Apprentices

Exciting training and dual study courses

Making a flying start in the government’s technology company

Whether in IT, logistics or media technology, the Bundesdruckerei Group offers numerous entry-level opportunities in exciting fields for young people starting out in their careers. Are you looking for good prospects for the future, outstanding high-level training and a strong team? All of this awaits you during an apprenticeship or dual study programme in our long-established group of companies, where you will be able to help shape the future.

The right challenge for every talent – for the last 250 years

If we want to move Germany forward, we need to find new ways of thinking and unusual perspectives. That is why we are always on the lookout for new talents from every field who want to contribute to Germany’s security and enrich our teams with versatile ideas. We at the Bundesdruckerei Group have been working on socially relevant solutions for the analogue and digital worlds for more than 250 years. This is where tradition meets new talent. We enable our apprentices and students to make a flying start in a future-oriented working environment with a pronounced team spirit, strong cohesion and extensive know-how.

Apprenticeship

Bundesdruckerei GmbH has a long tradition in training and apprenticeships. For more than 60 years, the company has been offering young people a successful start to their professional life, and has already received several awards in recognition of this work.

Our apprenticeships

You will set up highly complex, computer-controlled industrial systems and assemble individual components to form an overall system that works automatically. In the process, you will program and test the systems, put them into operation and train those who will ultimately use them.

This is what you can expect:

  • Installing, connecting, modifying and configuring automation technology systems using calculated and measured electrical parameters
  • Commissioning sensor systems, checking signals at interfaces and conducting network-specific tests
  • Commissioning or adapting guidance systems, visualisation systems and data networks of machine or process control systems
  • Locating, analysing and rectifying faults and assembling, disassembling and adjusting assemblies
  • Programming and installing control systems, creating control programmes and conducting functional tests
  • Selecting hardware and software components and integrating IT systems in system networks
  • The training period is 3.5 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades in mathematics, physics/technology and computer science
  • Manual dexterity and a good understanding of technical and mechanical concepts
  • Interest in the interrelationships of processes and their automation
  • Flexibility, colour vision and good hand-eye coordination

You will be working closely with our development teams and programming applications which are highly secure and effective. To this end, you will learn methods for collaborative software development and be taught various programming languages.

This is what you can expect:

  • Developing and programming software solutions and user interfaces according to customer, project and/or company requirements
  • Devising concepts and manuals for the development of software solutions
  • Testing and adapting existing applications
  • Analysing and remedying faults using expert and diagnostic systems
  • Planning and consulting on IT security and data protection issues
  • Holding training courses for users
  • The training period is 3 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades in mathematics and ideally computer science
  • Inquisitiveness and interest in information technology and software development
  • Structured, logical and analytical thinking
  • Perseverance, enthusiasm and an ability to grasp concepts quickly

Your job: planning, configuring and repairing complex IT systems. While your daily routine will consist of setting up hardware, operating systems and networks, you will also know how to remedy faults in our technologised customer systems.

This is what you can expect:

  • Planning, configuring, setting up and testing hardware and software components for complex IT systems
  • Fault management using expert and diagnostic systems
  • Creating system documentation and holding training courses for users
  • Initial contact for our external customers with regard to service requests, maintenance and troubleshooting on our customer systems
  • Contributing to the development of up-to-date and optimised services for new and altered challenges
  • Providing support for complex IT systems, such as production control systems and for IT, network or security infrastructure
  • The training period is 3 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades in mathematics and ideally computer science
  • Inquisitiveness and interest in information technology
  • Structured and analytical thinking skills
  • Enthusiasm, an ability to grasp concepts quickly and excellent communication skills

As part of our logistics team, you will help to ensure that our production runs smoothly and that our goods arrive quickly where they are needed. From the delivery of raw materials to the shipment of the finished product: You will oversee all logistical movements.

This is what you can expect:

  • Receiving, inspection, internal logistics, and storage of goods and materials
  • Conducting inventory audits and mapping goods movements in IT systems
  • Ensuring that the supply of materials meets requirements
  • Participating in logistical planning and organisational processes
  • Compiling, packaging and shipping goods
  • Driving industrial trucks and forklifts
  • Communicating with other departments
  • The training period is 3 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades in mathematics and German
  • Interest in logistical processes and an enjoyment of organising
  • A sense of responsibility, a careful method of working, the ability to work in a team and commitment

For all those who are always well organized: In this apprenticeship, you can make your mark in many areas. For example, in personnel and event management, in customer service or in the procurement of materials and services. When it comes to planning and monitoring appointments, no one can beat you anyway.

This is what you can expect:

  • Organising and processing office management tasks
  • Designing presentations, procuring office supplies, planning and monitoring deadlines and preparing for meetings
  • Assisting the human resources department in all company processes relevant to personnel
  • Preparing and processing invoices and monitoring incoming payments

This is what you need to have:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good marks in German and maths
  • Interest in business management and commercial processes
  • A good understanding of numbers
  • Good German spelling and grammar skills
  • Enthusiasm and an ability to grasp concepts quickly

Quality products need smooth-running machines. You will assemble mechanical and electrical components to form complex systems, install control software, maintain the systems, and operate our machines and systems. Your primary goal: optimised routine machine and system operation for high product quality.

This is what you can expect:

  • Measuring and testing mechanical and electrical parameters based on installation plans
  • Commissioning, maintaining, testing and repairing machines and systems
  • Assembling and disassembling machine parts and processing materials manually and mechanically
  • Installing circuits and controls that are powered pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically
  • Programming operating software on robot-controlled and automated systems
  • The training period is 3.5 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades in mathematics, physics/technology and ideally computer science
  • Interest in the interplay of mechanics, electronics and information technology
  • Structured and analytical thinking
  • Manual dexterity and colour vision
  • Enthusiasm and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

You will use state-of-the-art machines and processes to produce forgery-proof print products. To do this, you will supervise the entire production process: You will set up the machines, prepare the data and monitor the automated printing processes.

This is what you can expect:

  • Producing printed products using various machines and processes
  • Analysing the technical feasibility of orders and checking the print data for completeness and usability
  • Planning the workflow and setting up the printing machines
  • Monitoring the largely automated printing process and quality assurance
  • Finishing and further processing of the end product (folding, cutting, binding)
  • The training period is 3 years, with the possibility of it being shortened if you perform well

This is what you will need:

  • At least a secondary school leaving certificate with good grades
  • Manual dexterity and a good understanding of technical and mechanical concepts
  • A high level of personal initiative and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

Cooperative studies

The cooperative studies program at Bundesdruckerei GmbH combines professional practice phases at the company with theory phases at university. We offer cooperative studies together with the Department of Cooperative Studies at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR).
 

Our study programs for the cooperative degree program

One course of study, many opportunities, clear perspective: While studying business administration, you will learn about various areas – project management, finance, marketing, human resources and more. You will discover how these areas interact and develop interdisciplinary thinking. This will allow you to gain mastery over understanding and analysing interrelationships.

This is what you can expect:

  • Alternating between practical phases at the company and theoretical phases at HWR Berlin approximately every 3 months
  • Participation in current projects and deployment in different areas according to the strengths and interests of the students as well as being assigned exciting practical tasks
  • Practical projects on various topics, such as production management and logistics, human resources management, controlling and finance, project management, marketing or sustainability
  • The course of study lasts 6 semesters (3 years)

This is what you will need:

  • General or subject-specific university entrance qualification with at least good grades in mathematics, English and German
  • Interest and inquisitiveness in economic interrelationships in the company and business management tasks
  • Structured and analytical thinking
  • A high level of personal initiative and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

A certain amount of tension is pre-programmed here: In alternating theoretical and practical phases, you will familiarise yourself with all facets of electrical engineering. You will use your knowledge to solve complex technical challenges and automate processes.

This is what you can expect:

  • Alternating between practical phases at the company and theoretical phases at HWR Berlin approximately every 3 months
  • Participation in current projects and deployment in different areas according to the strengths and interests of the students as well as being assigned exciting practical tasks
  • Practical projects on various topics, such as automation technology, electrical energy supply, power electronics, electrical drive technology, product development, energy management
  • The course of study lasts 6 semesters (3 years)

This is what you will need:

  • General or subject-related higher education entrance qualification with, as a minimum, good grades in mathematics, physics and computer science
  • Interest in electrotechnical interrelationships along with structured and analytical thinking
  • A high level of personal initiative and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Flexibility and colour vision
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

From algorithms to zero trust: The dual study programme in computer science will take you on a journey through the entire IT universe. You will develop software and translate operational specifications into source code. You will also learn how to set up databases and complex network structures.

This is what you can expect:

  • Alternating between practical phases at the company and theoretical phases at HWR Berlin approximately every 3 months
  • Participation in current projects and deployment in different areas according to the strengths and interests of the students as well as being assigned exciting practical tasks
  • Practical projects on various topics, such as back-end and front-end software development, operating applications, software engineering, databases and embedded systems plus setting up and optimising highly secure internal IT infrastructure
  • The course of study lasts 6 semesters (3 years)

This is what you will need:

  • General or subject-related higher education entrance qualification with, as a minimum, good grades in mathematics, English and computer science
  • IT affinity and programming knowledge is a plus
  • Structured and analytical thinking
  • A high level of personal initiative and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

A subject for true multi-talents: In this dual study programme with a lot of practical relevance, you will learn how to use business know-how and the basics of information technology to design and implement complex IT projects.

This is what you can expect:

  • Alternating between practical phases at the company and theoretical phases at HWR Berlin approximately every 3 months
  • Participation in current projects and deployment in different areas according to the strengths and interests of the students as well as being assigned exciting practical tasks
  • Practical projects on various topics, such as optimisation, analysis and digitisation of business processes, project management in system development, information technologies, database products or business management projects
  • The course of study lasts 6 semesters (3 years)

This is what you will need:

  • General or subject-related higher education entrance qualification with, as a minimum, good grades in mathematics, English and computer science
  • Interest in economic and information technology interrelationships
  • Structured and analytical thinking
  • A high level of personal initiative and an ability to grasp concepts quickly
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well in a team

What we can do for your career

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Variety

We offer you a varied training programme with a great deal of practical experience, where you can participate in shaping your areas of work and training stations to enable you to develop your potential to the full.
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Support

With us, you will receive personalised support from dedicated vocational training managers and training officers. You will also be assigned buddies before you start, leaving you in the best possible hands.
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Balance

Thanks to our 35-hour week and 30 days of annual leave, you will have more time for friends and hobbies.
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Team Activities

Your training will start with a comprehensive onboarding programme and an event day with all other new talents, providing you with a warm welcome right from the start. There will also be activities and events with all other new talents during the training programme.
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Remuneration

You will receive a top training allowance of currently over €1,100 per month in your first year.
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Takeover

After successfully completing your training, we guarantee that we will take you on for six months.
Tommy Buchheim
Tommy Buchheim
former trainee

How did you come to Bundesdruckerei GmbH?

When I decided to do an apprenticeship, I was still a second-semester computer science student at Humboldt University in Berlin. I made the decision to quit my studies and specifically looked for training companies that were at least as big as a medium-sized company with a name that I was familiar with. I then came across a Bundesdruckerei advertisement on the employment agency portal, I applied – and the rest is history.

What happened after you completed your training?

I had already received a permanent contract while I was still a trainee. This meant that from my second year of training, I was able to actively pursue my goal of mastering the tasks my future job would entail. I consider myself lucky to have been given the tasks right away that I particularly enjoyed then and still enjoy today and that also present me with various challenges. I have even been able to supervise and further develop up to today a project from my training days (which was also my final thesis).

What tip would you give students applying to Bundesdruckerei?

The most important things for any new apprentice are passion for the job, commitment and a thirst for knowledge. The rest is easy. We are a super team and happy to welcome new colleagues.

 

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Any questions?

Just call our applicant hotline.

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