The apprenticeship takes three years and can – with good results and upon consultation with the company – be shortened by six months after the first year. Following qualification, there is the possibility of advanced training as a Certified Specialist, for example in material management, marketing or human resources. The training is also a good basis for further studies, e.g. a Bachelor’s Degree.

• Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Wirtschaftsabitur 
  (General Baccalaureate Diploma or Business-based Baccalaureate Diploma) 
• Fachhochschulreife / Abschluss an einer Höheren Handelsschule 
  (Admission qualification for Universities of Applied Sciences / Final examination in a Commercial College) 
• A very good Realschulabschluss (General Certificate of Secondary Education) 
• A distinctive capacity to work in a team
• A good head for figures and good people skills

Our apprentices pass through all the operational departments from Sales, Customer Service and Route Scheduling to the areas of Finances and Controlling and Purchasing, Development and Marketing. Furthermore you will be familiarised with the overall structure of the Polipol Group and the cross-company working processes in various interdivisional departments. 

Every year, you will spend 1.5 days a week in theory classes in our responsible vocational school, the Berufskolleg in Lübbecke.

Examinations: Interim examination after 1.5 years, final examination after 3 years 

In preparation for the final examination, our internal courses begin ca. three months before the written exams. This gives you the opportunity every week to clarify any questions from the vocational school which might still be open, to revise the material and prepare for examination questions under supervision.

The apprenticeship takes three years and can – with good results and upon consultation with the company – be shortened by six months after the first year. Following qualification, there is the possibility of advanced training as a master craftsman, technician or a technical business economist.

• Good Hauptschulabschluss after Class 10
  (Certificate of Secondary Education)
• Realschulabschluss
  (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
• A distinctive capacity for team work
• Creativity
• Manual dexterity

In our company you will be trained not in the production department but rather in the development department. Here, models of new styles and variations on existing ones are developed and upholstered as prototypes.

During your apprenticeship, you will pass through all the work stations – from the initial idea to the creation of a finished item of upholstered furniture. Your will acquire manual skills in the sewing room, in the cabinetmaking workshop (framework construction), in metal construction and design as well as, of course, in the upholstering workshop. One or two day a week you will attend theoretical lessons in our responsible vocational school, the Wilhelm Normann Berufskolleg in Herford.

Examinations: Interim examination after 1.5 years, final examination after 3 years

In preparation for the theory examination, a one-week preparation course will take place in a training centre (full-time). This will give you the opportunity to clarify any questions from the vocational school which might still be open, revise the material and prepare for examinations questions under supervision. We as the apprenticing company look after the preparation for the practical examination and support you in every examination area.

The offer of this opportunity is dependent on operational conditions and requirements, as well as what the young employees themselves require. Selection will therefore be based on specific criteria only once the training is finished and agreed individually.

The opportunities range from situation-specific additional training, to additional qualifications with IHK certification (e.g. continuing education to become a specialist across a wide range of disciplines, up to master craftsperson, technician) through to degree programmes of a business or technical nature.