Apprenticeship training
at Infineon Austria
Mag. Sabrina Moser-Schellander
Talent Attraction Manager
IFAT HR TMRD
Main reasons for apprenticeship training
› Securing the recruitment and development of skilled workers
› Generating maintenance technicians / line experts on a high
technical level
› Social responsibility to employ the young
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Apprenticeship training - Status Quo 30th
September 2015
› As of 30th September 2015 Infineon Austria is training 47 apprentices
in the dual apprenticeship training mechatronics and electrical engineering
(systems and industrial engineering).
– 29 men (~ 62 %)
– 18 women (~ 38 %)
– In total there are 34 apprentices on the
apprenticeship with Matura training (~ 72 %)
› In September 2015 12 new apprentices started
their training
– 5 of these are women
– 10 of these apprentices are on the apprenticeship with Matura training
› In Autumn 2015 12 apprentices finished the double apprenticeship training
– 10 men and 2 girls
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Job description mechatronics and electrical
engineering
› Mechatronics (automation technology)
and electrical engineers
(systems and industrial engineering)
… build mechanical, electromechanical,
electrical, and electronic parts into
mechatronical systems
… assemble, install, maintain, and
repair electrical equipment, machines,
and devices
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Apprenticeship training process at IFAT
~ 2 weeks TeAc
St. Andrä i.L.
Technical Academy (TeAc)
in St. Andrä i.L.
1st training year
~ 12 weeks TeAc
St. Andrä i.L.
Infineon Villach
2nd training year
3rd training year
4th training year
10 weeks vocational college at FBS Villach 2 each training year
AwM at the
vocational college
Wolfsberg
AwM at the vocational college Villach 1
(only AwM apprentices)
(only AwM apprentices)
Additionally: trainings (e.g. English, soft skills), participation in contests, events, and
projects
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Training at Infineon Austria
› Practical and technical training in cooperation with the
Technical Academy in St. Andrä im Lavanttal
› 10-week block vocational college in Villach each training year
› Apprenticeship with Matura is also possible!
› Additional trainings top off the apprenticeship training
(e.g. English, team trainings, learning to learn, …)
› After completing the training, our apprentices have many
different qualification and career opportunities!
For example:
– Professional training courses
– Foreman training
– Vocational qualification and university studies
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Highlights of the last years
› November 2012:
National championship title
in Mechatronics
› 1st place for IFAT apprentices
Hannes Rindlisbacher und Stefan
Svetina (both 3rd year) at the
national vocational competition in
Mechatronics
› Mr. Rindlisbacher and Mr. Svetina
qualified for the World Vocational
Championships in Leipzig (July
2013) and represented Austria in
Mechatronics
› At the World Championships the
two apprentices placed 18th and
received a Medallion for Excellence
(over 500 points at the
competition)
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Highlights of the last years
› November 2012, 2013 and 2015:
Among the TOP 3 at the
apprenticeship competition of the
Federation of Austrian Industry
Carinthia "Facharbeit ist Spitze!“
(skilled work is top)
› 2012: Sandra Mack (1st year), Marcus
Eckhoff & Andreas König (both 4th
year) took 1st place
› 2013: Valentina Peternell, Nadine
Stoxreiter and Christoph Habernig (all
3rd year) placed 3rd
› 2015: Alexander Schmid took 1st
place in Mathematics, Robert Jank
placed 3rd in English and David Gütler
is in the winning team in the team
competition
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Highlights of the last years
› Since Autumn 2012:
Yearly apprentice excursion for
the 3rd and 4th year, as well as
the young skilled workers
› The excursion always has a
historical or technical focus and is
supported by HR, the workers‘
council, as well as PROGE (youth
department)
› Excursion destinations:
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2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
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Memorial Mauthausen
Memorial Peršmanhof
Kaprun
Memorial Mauthausen
and voestalpine steel world
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Highlights of the last years
›
Ongoing
Apprentices contribute to and
participate in career information
events and help advertise the
apprenticeship at IFAT
›
Vocational orientation and educational
guidance
– Apprenticeship on air
– Job information day „Hello Future“
– Job spying (at Infineon)
›
Girls‘ Center
– Mädchen-Lehre-Technik (Girlsapprenticeship-technology)
›
Marketing activities
– My apprenticeship in the KLZ
– Federation of Austrian Industry
campaign in the KLZ
– whatchado
›
In-house activities
– Family Day
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Contact
Sigrun Alten
Apprentice representative Human Resources
Tel: 051777-2422 / Mobile: 0676/82052422
Mail: Sigrun.Alten@infineon.com
DI (FH) Markus Mumme
Technical training manager
Tel: 051777-2363 / Mobile: 0676/82051193
Mail: Markus.Mumme@infineon.com
General contact
Lehrlinge.Austria@infineon.com
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