Apprenticeships

ALTANA sees apprenticeships as more than a social obligation.
They also represent a strategic tool to train junior talent and to counter the growing shortage of qualified employees.

Our German sites alone provided apprenticeship opportunities for 138 young people in nineteen different professions in 2010. This number was 129 in the year before. The apprenticeship rate in Germany was 5.1 percent in late 2010. All apprentices receive an offer for at least temporary employment after completing their training.
It is our declared goal to offer additional apprenticeship opportunities and not to fall under an apprenticeship rate of five percent in spite of growing employee numbers in order to ensure a pool of qualified junior talent for the future.

To promote the dialog between companies and those searching for apprenticeships, ALTANA as one of the largest employers in the Wesel district supports the Wesel Job Training Initiative 2010 / 2011. The objective of the campaign is to improve the training situation in the district by making young people aware of professional options and supporting them in their search for apprenticeships.

In addition to apprenticeship options, we also offer internships for high school and university students and support student thesis work at various levels.
Fifteen academic theses were written in Germany with our support in 2010. ALTANA has voluntarily agreed to fair terms and compensation for our interns and is proud to bear the “Fair Company” quality seal.

“Fair Company” is an initiative sponsored by the German Ministry of Labor that fights the widespread exploitation of interns. It was established in 2004 with 37 participating companies. Today, this number has grown to over 1,000 companies and includes ALTANA. All employees are obligated to act in accordance with the initiative guidelines.