Apprenticeship program
MPIA is proud to offer several apprenticeship programs. The precision mechanics workshop offers an apprenticeship program, and the MPIA administration regularly trains aspiring office clerks.
1st year: Nico Fechtmann and Nathan Hellwich
2nd year: Linda Biermann and Sascha Fänderich
3rd year: Leon Schädel and Philipp Wilhelm
4th year: Larissa Stadter
with their supervisors, Stefan Meister
and his deputy, Tobias Stadler.
The precision mechanics apprenticeship lasts 3.5 years, the office clerk apprenticeship 3 years.
In Germany, apprenticeship is a joint course of professional training that combines a practical part and theoretical foundations. The practical part takes place in a company or institute, while basic theoretical training provided by state-run schools ("Berufsschule").
A completed apprenticeship qualifies a person to work in their chosen profession.
Applicants for an apprenticeship at MPIA should be fluent in German. Further information can be found on our German webpages under Ausbildungsplätze.