With a new apprenticeship in application development - coding to combat the shortage of skilled workers

While the focus in the past was primarily on the apprenticeships in electronics and office management, since 2020 the new apprenticeship in application development - coding has been an important step towards the future: with in-house training in STEM professions, the company wants to counteract the shortage of skilled workers that is particularly pronounced in this area.

Due to their young age, apprentices need a different introduction to the company than more experienced employees. Daniela Drasl explains how KEBA addresses the needs of young people: "Our apprentices start with an onboarding programme specially tailored to them, in which they receive four months of input on a wide variety of topics related to working for us in seminars and workshops." In addition to the technical training, KEBA does not forget about social components, for example through joint excursions, own confidants or a health day where the apprentices deal with the topics of nutrition, psyche and addiction.

In another respect, however, it is important to KEBA not to make a distinction for apprentices: "We attach great importance to immediately accepting our apprentices as full members of the teams and integrating them well into the work processes," explains Gerhard Luftensteiner, CEO of the KEBA Group. "Working together as equals and giving our apprentices responsibility as well as creative freedom at an early stage is appreciated by the young people and is in line with the values of many young employees "Why apprenticeships at KEBA are so popular is also due to our low-hierarchy organisational structure, in which everyone can contribute their strengths and skills," adds Daniela Drasl.