Professional training

 

For us, training not only means to fulfil the requirements of the training schedule; we want more. We not only provide you with the know-how for your later work but also with many opportunities that go beyond the “compulsory programme“. Among them are e.g. the training of apprentices by apprentices, exam preparation courses, or the training of social competence. At the start of the training you begin with an introductory week where all departments present themselves and where you will get a cross-branch training so you can get to know better the other apprentices of your year of apprenticeship. In 2011 you are in a big team with no less than 55 apprentices and students in a combined study programme that comprises several years of apprenticeship.

In addition to that we will make you fit for our IT processes and IT programmes. In case of a good performance it is not rare that we send apprentices to one of our subsidiary companies all over the world to give you the opportunity to get some international experience there.

It is all up to you whether you choose to do a training programme as a forwarding and logistics merchant, as an office administrator or whether you start a combined study programme.

What do you do during the training as a forwarding and logistics merchant?

You are responsible for the organization of the dispatch of goods, for the handling of goods and for their storage, and for further logistics services. Forwarding and logistics merchants control and monitor the cooperation of persons and institutions that are participating in the respective logistics chain. To allow a smooth flow they select suitable transport routes and means of transport, they set up time schedules and complete formalities. They advise and support customers e.g. concerning packaging, they set up offers, prepare contracts and organize the insurance coverage. They are also the contact person for customer complaints, damage reports, and settlement of damages. They also calculate prices, participate in the calculation of costs and profits, they carry out payment transactions as well as reminders. To identify and assess service offers on the transportation and logistics market, they provide the necessary information. They correspond and communicate with foreign business partners and customers e.g. in English and they work on documents written in English. In case of foreign shipments they comply with the regulations concerning customs and foreign trade. They fill out shipping, freight, and customs documents and carry out general administration and writing tasks.

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What do you do during the training as an office administrator?

You carry out organizing and commercial-administrative tasks in firms and institutions – from general administration task to bookkeeping, wage and salary accounting, general accounting, and correspondence. Moreover office administrators look after tax and insurance issues and stock and sales figures. They issue invoices, monitor receipts of payments and if necessary, they initiate default actions. In warehousing they examine the incoming goods, control the stored stocks, set up statistics and monitor the storage costs. Also tasks in the fields of marketing, acquisitions and sales can be among their tasks. To be able to carry out their various works efficiently, office administrators must be able to work with word processing and spreadsheet programmes as well as with e-mail clients, telephone and fax systems. We will assign you mainly in the dispatch and documentation departments.

You can get further information here.