The selected 186 young people will begin their apprenticeship at the German locations of the company along with 23 dual school graduates combining degree courses with practical applications.
Lufthansa Technik AG, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group has announced the return of the company’s apprentice training program for the year 2022. Post to one of the biggest aviation industry crises and after a two-year hiatus, the company has welcomed new dual-study trainees under the program. According to the training program, 186 young people will begin their apprenticeship at the German locations of Lufthansa Technik AG.
Apart from that, a total of 23 dual students were taken on, i.e. school graduates who combine their degree courses with practical applications. The company’s apprentice training program in 2022 has returned in terms of numbers to roughly where it was in 2020, before the pandemic.
Of the total 209 new training positions or places to study, 122 positions are directly attributable to Lufthansa Technik AG, 36 positions for the first time to the technical operations of Lufthansa Airlines, and the remainder to the companies of the Lufthansa Technik Group. The percentage of women trainees in 2022 is a good 14 percent. The inclusion of people with physical disabilities also remains a declared goal of the company: In Hamburg, two hearing-impaired people will start their training as tool mechanics this year.
“We need reinforcements for the decade ahead; mechanics and engineers for the production divisions, we need young staff members for logistics and also the commercial sector,” says Barbara Koerner, Head of Training & Dual Studies at Lufthansa Technik. “We are competing with many other companies that are preparing for the changes brought about by the upcoming generation change and increasing digitization. The job market has changed a great deal: In a constantly evolving world, we increasingly find ourselves in the situation of no longer being able to choose but having to be chosen as an attractive employer. In this respect, vocational training of highly qualified workers remains one of our most important measures for securing the future.” she added further.
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Lufthansa Technik is using several new methods in addition to tried-and-tested measures in personnel marketing to reach out to young people who are suitable both personally and professionally. With new visual language and under the slogan “We are Aviationeers” in printed and online advertising formats as well as social channels, Lufthansa Technik is also advertising for new employees in Hamburg and Frankfurt through campaigns in public transport and fast-food restaurants. The company will also intensify its presence at trade fairs again, and also aims to strengthen cooperation projects with schools and universities.
