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Your Future Starts Here
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Why join Siemens?
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What is an Apprentice?
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Your Apprenticeship at Siemens Professional Education in Berlin
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Benefits you will enjoy
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Our Apprenticeship Scheme
(Case studies)
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Your Future Starts Here
Whether you are leaving school, college or looking for a new career focus, our
engineering apprenticeships could be the ideal route to your success. Would you
like to earn straight after leaving education? Do you have the motivation and
commitment to work and study whilst getting paid and achieve qualifications along
the way? With Siemens you can have your cake and eat it.
All our apprenticeship programmes lead to nationally recognized qualifications and
are tailored to meet the requirements of our business and our learners.
If you want a rewarding and challenging career, working for Siemens could be the
answer!
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Why join Siemens?
Siemens is a truly global company operating in over 190 countries.
We operate in 4 different sectors:
Energy: From oil and gas to wind power and marine current turbines, Siemens offers amazing
careers. Be part of the green revolution!
Industry: Our applications and software help to operate everything from buildings to plants.
Healthcare: We manufacture medical diagnostic equipment saving the lives of many people.
Infrastructure & Cities: More people live in cities than ever before – the challenges of a changing
society to make cities “tick” is one of our key markets and offers amazing career opportunities.
In 2013, Siemens turned over €76 billion, employing almost 370,000 people worldwide.
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What is an Apprentice?
An apprenticeship at Siemens takes 3.5
years to complete.
You will receive theoretical training at college to learn all you
need to know to be successful in your chosen career. All your
hands-on training will take place @ Siemens. In addition to
your technical learning, you will also have the opportunity to
pick up additional skills such as working in a team, giving
presentations and problem solving.
During your apprenticeship, you will have loads of
placements in our business units so that you can apply what
you have learnt in our training centres and at college.
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Your Apprenticeship at Siemens
Professional Education in Berlin
Our apprenticeship programme is based in Berlin and runs for 3.5 years starting
on 1st August 2014 with intensive German training.
Apprenticeships in
ƒƒ Mechatronics
ƒƒ Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Placements during
Apprenticeship:
ƒƒ In the first two years, your placements will be in the Siemens
plants in Berlin, in year 3 you will also have placements in your
home country
What happens after
the apprenticeship?
ƒƒ You will return to your home country and work in one of our local
operating companies
Who should apply?
ƒƒ You need to be 18. Knowledge of German is advantageous
ƒƒ High school leavers
ƒƒ College graduates
ƒƒ Or undergraduates who wish to have a change in career direction
Exam:
ƒƒ IHK (Chamber of Commerce) exam at the end of the
apprenticeship held in German
Pay/Benefits
ƒƒ You will earn whilst you learn – our apprentices currently earn
€847 per month in the first year of their apprenticeship, rising to
€994 in the final year
ƒƒ 30 days paid holiday
ƒƒ Accommodation, including gas & electricity, adjacent to training
centre paid for
ƒƒ Help with settling in on arrival in Berlin
ƒƒ Flights home paid for
ƒƒ Intensive language training as lessons are taught in German
ƒƒ ... and much, much more
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Benefits you will enjoy
Training:
We are fully committed to providing the
best training for our Apprentices and
you’ll benefit every day. Over the course
of your apprenticeship, you will be
learning a great deal both at the training
centre and on the job. You will also be
assigned a personal mentor to guide you
through the relevant stages, providing
continual support.
Over time, you will take on more
responsibility and accountability as your
skills, knowledge and expertise increase.
The benefits and advantages are
outstanding – yes, you learn an
occupation, but you also learn
craftsmanship and the importance of
doing things right first time.
Mentoring:
ƒƒ Support your development by
increasing exposure and supporting
personal development
ƒƒ Provide constructive feedback on a
quarterly basis
ƒƒ Encourage you to break new grounds
to approach business situations
ƒƒ Share his/her own experiences/stories
including mistakes
ƒƒ Refer you to other colleagues
We are fully committed to providing
the best training for our Apprentices
and you’ll benefit every day.
Further development:
If you have got what it takes, Siemens
can offer you the opportunity to develop
your career further. Siemens Professional
Education offers part time and distance
learning opportunities
Depending on Cluster / Country, Siemens
offers a variety of professional programs
to develop your career further.
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Our Apprenticeship
Scheme
Apprenticeship in Mechatronics
Mechatronics combines Mechanical Engineering with
Electronics – a typical career in Siemens after your
apprenticeship would be in Plant Automation, installation,
commissioning and maintenance of plant or as a Wind
Power Technician
Apprenticeship in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
This apprenticeship prepares you for a career in Power
Transmission and Distribution, installation and
maintenance of complex production lines or in
infrastructure projects
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Belgium
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France
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Spain
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Portugal
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Greece
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For more information about Siemens visit www.siemens.com
If you are interested in applying for a place on our Apprenticeship Scheme, please go to www.siemens.de/ausbildung
If you have questions, please contact:
NWE (Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, UK) to: TechnicalEducation-nwe.chr@siemens.com
CEE (Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia) to: TechnicalEducation-cee.chr@siemens.com
SWE (Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Italy) to: TechnicalEducation-swe.chr@siemens.com
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Case study
Name: Emmanouela
Miliori
Location: Greece
Occupation: Electronics
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice
A typical day begins at 6 or 7 am.
After a good breakfast a day of classes
follows, which is a mixture of
intensive German language and
terminology as well as introductory
hands on labs sessions. During the
first weeks some afternoons and the
weekends had extra activities, such as
sports and guided tours around
Berlin. This was the perfect change to
get to know the other classmates. In
time, the focus shifts into the
technical side of things, and the
language lessons continue on a
slower pace. The German language is
used for all comunication and during
classes, however with the help of the
professors evens someone who
unfamiliar with German would be
able to get along comfortably. This
constant use of the language makes it
easier to learn it fast. The classes end
around 3 o’ clock, so there’s some
time for rest before homework or
other activities in the afternoon.
The apartment’s complex is located
just 10 minutes of walking distance
from the Siemens offices. There’s also
a metro station nearby, as well as
supermarkets and an assortment of
other shops. The jungfernheide park,
which is an excellent choice for a
walk, jogging or cycling, is just 700
meters away.
Berlin as a city offers all kinds of
activities. Apart from the sights to see
there are many shops, restaurants,
bars, clubs and a very active nightlife.
The central square, Alexanderpaltz, is
40 minutes away via the metro. A
must event to visit is the Flohmarkts
(every Saturday) where you can buy
various used items at a very good
price. I personally think that this is
the ideal place to buy a bicycle, which
a really good way to get around!
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
A couple of years ago, I started
German lessons while planning to go
aboard for studies. After seeing the
announcement from Siemens, I
thought it would be the perfect
change to put my electronics
knowledge into practice, as a
profession. I am also enthusiastic
about meeting people from all over
Europe and being self-sufficient with
a chance of working for one of the
largest international companies!
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
Apart from professional experience, I
expect to gain a better understanding
of the German language and related
terminology, to learn how a big
corporation works and to work with
automated industrial equipment.
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
For the short span of time I have been
here we have done many things. The
first month was the hardest but at the
same time the most impressive. Tours
in the parliament, the Berlin Wall, the
river, bowling, rowing, tree climbing
and others are the highlights of the
first weeks. During the classes
hands-on sessions with special
equipment was also pretty impressive!
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Case study
Name: Oscar Hernandez
Montes
Location: Spain
Occupation: Mechatronics
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice
A day as an apprentice in Siemens is
completely different depending on if
it is theory or practice. We have
usually two weeks of theory followed
by two weeks of practice.
In the theory classes the Siemens
Professional education is the most
alike to an University. We start at 8
a.m. until 3 p.m. when we finish. We
learn what we will later need in the
practice, we learn how the machines
work, the components from them and
how operate them depending on
what we would want to achieve. For
the moment we have learnt theory,
math, and technical drawing in these
theory classes.
When we have practice, we start at 7
a.m. instead of 8 a.m. and we also
finish at 3 p.m. We make the project
proposed by the teacher using the
knowledge which we have acquired
before in theory class and the useful
indications from the practice teacher.
And obviously we also have German
lessons in this period of time.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
I was motivated to enroll in the
program mainly for the fact of being a
„dual system” education program, it
was a kind of education that we
currently can not have in Spain and in
my opinion, it is a very useful
education. Another reason was the
importance of learning a third
language apart from Spanish and
English, German is such an important
language not only in Siemens, but in
the whole engineering field.
Many people, who have worked in
Siemens, have recommended me
Siemens, and they have encouraged
me to take this chance of learning
and acquiring a lot of experience from
the head of Siemens here in Berlin.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I expect to gain the necessary
experience and knowledge to give a
good performance when the
apprenticeship is over. To summarize,
the basics are a high German level
and the necessary mechatronics
knowledge. Apart from those, I think I
can achieve too to get much more, a
good working methodology,
developing competences like team
working, initiative and experience. In
my opinion, experience is something
that I can get from these kind of
education, that I could not get from
others, I think it is something very
important to give a great
performance to the company as soon
as the program ends.
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
In these three months I think that there
were many highlights to emphasize,
out from Siemens as well as in
Siemens, the activities organized by
Siemens for us at the beginning at the
program were clearly the best
moments, the tourism, leisure and
sports activities.
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Case study
Name: Stephanie
Neumann
Location: United Kingdom
Occupation: Mechatronics
A typical day in the life of a European
apprentice
A typical day starts off with waking up
in my own fully furnished apartment,
opening the curtains and stepping out
onto my balcony, gazing out onto a
beautiful Berlin sunrise, a lovely perk of
this fantastic opportunity.
After a couple of weeks in the
workshop we started with the
theoretical lessons of Mechatronics.
Trust me, not as boring as you may
think! Getting to know the ins and outs
of the technical side and how things
work and why they work is
unbelievably interesting.
With no one else to get in my way, I get
myself ready for the day ahead. I meet
the other Azubi’s outside of the
apartments and head towards work. In
the summer, it’s a lovely 10mintue walk
to wake you up in the morning, or in
the winter quickly jump on the U-Bahn
and it’s a short 3minute train journey.
Come 15:00 and it’s home time =) Time
for yourself! I recommend taking
advantage of this, Berlin has so much
to offer you’ll be in shock. Not just at
the weekends but during the week
there is always some activity
somewhere.
Our days can and have been a mixture
of many things since arriving in Berlin.
Throughout August we focused on German lessons and had many outings into
the centre of Berlin. So many interesting places to see and things to do.
In September we started our chosen
courses, for me this is Mechatronics.
Starting off in the workshop, this is
where the fun really begins! If you’re a
hands-on worker then this is definitely
for you. It is also a test of patience and
a true character builder. In the
workshop you’ll become your very own
worst critic as you’ll constantly be
reaching for perfect, this is a great sign!
We started off with a mini-project that
lasted all of 2weeks, a beginner’s
course you could say. Our second miniproject was to make a ‘Würfel’, a ‘die’ in
English. This one was exciting, new
machines and tools and the finishing
product gives you a great feeling of
achievement.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
There wasn’t one particular thing that
particularly motivated me to do this,
but the whole package together.
Learning something new and
interesting was number one. After
being out of education for 2years I had
been starved of knowledge and was
desperate for a challenge.The second
motivation was the moving to Berlin.
My dream has always been to move to
Germany so I was pretty much packed
and ready to jump on the plane when I
got the ‘congratulations’ phone call.
The language is slightly tough to begin
with granted, however, it is one of the
most interesting and fun to learn in my
opinion. To be able to talk fluently like a
native is in itself a great motivation for
me. To be part of the engineering world
and speak German fluently opens many
doors for future careers and perhaps
even travelling.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I expect to come out with a professional
understanding and knowledge on
Mechatronics. On a peronal level I hope
to be able to work more independently
as well as in a team and to trust my
own instincts and opinions. To be able
to stand back, assess a situation and
feel confident in solving the situation at
hand. On a more general scale as a
female in the engineering world, i hope
to have my opinion valued and to be
respected as a top quality engineer.
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
Everyday you’re experiencing
something new, something ineresting.
From learning more about what
Siemens as company does to the
Mechatronics course, to the German
lifestyle. My biggest highlight would be
working in the workshop. As i have
never had experience in anything like
the workshops the college provides, i
find it very interesting to be honest, a
lot of fun. Being able see your project
develop day by day and then to be able
to say „i made that“ is a huge highlight.
To then talk about your final piece and
describe each step and what you did,
perhaps any problems you encountered
along the way and how you overcame
them, is a great achievment and a
highlight for anyone.
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Case study
Name: Biret Adrien
Location: France
Occupation: Mechatronics
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice
A typical day in the life of a European
apprentice is different between the
week of theory or practice.
For a week of theory, I wake up at
7a.m , take my breakfast and a
shower, then leave at 7:30 /7:40 to
take the metro or to go by foot to the
Siemens AG SPE school (it’s take
sensibly the same time). We begin at
8 a.m. with intensive German lessons
until 11:15 with a pause at 9:30 of 15
min. Then at 11:30 we have the
theory lessons till 3 p.m. with a lunch
pause at 1 p.m. the rest of the day is
for us, to work or to chill , to do some
sports, etc .
With the praxis week, I wake up one
hour earlier because we begin one
hour earlier too. We finish the day at
the same time, but we have a
breakfast pause at 8:40 a.m. and the
lunch pause is at 11:50. We don’t
have German lesson but all our
lessons are in German, theory and
practice. In both cases, the teachers
are here for us and our improvement.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
By studying math before, I choose to
go to a more real thing, and the
mecatronik, which I never heard
about before, was a good choice after
a deeper research. Furthermore, the
international experience is a really
positive thing with learning an other
language, an other country, culture,
and way of working. It opens your
mind and allow you to know more
way or working than your owns.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I expect a better maturity of mind and
a better professional experience.
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
To know Berlin and the German live, to
learn the language, and the
mecatroniks are the points I
experienced up to now and I would like
to keep going in that way.
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Case study
Name: Tiago Vitoriano
Location: Portugal
Occupation: Mechatronics
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice
One normal day in Berlin start as a
normal day in Portugal, shower,
breakfast, and then cycling to
siemens with a very nice view from
the city.
The normal school day start at 8h, the
first days is German classes, than start
technique classes.
As Mechatronics you learn Electronics
and Mechanics, and more practice
than theory, the school have excellent
installations and the teachers teach
very well.
In practice classes we do many
projects and you practice what you
have learnt in theory classes.
On free time we discover Berlin and
practice our German, Berlin is a city
with many histories to found and a
few green spaces.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
At this moment is a great motivation
for everyone in Portugal taking part
of one Europeans programme, but
the bigger motivation is that we can
go back to Portugal and work in one
of the bigest European companys
with a course done in Germany.
Another motivation now is that I’m
sure about the installations and what
we learn here is the best.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I hope the apprenticeship continue
doing well and learn many new
things!
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
My experience until now is very
positive!
In every class we have a excellent
group job and in practice classes we
have help from German students.
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Case study
Name: Tim Demol
Location: Belgium
Occupation: Mechatronics
A typical day in the life of a European
apprentice
One normal day in Berlin start as a As all
When we have Theory we start at 8 am
sharp. But when we have workshops –
the Praktikums- we start at 7 am! If you
are not an ‘Early Bird’, I’m afraid you
have to rely on an extra alarm clock.
All lessons are in German. Although
German is a close relative to Dutch for a
Dutch speaking Belgian, learning this
new language requires a lot of energy
during the first weeks. We do have
support from a tutor though who helps
with translations.
During the Parktikum we realized
already what Deutsche Gründlichkeit
means.
Working with new machines and
tools is really exciting but Perfection is
the norm at Siemens.
Every 2 or 3 weeks you have to pass
a test and every finished product needs
to pass a quality test.
It is only next year that we will have
an internship of 2 weeks. For me it will
be in the Gas Turbines unit. I’m looking
forward to that experience already
today.
In small teams we have to complete
a project. Our team’s task is to
manufacture a compressor.
You not only learn about a
compressor but also how to work in a
team, how to plan your work, how to
solve problems, how to manage time
and progress.
Coffee breaks and lunch are at the
‘Kasino’ at very affordable prices.
This is the time to socialize with your
colleagues, coming from 14 European
countries.
A truly mini European Community at
work!
We stop at 3PM, leaving plenty of
time to discover Berlin or to play football
with the colleagues.
After doing some cooking together (my
cooking skills increased dramatically)
we enjoy everything Berlin has to offer;
movies, pubs, architecture. Needless to
say that we already can confirm the
famous reputation of the Berlin
nightlife.
We really get on very well together.
Which is not a surprise as you better be
sociable and open-minded when you
have to spend 3,5 years abroad as a
youngster.
SPE helped us finding our way in
Berlin by organizing city trips for the
whole group.
And there enough to discover in
Berlin ! A cosmopolitan, energizing city
with – to our surprise – lots of green
areas.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans programme
Siemens is well known for their
deploySiemens is well known for their
training and products.
The fact that the programme is in
German – a language that I have never
learnt – was an extra challenge.
Germany is known for their work
precision - the famous Deutsche
Gründlichkeit. So I was sure that I would
learn how to work very precise and as
fast as possible.
Another reason was the guarantee
of a job after the apprenticeship in a
company with a world class reputation
and because it is Siemens it will be a job
that you will like. Especially what
Siemens is doing today in the Energy
sector was very attractive to me.
I wanted to have hands-on
experience as soon as possible.
Duale Ausbildung (German for
apprenticeship) is not very well known
in Belgium, I was immediately
interested when I heard about the SPE
opportunity.
The combination of working and
studying and last but not least, getting
paid for it, made me decide to take on
this adventure.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I’d like the SPE to support me in
becoming a top technical professional
in the Energy Sector, capable of using
state-of-the-art tools and machines.
I also expect that after 3.5 years of
living in Berlin my German will be
perfect.
What have you experienced up to
now? What were the Highlights for
you?
The lessons are really interesting .You
learn what is needed to become a top
Mechatronic professional.
Your personal ‘level’ is taken into
account . This means that you can learn
faster than your colleagues.
The support from the SPE.staff.
There’s also the feeling of achieving
something when completing a ‘piece’.
I like the Community feeling with the
apartments and the camaraderie with
the 29 colleagues, coming from 14
countries. The fun we have together.
Everything that Siemens does to
make us feel at home her.
What are your hopes and aspirations
for the future at Siemens?
I’m dreaming of having a job later
where I feel at home. Like I feel in this
training.
That’s why I first would like to
continue my learning journey within
this company.
There’s so much to explore and
discover at Siemens. 3,5 years will
hopefully be enough to make up my
mind about my future job, back in
Belgium.
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