Siemens Technical Education for Europeans.

Siemens Technical Education
for Europeans.
Apprenticeship Scheme
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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 or 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 while getting
paid and achieve qualifications along the
way? With Siemens you can have your
cake and eat it.
All our apprenticeship programs 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.
Siemens is behind a diverse range of technologies and
services: we design and manufacture products and systems
from traffic lights and wind turbines, to rail systems and
motor drives.
By joining Siemens you will become part of one of the
world’s largest and most successful engineering companies – one that is passionate about innovation and has a
diverse range of rewarding apprenticeship opportunities
available to you.
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What is an
apprentice?
An apprenticeship at Siemens takes
3.5 years to complete.
You will receive theoretical training at a
vocational school to learn all you need to
know to be successful in your chosen
career. All your hands-on training will
take place at 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
plenty of placements in our business
units so that you can apply what you
have learned in our training centers and
at our vocational school.
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Apprenticeships in:
• Mechatronics
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
The combination makes
the difference:
• Theory taught in class in the
Werner-von-Siemens-VocationalSchool in Berlin
• Applied learning in the lab of
Siemens Professional Education
in Berlin
• Experience in the workplace in
Siemens Division in Berlin and in
home country
What happens after
the apprenticeship?
• You will return to your home
country and work in one of our local
operating companies
Who should apply?
• High school leavers (you need to be 18)
• College graduates
• Undergraduates who wish to have
a change in career direction
• Knowledge of German is
advantageous
Exam:
• IHK (Chamber of Commerce) exam
at the end of the apprenticeship held
in German
Pay/Benefits:
• You will earn while you learn – our
apprentices currently earn € 895 per
month in the 1st year of their
apprenticeship, rising to € 1,051
in the final year
• 30 days paid vacation
• Accommodation, adjacent to training
center paid for, including gas and
electricity
• Help with settling in on arrival in
Berlin
• Flights home paid for
• Intensive language training as
lessons are taught in German
• ... and much, much more
Our apprenticeship program
is based in Berlin and runs for
3.5 years starting on August 1st,
2016 with intensive German
training.
Your
apprenticeship.
Siemens Professional Education in Berlin.
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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
center 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 the 1st time.
Mentors:
• Support your development by increasing
exposure and supporting personal
development
• Provide constructive feedback on a
quarterly basis
• Encourage you to break new grounds
and to approach business situations
• Share his/her own experiences/stories
including mistakes
• Refer you to other colleagues
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 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.
United Kingdom
Gabriel Vijent
Poland
Michal Wislocki
United Kingdom
Gabrielle King
The Netherlands
Andre Koster
Spain
Oscar Hernandez Montes
Greece
Emmanouela Miliori
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Name: Emmanouela Miliori
Location: Greece
Occupation: Electrical / Electronics Technician
Case study
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice.
A typical day begins at 6 or 7am.
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 1st
weeks, some afternoons and the
weekends had extra activities, such
as sports and guided tours around
­Berlin. This was the perfect chance to
get to know the other classmates. In
time, the focus shifts into the technical side of things, and the language
lessons continue at a slower pace. The
German language is used for all comunication and during classes, however
with the help of the professors even
someone who is 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 3pm, so there’s
some time for rest before homework
or other activities in the afternoon.
The apartment’s complex is located
just 10 minutes 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, Alexanderplatz, is
40 minutes away via the metro. One
event you shouldn’t miss is the Flea­
market (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 is a
really good way to get around!
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans program.
A couple of years ago, I started
German lessons while planning to
go abroad for studies. After seeing
the announcement from Siemens, I
thought it would be the perfect
chance to put my electronics know­
ledge 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 have been the
highlights for you?
In the short space of time I have been
here we have done many things.
The 1st month was the hardest but at
the same time the most impressive.
Tours of the parliament, the Berlin
Wall, the river, bowling, rowing,
tree climbing and others were my
highlights of the 1st weeks. During
the classes hands-on sessions with
special equipment was also pretty
impressive!
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Name: Oscar Hernandez Montes
Location: Spain
Occupation: Mechatronics Technician
Case study
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 2 weeks of theory followed by
2 weeks of practice.
In theory classes the Siemens
Professional Education is the most
similar to university. We start at 8am
and finish at 3pm. We learn what we
will later need in the practice: we
learn how the machines work, their
components or how they operate,
depending on what we want to
achieve. For the moment we have
learned theory, math, and technical
drawing in these theory classes.
When we have practice, we start at
7am instead of 8am and we also
­finish at 3pm. We do 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 program.
I decided to enroll in the program
mainly because it’s a “dual system”
education program, a kind of education that we currently can not have in
Spain. In my opinion, it is a very useful education. Another reason was the
importance of learning a 3rd 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 Siemens,
and they have encouraged me to take
this chance to learn and to acquire a
lot of experience from the head of
Siemens here in Berlin.
working methodology, developing
team working, initiative and experience. In my opinion, the experience I
can gain from this type of education
is something that other types cannot
offer. When the program ends, I think
it is important to be able to give
something back to the company.
What have you experienced up
to now? What were the highlights
for you?
In these 3 months I think that there
have been many highlights. From
both life inside Siemens and outside.
The activities organized by S
­ iemens
for us at the beginning of the program were clearly the best moments,
the tourism, leisure and sports
activities.
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 a good
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Name: Gabriel Vijent
Location: United Kingdom
Occupation: Electrical/Electronics Technician
Case study
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice.
Well, I wake up at about 6.45 in the
morning and get ready for school.
We, the Europeans, meet all together
to leave for school at 7.30am and
walk together to take the metro
(tube). We start a 4 block school day
at 8am (7 English time!) and finish at
3pm (2 English time). In the 1st
month here, we had German throughout the whole day. Sometimes finishing days at 1pm because we had trips
which were awesome, and then later
on in the month we had a “mini-project”
in which we had to build these cool
circuits.
After 6 weeks we started the actual
course, as the 1st month was just
intensive German lessons to get us
prepared for the Germans and the
hang of the language. Since we started
the actual course, we typically start
with 2 blocks of German lessons,
which are not so intensive anymore
since we don’t have German all day,
and then we have theory lessons
taught in German. After 2 weeks of
that there were 2 weeks of practical
lessons in which we only had German
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
for 2 blocks after practical. Not to forget, during practical lesson weeks you
start school at 7am (6 English time!!!)
and you still finish at 3pm.
That pretty much sums up a day of
my life.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans program.
My reasons for coming here were
plain and simple. This was too great
an opportunity to turn down and also
it would be a great experience to go
to a foreign country to study a passion
of mine that I want to become my
occupation. Having other people with
you who have the same motivations
helps too.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I expect top quality materials,
teaching and equipment to work
with. To get the knowledge I’ll need in
my career as a fully qualified electronic engineer I need to achieve the
qualification with the best possible
grade.
What have you experienced up
to now? What were the highlights
for you?
I’ve experienced great things being
here. A new culture, new language,
new school system and way of
teaching, and of course new people
from all over Europe.
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Name: Gabrielle King
Location: United Kingdom
Occupation: Mechatronics Technician
Case study
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice.
A day in Berlin is an early start of around
6am or 7am (depending on the week)
leaving enough time for getting ready
and making breakfast. Luckily, the
morning journey is short, with work
being only a 15 minute walk away.
Our classes at work are based around
either theory or practical planned weeks,
but the great thing about Siemens is
that everything is under one roof, so a
theory lesson can easily become a
hands-on learning experience.
A continuing part of the course is learning another language. I did French at
school but this is completely different,
as here we are fully submerged in the
language itself. By having all of our lessons in German, we are able to very
quickly improve not just on a basic level
but on a technical level too. After 2
years I am pleased with my listening,
reading and speaking ability.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans program.
I have always been interested in pursuing a career in Engineering and although
I applied to University I knew this wasn’t
the right option for me. I applied for
apprenticeships that could be a suitable
fit but once finding this course I knew it
was an opportunity not to be missed.
This course includes so many aspects
that you rarely see all together. The
location, language and learning in both
a theoretical and practical manner is all
part of an experience that I wouldn’t be
able to find anywhere else.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
Originally I expected to gain valuable
technical knowledge and an extensive
practical skill set that will enable me to
have a successful career with Siemens.
I now also expect to achieve much more,
such as a good working methodology,
initiative and practical experience. In my
opinion the experience, knowledge and
ability I gain here is something I would
not be able to find anywhere else.
What have you experienced up
to now? What were the highlights
for you?
Firstly just moving to Berlin has been
the biggest, most exciting experience –
but it has also been very challenging.
A big highlight has to be the social life:
this course has been a great way to
meet so many different personalities
from across Europe. Lastly, learning
­German has to be my biggest highlight.
It is hard at times but seeing the results
can be greatly satisfying.
I hope to have a successful career with
Siemens in which I continue to build on
the knowledge and abilities that I have
learned during my time in Berlin.
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Name: Andre Koster
Location: The Netherlands
Occupation: Mechatronics Technician
Case study
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice.
A day as an apprentice in Siemens is
completely different depending on
whether it is theory or practice. We
­usually have 2 weeks of theory
­followed by 2 weeks of practice.
The Mechatronics education at the
Siemens Professional Education is concerned with the design of automated
machines. It is strongly based on a combination of mechanical and electronic
concepts as well as an outstanding and
sustainable working culture and environment that inspires you to make the best
products.
In the theory weeks we learn these topics: design, the construction and commission of mechanical and electrical systems, management of operating plants
and projects, and supervision and maintenance of manufacturing processes and
automated systems. At the end of a
theory week we have to pass a test; you
have to prove what you have learned.
During practical phases we make a
project proposed by the teacher using
the knowledge which we have previously
acquired in theory classes and the helpful guidance from the practice teacher.
Also every product that you design
needs to pass a quality test.
In the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year we will
have a placement in a Siemens plant
somewhere in Berlin. I’m looking
forward to that experience already!
Obviously we also have German lessons
in this period of time. The German
language is used for all communication
during classes. However, with the help
of the teacher even someone who is
unfamiliar with German would be able
to get along comfortably. This constant
use of the language makes it easier to
learn it fast.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans program.
I decided to enroll in the program mainly
because it’s a “dual system” education
program. It is a kind of education that
we don’t have in The Netherlands. For
example, in a normal Technical-College
or University you learn mainly the theory; in this type of education your theory
and practical skills are both important,
and in my opinion, this is a very useful
education.
Also a reason was the guarantee of a job
after the apprenticeship in a worldwide
company with a world class reputation
in automation and technology.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
I worked in The Netherlands for some
years in the industrial automation
branch so not everything in this education is new to me. At the end of the
apprenticeship I expect professional and
complete knowledge of electronics,
industrial automation and process automation. And also a degree of fluency in
German. Apart from those, I think I can
establish a better working methodology,
learn to work better in a team, increase
my initiative and gain experience. In my
opinion, experience is something that I
can get from this kind of education that
I could not get from others.
What have you experienced up
to now? What were the highlights
for you?
In these 3 months I think that there
have been many highlights, outside of
Siemens as well as inside. The technical
lessons are interesting and the teachers
are very good: you learn exactly what is
needed to become a top Mechatronics
Engineer. I also like the community feeling with the colleagues from all over
Europe, exposing you to new cultures
and new languages. We have fun
together and enjoy our time in Berlin
with the great company Siemens on our
side.
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Name: Michal Wislocki
Location: Poland
Occupation: Electrical/Electronics Technician
Case study
A typical day in the life of a
European apprentice.
As a university student I used to get up
at different times, usually around 9am.
In Siemens I had to change my habits
because we start either at 7am or at
8am. For those who like to sleep in
there is good news: our school is only
10 minutes from our apartments.
When we have school our day is divided
into 4 parts which last 1.5 hours each –
we call these blocks.
During the blocks we usually learn theory by working in groups, solving problems and making presentations. We also
have lessons to improve our German.
To stay fit and not forget about movement there are sports lessons. When we
have practice it’s a little bit different.
But still we have breaks! During the
classes we put into practice all we’ve
learned by making projects.
I personally love sports. Siemens offers
us a free fitness studio so of course I
make use of it. Besides, for everyone
who likes to run or ride a bike, Berlin is
probably the best place on earth to do
it. Near to our apartments there is even
a lake where we spend lots of time during the summer. I tried also to make
friends with native Germans so 1st of all
I found a volleyball team where besides
having fun I can also practice my German. Otherwise every day (when the
weather allows) there is someone who
wants to play football or basketball, so
nobody gets bored.
Explain your motivation for taking
part in the Europeans program.
During the studies I have learned a lot
about Siemens. I thought that work in
such a big and famous company could
be an opportunity to do something
new, in a completely different environment among other people from across
Europe. I had studied German for
2 years and I wanted to improve my
skills in this language.
Finally I wanted to get to know a new
city because I am the kind of person
who always looks for something interesting and new. In short, I love to
accept a challenge and I must admit
that this apprenticeship is a big, big
challenge.
What do you expect from the
apprenticeship?
Most of all I want to speak German fluently. It’s the most important thing for
me because it will help my prospects in
the job market. Therefore I do my best
to learn this awesome language.
I hope that I will make permanent
friendships too. After all, not everyone
has a chance to get to know people
from almost everywhere in Europe in
one place. I also expect that after the
apprenticeship I will have an opportunity to work in Siemens Poland and use
all the skills which I learned here.
What have you experienced up
to now? What were the highlights
for you?
I studied Biomedical engineering at
Politechnika Krakowski in Cracow where
I received the title of engineer. Then I
started to study Material engineering on
a masters level. But at the same time I
got a place in the apprenticeship so I
decided to leave it and move to Berlin.
Of course studies were very interesting
and important to me but actually I think
that the place in the apprenticeship was
the highlight for me. I can honestly say I
don’t regret it.
I will be able to use the theoretical and
practical skills that I gained during studies and the apprenticeship by working
on huge projects led by Siemens. In the
future I would also like to climb higher
and higher in Siemens’ hierarchy and
improve my skills.
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