From practical training to apprenticeship

Jonathan Schulte becomes an industrial mechanic at KOHLHAGE

“School is not my thing. That’s why I was looking forward to the internship we had to do beforehand. I ended up at KOHLHAGE by chance. Maybe also because I come from Altenaffeln. That’s not far away. Even during the internship, I really liked the future job as an industrial mechanic. And I think it showed, because at the end of the internship, KOHLHAGE offered me a training position. That was great.

When I started here, I even knew a few people. That was very good. Unfortunately, Corona came shortly after I started my apprenticeship. For us trainees, this still means that large parts of the theory lessons we have at the vocational school are conducted as online lessons. That’s not ideal, but there’s no other way.

I think it’s nice that KOHLHAGE supports us trainees here too. Each of us has been given a laptop for the online lessons. My advice for all those who are still at school? Do an apprenticeship first. For me, it’s still better than school.