{"id":1157,"date":"2020-03-12T08:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T07:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pactuell.com\/en\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2020-03-12T08:47:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T07:47:03","slug":"top-notch-and-having-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pactuell.com\/en\/top-notch-and-having-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Top notch \u2013 and having fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course, not everyone must complete their training with an award or a special commen\u00adda\u00adtion \u2013 although we are pleased when this is the case. This year, no less than four appren\u00adtices were honored: Julian H\u00e4rle, Linda Ostertag, Raphael Demuth, and Luca Stehle. Each of them had indi\u00advidual expe\u00adri\u00adences, but one thing they all found good was the quality of training at Uhlmann. Why is it so high? We pursued this ques\u00adtion.<\/p>\n

Learn to be inde\u00adpen\u00addent<\/h2>\n

Alfred Merz is now training manager at Uhlmann. He himself was an Uhlmann appren\u00adtice in the 1970s and later trained to become an instructor. He contributes the strength of Uhlmann training to a variety of factors, the first being inde\u00adpen\u00addence. \u201cI see myself more as a training mentor. I don\u2019t stand there and tell the appren\u00adtices to do some\u00adthing this or that way. They must first work out things for them\u00adselves. Natu\u00adrally, I am there to answer their ques\u00adtions\u201d, he explains. This is a new expe\u00adri\u00adence for many, espe\u00adcially for those straight out of school. In the end, however, it helps them to make progress.<\/p>\n

The second factor is respon\u00adsi\u00adbility, which is dele\u00adgated to appren\u00adtices at an early stage. After the first six months of their training, they start producing parts for regular orders. \u201cWhat the appren\u00adtices produce is later fitted in our machines\u201d, says Merz. \u201cIt is impor\u00adtant that the young people learn to be one hundred percent behind their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third factor is good commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion \u2013 between the instruc\u00adtors, and between the instruc\u00adtors and appren\u00adtices. The trainees complete an anonymized survey once a year to assess how satis\u00adfied they are with their training. \u201cWe are able to improve our perfor\u00admance on this basis\u201d, states Alfred Merz. In turn, the training personnel meet every three to four weeks to discuss matters.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/i>What can be learnt at Uhlmann?<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nAppren\u00adtice\u00adships at Uhlmann include mecha\u00adtronics engi\u00adneer, elec\u00adtronics tech\u00adni\u00adcian, indus\u00adtrial mechanic and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>How many appren\u00adtices does Uhlmann train? <\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nThe number of appren\u00adtices at Uhlmann is constant at around 100 young persons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>How is training struc\u00adtured? <\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nDuring their first 18 months, appren\u00adtices gener\u00adally learn prac\u00adtical and tech\u00adnical basics, e.g., in metal\u00adworking and CNC program\u00adming, in the training work\u00adshop. They subse\u00adquently sit the first part of their final exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion and rotate through the various depart\u00adments. Depending on the trade, they complete the appren\u00adtice\u00adship after three to four years with the second part of the final exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Who is commended?<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nAppren\u00adtices with more than 95 points in the final exam (marks from the first part also count) receive an award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Uhlmann has a good repu\u00adta\u00adtion<\/h2>\n

One outcome of the inter\u00adplay of these three factors is that our appren\u00adtices are frequently commended and training at Uhlmann enjoys a good repu\u00adta\u00adtion. \u201cWe hear this at voca\u00adtional training fairs or from teachers in the schools\u201d, explains Merz. Awards or commen\u00adda\u00adtions are often received at the end of an appren\u00adtice\u00adship. Good exam prepa\u00adra\u00adtion signif\u00adi\u00adcantly contributes to the good results regu\u00adlarly attained by our appren\u00adtices.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral weeks before the final exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion in January, we spend time in the company going through exams tasks from previous years\u201d, says Matthias H\u00f6tzinger, who super\u00advises the appren\u00adtices together with the instruc\u00adtors Alfred Merz and Michael S\u00e4lzle. \u201cHowever, to reach the stan\u00addard of our top trainees, it is neces\u00adsary to sit down at home and do the prover\u00adbial home\u00adwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enjoy\u00adment is a must<\/h2>\n
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One factor not to be neglected among all this learning is enjoy\u00adment. \u201cI enjoyed my training in indus\u00adtrial mechanics from the start\u201d, says Raphael Demuth<\/strong>. \u201cThe tech\u00adnology behind a CNC machine, for example, fasci\u00adnates me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Linda Ostertag<\/strong> liked being able to get a taste of widely differing areas during her appren\u00adtice\u00adship. \u201cIt is very diverse\u201d, she says. She is studying mechan\u00adical engi\u00adneering based on the \u201cUlm Model\u201d, a combi\u00adna\u00adtion of theory and prac\u00adtice with a short\u00adened training period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Luca Stehle<\/strong>, qual\u00adi\u00adfied indus\u00adtrial mechanic, partic\u00adu\u00adlarly valued the good prac\u00adtical orien\u00adta\u00adtion. \u201cI want to work as a design engi\u00adneer at a later stage. It is very useful to learn in an appren\u00adtice\u00adship how parts are made in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Julian H\u00e4rle<\/strong>, elec\u00adtronics tech\u00adni\u00adcian, was so moti\u00advated that even a six-month break due to illness did not hinder him. \u201cI caught up on most things at home, but was always able to ask in the company if some\u00adthing was not clear\u201d, he explains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Open to change and improve\u00adment<\/h2>\n

The instruc\u00adtors are also committed to their work. \u201cAged over 60, I come into daily contact with 16- or 17-year-old young\u00adsters. That keeps me fit and I enjoy it\u201d, says training manager Merz. \u201cI can teach the young people things, but person\u00adally gain from them as well. Learning never ceases, which is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What our commended appren\u00adtices are now doing:<\/h3>\n

Having completed his appren\u00adtice\u00adship at the end of January 2019, Luca Stehle<\/em> is presently attending dual educa\u00adtion studies in mechan\u00adical engi\u00adneering. He later wants to work as a design engi\u00adneer.<\/p>\n

Linda Ostertag<\/em> is like\u00adwise completing a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechan\u00adical engi\u00adneering. She commutes between Laupheim and Ulm.<\/p>\n

After a three-year appren\u00adtice\u00adship as indus\u00adtrial mechanic, Julian H\u00e4rle<\/em> has gone on to train as an elec\u00adtronics tech\u00adni\u00adcian. This is moti\u00advated by his wish to become a final assem\u00adbler and the perspec\u00adtive of job assign\u00adments in many places.<\/p>\n

Raphael Demuth<\/em> is working in produc\u00adtion at Uhlmann and first wants to take things as they come work\u00adwise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Training at Uhlmann is some\u00adthing special. This is not only evident from the awards regu\u00adlarly attained by our appren\u00adtices. [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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