Training at DSW21. A man's job? Women's business?
Status: 15.05.24
Do men belong in the workshop? Women in the office? We at DSW21 take a very different view. With us, everyone starts out in the area that interests them. That's why we have female engineers, mechatronics engineers, bus and light rail drivers, female colleagues in IT and in many other jobs that have long since ceased to be male-dominated at DSW21. Of course, this also applies to our apprenticeships.
Blue overalls instead of office outfits!
That was the motto for eight schoolgirls who visited us for this year's Girls' Day. The girls, aged 13-14, were able to get hands-on with technology and learn all about our industrial and technical apprenticeships. They were not only able to look over the shoulders of our trainees and get a taste of the workshop. They were also able to get to the workbench themselves. They were able to build their own "hot wire", a game of dexterity for steady hands, which had to be demonstrated during assembly. Or making a key ring with a metal saw. In this way, the range of industrial and technical professions could be experienced a little, our visitors were able to try things out for themselves and realise: I can do that too.
One of our trainers and two colleagues who are currently in the middle of a technical apprenticeship themselves provided support. In other words, women who know exactly what it means to put on the "overalls" and get stuck in - namely working with your hands and having a tangible result in front of you at the end. Above all, however, it also means leaving no room for prejudice and learning what suits your own interests and is fun. We think that's just great and would like to see many more girls and women who have the courage to do something different from what many still consider to be "typically female" - and to incorporate the strengths that they often have over their male training colleagues.
Our experience shows that women with their own perspectives and approaches in technical professions find creative solutions and innovative ideas that surprise our trainers time and again. They also often have the ability to work together as a team and create a supportive working environment that makes training and working together a really good experience for everyone.
So - fancy an apprenticeship in the technical field? We have the following professions on offer:
- IT systems electronics technician
- Electronics technician for industrial engineering
- Mechatronics technician
- Industrial mechanic
- Plant mechanic specialising in supply engineering
- Automotive mechatronics technician
We reveal what exactly is behind the professions at www.startchancen.de - where you can of course also apply directly and perhaps start your career with us in the summer.
