SPITZKE SE is once again awarded as a TOP apprenticeship company
SPITZKE has been named a top apprenticeship company for the second time by the Potsdam Chamber of Industry and Commerce for its location in Großbeeren. When the award was presented at the railway infrastructure company’s headquarters in GVZ Berlin South, Peter Heydenbluth, President of the Potsdam Chamber Commerce, said: “ I would like to express my deepest congratulations to everyone involved in training at SPITZKE and also convey the respect and recognition of the presidium and the plenary assembly of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for the work carried out here. Please keep up the good work and keep moving forward!”
In addition to representatives from the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hendrik Fischer, State Secretary in the Brandenburg Ministry of Economics, Labor and Energy, Member of the State Parliament Helmut Barthel (SPD) and the Mayor of Großbeeren, Tobias Borstel (SPD), were also present: “SPITZKE is one of the companies which have been offering apprenticeships for many years. The company recognized how important it is to recruit its own junior staff in a targeted manner early on. After all, today’s apprentices are tomorrow’s skilled workers,” said State Secretary Hendrik Fischer, echoing the words of the Chamber of Commerce President. “SPITZKE is of great importance for our city and region, not only as a training company, but also as a commercial enterprise which has developed extensively in recent years,” added Mayor Tobias Borstel when referring to the award for the company based in Großbeeren.
Wide range of career prospects, crisis-proof career with a great sense of purpose
SPITZKE places great importance on training at the company’s 18 locations throughout Germany and Europe. “Recruiting young people is one of the core issues in our industry,” explains Christian Krippahl, HR Director at SPITZKE. “In order to inspire young people to start a career in the railroad system, it’s important to give them first-hand experience of this working world. If they decide to do an apprenticeship at SPITZKE, they will have a range of career prospects and a crisis-proof career with a great sense of purpose. Our training program is based on both theory and practice, a state-of-the-art training center and committed trainers. The award from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce is, for us, also recognition of the excellent work that the colleagues involved in training at SPITZKE carry out every day.”
Currently, more than 250 young people are either doing an apprenticeship or completing a duel course of study at SPITZKE. Seventy of them will start their professional future at SPITZKE in the 2022/2023 training year.
The SPITZKE Group has not only been honored for its location in Großbeeren this year. The railway infrastructure company’s production subsidiary, SPITZKE FAHRWEGSYSTEME GmbH in Möllenhagen, Mecklenburg, also received an award as TOP apprenticeship company from the Neubrandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce once again.
With the “TOP Apprenticeship Company” award, the regional associations of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce honor companies which make a special contribution to the training of young people in industry professions in their respective regions, thereby making a major contribution to securing skilled labor.
