BMW Group recruits more than 1,100 apprentices

The BMW Group maintains a high number of new apprentices once again this year. In Germany alone, 1,080 young people have started their careers as apprentices with the BMW Group in august and september. Worldwide that figure is 1.124. With an apprenticeship quota of five per cent, the BMW Group remains among the leaders in the automobile industry and demonstrated its longterm commitment to vocational training.

A total of around 3,900 apprentices are currently training with the BMW Group a 27 locations in 24 countries, including about 3,450 in Germany. 650 of the young people who completed their apprenticeships this year were offered permanent employment at the BMW Group. Of those, about 65 took advantage of the opportunity to continue their career at a location abroad (in the UK, US or China).

In response to the growing shortage of qualified employees - and engineers in particular - the BMW Group is to expand its "dual" vocational training programme leading to an advanced technical college entrance qualification (DBFH).

The programme makes it possible to attain the technical college entrance qualification while training to become a skilled tradesman. This allows participants to begin earning an engineering degreee directly after completing their vocational training. The BMW Group's special "DBFH Alumni" programme provides support throughout the entire engineering course.

Topperforming apprentices may pursue a degree course sponsored by the BMW Group at selected partner universities as part of the "SpeedUp" Bachelor degree programme.