Our apprenticeship offer
After leaving school, do you want to start your career by completing an apprenticeship? Great idea! Because training with us not only means you learn the prescribed course content, but you can also take on responsibility at an early stage and work successfully with your colleagues – and all this in a strong and dynamic industry.
Every year we offer apprenticeships at different locations within the company. Our apprenticeships start on September 1 each year. If you want to undergo vocational training with us, apply a year in advance if possible – online if you wish. Send us a full application, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, and reports (school reports and references from any internships and part-time jobs). Our current job offers can be found on our website at Job Opportunities.
Interested? If so, apply where possible one year in advance. Online is fine.
You can find apprenticeship vacancies under our Job opportunities.
Are you good at organization? Do you enjoy communicating both verbally and in writing? Do you like juggling numbers and want to know how companies’ finances are managed? Are you a team player? Then we can recommend the
Apprenticeship in office management (Kauffrau/Kaufmann in Büromanagement)
Our apprentices spend time in various divisions of the company, including the following departments: financial accounting, general accounting and billing, IT, administration and assistance, purchasing and procurement, corporate communications, and human resources. During your vocational training you will become familiar with a large number of different processes, such as posting bills, ordering office supplies and stationery, organizing business trips, and preparing and following up meetings.
Information on apprenticeship at a glance
- Period of vocational training: 3 years
- In cooperation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Usually four days per week at Drees & Sommer and one day at a vocational school
- Prerequisite: general certificate of secondary education (Mittlere Reife) or a subject-related higher education entrance qualification (Fachgebundene Hochschulreife)
Do you have an interest in technology, a keen eye, and a good understanding of mathematics? Would you like to lay the foundations for all sorts of building projects? If this is the case, we recommend an
Apprenticeship in technical system planning with focus on supply systems and technical building services (Technischer Systemplanerin/Systemplaner mit Schwerpunkt Versorgungs- und Ausrüstungstechnik)
During the apprenticeship, you will learn how to create technical drawings and models for the creation and installation of technical building services (mechanical, electrical and plumbing – MEP). You will learn how to draw up installation plans and diagrams for technical supply systems providing heating, ventilation, and sanitation. Over time, you will work increasingly independently and support the project team with structural and organizational project work. Even as an apprentice, you will experience first-hand how a building is constructed – from the first sketch to the moment it is occupied. You will not just work at a desk: you will also visit the construction sites.
Information on apprenticeship at a glance
- Period of vocational training: 3.5 years
- Training in blocks at a vocational school; practical phases at Drees & Sommer
- Qualifications required: general certificate of secondary education (Mittlere Reife) or a subject-related higher education entrance qualification (Fachgebundene Hochschulreife)
All apprentices and cooperative education program participants are part of our ‘Next Generation Center’. That’s what we call our groupwide learning program specially designed for apprentices and cooperative education students. The stimulating content is designed to facilitate familiarization, provide opportunities for networking, and ensure a practical focus. The participants learn a lot of basic Drees & Sommer know-how and get an insight into our Corporate Units such as Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. It also offers soft skill training, for example in business etiquette and communication.
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Do you want to expand your knowledge, enhance your strengths, and further develop your independence, communication skills and personal initiative? If so, then complete a cooperative study course with Drees & Sommer.
A cooperative study course allows you to immediately put your newly acquired knowledge into practice. So you keep learning new things even when you are not attending the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). During the practical phases at Drees & Sommer, you will undertake various tasks every day, look after your own projects, participate in exciting further education programs, and contribute your knowledge to various fields.
You write your project assignments and your thesis at Drees & Sommer, benefiting from the wide range of issues and broad experience of an international company.
- Courses available include: Information Systems, Industrial Engineering with a focus on Facility Management, Business Information Systems, Accounting Taxation and Business Law, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Civil Engineering
- Duration: three-year university education · degree: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science oder Bachelor of Engineering
- Balance between theoretical and practical aspects: practice phases (Drees & Sommer) alternate with theory phases (DHBW) at three-month intervals
- Entry requirements: general or subject-specific university entrance qualification, or an entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences with the appropriate aptitude test (academic aptitude test) at DHBW
All apprentices and cooperative education program participants are part of our ‘Next Generation Center’. That’s what we call our groupwide learning program, which is specially designed for apprentices and cooperative education students. The stimulating content is designed to facilitate familiarization, provide opportunities for networking, and ensure a practical focus. The participants learn a lot of basic Drees & Sommer know-how and get an insight into our Corporate Units such as Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. It also offers soft skill training, for example in business etiquette and communication.
Advantages of an cooperative education program at Drees & Sommer
- Wide range of further education opportunities
- Teambuilding and team events
- Benefits such as easy access to public transport
- Annual performance review for personalized further development
