Careers and Work

Dual training, qualifications and employers: current information and background on career and work

Auszubildende in einem Industriebetrieb Dual vocational training
Starting your professional life
Your path to vocational training in Germany
Are you interested in doing vocational training in Germany? We provide answers to your most important questions.
Fachkräfte haben in Deutschland gute Chancen.
The steps to getting a job in Germany
What are my chances? How do I find a suitable job? Do I need a visa? Find out here.
Sonnenaufgang am Neckar Getting around in Germany
Binnenschifffahrt
A life on the water
Robert Litmeyer is a skipper who is at home on Europe’s waterways. What is his life like on board, and how does he experience Germany?
Wandergesellin Regina Schreyer Getting around in Germany
Auf der Walz
Leaving the bakehouse for the big wide world
Once she’d completed her bakery apprenticeship, Regina Schreyer spent four years on the road as a journeywoman - travelling all over Germany and halfway round the world.
Für Steffka Arnold ist LKW-Fahren ein absoluter Traumjob. Getting around in Germany
Porträt
At home on four wheels
Steffka Arnold is a trucker. During the week, her lorry is her home and the road is her office.
Im Donautal fährt Wuschansky besonders gern. Getting around in Germany
Porträt
Magical moments in a driver’s cab
Peter Wuschansky is passionate about his job as a train driver and, with tens of thousands of followers on social media, is truly a “trainfluencer”.
picture Skilled crafts
Dual System
A future in a skilled craft or trade
Interested in a craft apprenticeship in Germany? Here are four facts in favour of the idea.
Tamara John ist Orthopädietechnik-Meisterin. Skilled crafts
Orthopaedic technicians
“Every person is different”
Tamara John is an orthopaedic technician. Her profession combines medical expertise with innovative technology.
Antonella Menrath hat sich für einen Handwerksberuf entschieden. Skilled crafts
plumbing, heating and air conditioning
“The job is super varied”
In a studio flat one day and a big school building the next: Antonella Menrath is a plumbing, heating and air conditioning engineer.
Motorrad-Designer Marcus Walz in seiner Manufaktur Skilled crafts
Technology and design
Motorcycle pure: from Hockenheim to Hollywood
Marcus Walz is an internationally recognised motorbike designer – his customers include a lot of celebrities. The mainstream isn’t his ride.
Zupfinstrumentenmacher Nikola Petrek Skilled crafts
A portrait
The guitar healer
Musicians from all over the world come to Nikola Petrek to have their instruments repaired. The most important thing to him as an instrument maker is the soul of the music.
Modernes Handwerk spielt in Deutschland eine wichtige Rolle. Skilled crafts
Jobs in demand
Ten facts about skilled crafts
The skilled crafts are the number one trainee instructor in Germany - and always looking for talent. Ten facts you should know.

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