Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | At two thyssenkrupp sites in Danville, Illinois, an innovative pilot project to tackle the skills shortage is turning into a real success story. Last summer the company’s “Youth Apprenticeship Program” has entered its fifth year.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | Corporate culture | People at thyssenkrupp | thyssenkrupp worldwide | In the first year of the thyssenkrupp’s new training center, 30 to 35 apprentices will learn everything there is to know about their future technical careers. What is particularly important to the managers is the balance between theoretical basics and practical experience. The project is set to significantly expand over the next three years.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Corporate culture | Engagement | People at thyssenkrupp | As part of the "Wir-Zusammen – Integrations-Initiative der deutschen Wirtschaft", we made a promise at thyssenkrupp – and kept our word. What's more, with 400 additional internships instead of the 230 originally planned and 150 additional vocational places for refugees, we even exceeded the targets we had set ourselves.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Automotive-sector | Career at thyssenkrupp | Engineering | At the 1st thyssenkrupp Presta Racing Day students put themselves and their self-constructed racing cars to the ultimate test for the Formula Student Racing series. And while they are here many of them discover their dream job.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | If you need stamping dies for the automotive industry, Elias Friedrich – a tool engineer – is your man. He is well aware that fractions of a millimeter can make the difference between rejects and perfect parts in his work, but precision and skilled craftsmanship are right up his street.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Automotive-sector | People at thyssenkrupp | Michael Barth, Youth Apprenticeship Advisor at thyssenkrupp in Danville, Illinois, about his work: "I enjoy working with our Youth Apprentices. It gives me a chance to help them develop in the workplace and in life outside."