It looks like the Volkswagen Group’s Porsche “throughout your life” commercials, that showed the experience offered by a 911 - from a man’s childhood to his maturity, when he eventually owns one - weren’t just marketing exercises, as the company is following this pathway in its business development: this year, the Volkswagen Group will be recruiting 3,000 university graduates worldwide, of which 33 percent will receive a job in Germany.
The Group will also enter 2,900 youngsters in its vocational training program in 2010. The company’s overall apprentice headcount will exceed the 10,000 mark for the first time this year. These actions continue a trend set by the carmaker last year, when it recruited 3,260 university graduates and offered training stages to 2,820 apprentices.
"This year, Volkswagen is offering some 6,000 young people a future career despite the difficult economic conditions. That is definitely not something which can be taken for granted, as a look at other companies in our industry shows. New plants, new markets and new technologies need top-class employees. That opens up exciting development opportunities for the seasoned team as well as for new, well-trained employees." said Dr. Horst Neumann, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft responsible for Human Resources.
"With its commitment to vocational training, Volkswagen is not only investing in the future of our brands and the Group, but also in the countries where we are active." he added.
Neumann explained that its German apprenticeships project covers 30 professions and 20 specialist fields and that the standards that it follows have been expanded to international plants.
The Group will also enter 2,900 youngsters in its vocational training program in 2010. The company’s overall apprentice headcount will exceed the 10,000 mark for the first time this year. These actions continue a trend set by the carmaker last year, when it recruited 3,260 university graduates and offered training stages to 2,820 apprentices.
"This year, Volkswagen is offering some 6,000 young people a future career despite the difficult economic conditions. That is definitely not something which can be taken for granted, as a look at other companies in our industry shows. New plants, new markets and new technologies need top-class employees. That opens up exciting development opportunities for the seasoned team as well as for new, well-trained employees." said Dr. Horst Neumann, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft responsible for Human Resources.
"With its commitment to vocational training, Volkswagen is not only investing in the future of our brands and the Group, but also in the countries where we are active." he added.
Neumann explained that its German apprenticeships project covers 30 professions and 20 specialist fields and that the standards that it follows have been expanded to international plants.