Apprenticeship Launch 2024: Koehler Group Starts up New Apprenticeship Campus in Willstätt

For the first time, the Koehler Group is providing training for a total of 108 apprentices and dual work-study students across all apprenticeship years at its Oberkirch, Kehl, Willstätt, Weisenbach, and Greiz sites. Chief Operating Officer Dr. Stefan Karrer and HR Corporate Director Elke Renz welcomed 44 new apprentices and students to the Koehler Group at the start of September. This is the first year that the number of trainees has gone beyond the 100 mark. As a result, the Koehler Group’s ambitious target, set within its sustainability strategy, of achieving a trainee quota higher than 4% by 2030 will be reached much earlier than scheduled.

Pre-opening of the new Koehler Group Campus marks the start of training for technical professions

Elke Renz, Corporate Director HR & Legal Department, emphasized the importance of training at the pre-opening of the new Koehler Group apprenticeship center in Willstätt: “Training is a key factor in Koehler’s success. It gives us the opportunity to train our very own experts, with our sights set on the future.” A ceremony at the new Koehler site in Willstätt was attended by HR management and training management, as well as Works Council Chairman Gebhard Müller and Dominik Gerber from the Youth and Trainee Representation Body. Ms. Renz commented: “Training is extremely important to our success, which is why we have invested extensively in the new ‘Koehler Group Campus’, a training center for technical professions.”

Around 45 apprentices across all 4 training years will be trained there in a 3,325 m² space, starting from now. To ensure the budding mechatronics technicians, electronics technicians, and industrial mechanics receive comprehensive training, the team of trainers has been expanded to three members. Installing state-of-the art equipment at the Koehler Group Campus was a top priority; it includes 3D printers, C50 lathes, engraving machines, training stations, switch cabinets, rows of workbenches with vices, milling machines, spacious break rooms, meeting rooms, and welding booths.

The new Koehler Group trainees completed their induction days enjoying a barbecue and footgolf game with the trainers and the other new trainees.