Commitment to training
The Darmstadt Rhine Main Neckar Chamber of Industry and Commerce has now awarded six companies from southern Hesse for their special and cross-company commitment to the topic of training.
The following companies are “Training Ambassador Company 2025”:
- Pracht Living GmbH from Oberzent
- Entega AG from Darmstadt
- Procter & Gamble Manufacturing GmbH from Groß-Gerau
- Friedrich-Friedrich, Darmstadt forwarding and furniture transport company mbH from Griesheim
- Henkel KG General Agency from Darmstadt
- Hörmann Automotive Gustavsburg GmbH
Apprenticeship ambassadors are trainees who primarily inform students about their chosen apprenticeship in schools. Last year, the ambassadors made 44 visits to schools. The Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Darmstadt) lists 40 companies with 74 apprenticeship ambassadors, 55 of whom are from the commercial sector and 19 from the industrial-technical sector. The IHK Darmstadt trains prospective apprenticeship ambassadors in free one-day seminars and coordinates the school visits.
“With this award, we thank the dedicated trainees, but also the companies that release their trainees for this voluntary work,” explains Jessica Busalt from the training team at the Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). “The ambassadors have become even more important to us in the last two years. For the first time in a few years, we have more open apprenticeship positions than applicants,” says Busalt. “Our ambassadors can promote vocational training as a career path in a truly authentic and convincing way. They are close in age to the trainees and know what they are talking about,” Busalt continues. The trainees are happy to explain why they themselves chose vocational training. Practical experience, good career advancement opportunities, and financial independence are usually the top reasons cited by the ambassadors.
“Not only are the chances of securing an apprenticeship better than ever before, but the sheer variety is also a major draw,” Busalt is convinced. Students can choose from over 250 IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) apprenticeship programs. “And after completing their apprenticeship, they can pursue further training – also with a practical focus – and as a certified specialist or master craftsman, they even earn a qualification equivalent to a bachelor’s degree,” says Busalt. The apprenticeship ambassador program was launched in 2015 by several Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
(DARMSTADT – Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
The training ambassadors with their trainers at the award ceremony on February 5, 2025 in the meeting room of the Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce. From left to right: Daniel Pracht, David Alvarez, Muhammet Ali Celik, Murad El Haibi, Burak Aktas, Torsten Heinzmann, Jessica Busalt, Björn Dietzel, Yousra Haddouti, Théa Michel, Marcel Kollbacher, Anthony Kronhardt, Alexandra Galkin, Oliver Vatter, Oliver Asal, Benjamin Fritz, Nele Kienzl, Matthias Haas, Leonard Mönchmeyer.
Photo: Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce/Klaus Mai
