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The TU Bergakademie Freiberg is not just a place for students. As one of the largest employers in the region, the university also offers a wide range of apprenticeships and student internships.

 

What we offer you during your apprenticeship:

  • Family university
  • Apprenticeship contract with collective bargaining agreement (TVA-L BBiG)
  • Apprentices receive 30 days' holiday per year
  • Grant of capital-forming benefits
  • Annual special payment
  • Reimbursement of all travel costs to external vocational school/inter-company training
  • One-off completion bonus of €400
  • High-quality training
  • Apprenticeships can sometimes be offered in an inclusive manner.
     

Your apprenticeship pay:

  • €1086.82 in the 1st year
  • €1140.96 in the 2nd year
  • €1190.61 in the 3rd year
  • €1259.51 in the 4th year

Our apprenticeships

Tasks and activities

  • Work underground in roadway tunnelling
  • Take care of roadway maintenance in mines
  • Perform extraction and haulage work
  • Prepare blasting
  • Operate ventilation equipment
  • Operate and maintain mining machinery
  • Work in ore, spar and salt mines, in mining safety operations, etc, spar and salt mining, in mining safety operations, etc.

Requirements

  • Good technical understanding
  • Manual skills
  • Sense of safety and responsibility
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good knowledge of scientific subjects
  • Aptitude for mining in accordance with the Health Protection Mining Ordinance (Ges-BergV) is required

Training duration:

2 years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

BSZ für Technik und Wirtschaft "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg

Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Preparation and execution of chemical tests and test series
  • Analysis of substances
  • Separation of substance mixtures
  • Production of chemical substances
  • Documentation of own work and evaluation of the recorded results

Requirements

  • Scientific understanding
  • Good knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology and maths
  • a sense of responsibility and a careful approach to working with chemicals
  • social skills, resilience and commitment

Training duration:

3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

BSZ Meißen Radebeul
In-company training measures: ASG Nünchritz

Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Manufacturing of components and devices, e.g. for information and communication technology, vehicle electronics or measurement and testing technology
  • Commissioning of systems and devices and their maintenance

Requirements

  • Good scientific understanding
  • Good knowledge of maths physics and technology
  • hands-on skills
  • an interest in electronics and technical devices
  • exact working methods and a sense of responsibility in dealing with electrical systems
  • aptitude for mining in accordance with the Health Protection Mining Ordinance (GesBergV) is required

Training duration:

3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

BSZ für Technik und Wirtschaft "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg
from 2nd year of training: BSZ für Technik I Chemnitz (Industrieschule)

Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Planning and installation of electrotechnical systems in buildings as well as their energy supply and infrastructure
  • Installation work: e.g. connections for building control systems and data networks
  • Maintenance work: Testing electrical safety equipment, determining the causes of faults and rectifying faults

Requirements

  • Technical understanding
  • Good knowledge of maths, physics and technology
  • hands-on skills
  • an interest in electrical engineering
  • exact working methods
  • a sense of responsibility in dealing with electrical systems
  • social skills, resilience and the ability to work in a team

Training duration:

3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

BSZ für Technik und Wirtschaft "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg
from 2nd year of training: BSZ für Technik I Chemnitz (Industrieschule)

For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Procurement of books, journals and other media
  • Systematic recording of these media on the computer
  • Maintenance of the library collections
  • Advice to library users
  • Minding

Requirements

  • Good general education and manners
  • Good to very good academic performance, especially in the subjects German, English and social studies
  • good IT skills and an interest in working with electronic media
  • social skills, communication skills, resilience and the ability to work in a team

Training duration:

3 years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

Gutenbergschule Leipzig

Further information on the apprenticeship can be found here https://tu-freiberg.de/ub/ueber-uns/ausbildungsangebote or at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship

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Requirements

  • Good technical understanding
  • Good knowledge of maths and computer science
  • Good knowledge of English
  • Interest in information and communication technology
  • Exact working methods

Training duration:

3 years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

BSZ für Technik I Chemnitz (Industrieschule)

Further information about the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Manufacturing castings for industrial machines using moulds and molten metal
  • Melting metal in melting furnaces
  • Supervising the entire production process

Requirements

  • Good academic performance in science subjects
  • Managing the entire production process

Requirements

  • good academic performance in the natural sciences
  • technical skills
  • technical understanding
  • careful working methods
  • social skills, resilience and commitment
  • physical resilience/heat tolerance

Training duration:

3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

Vocational School Centre for Technology and Economics "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg (basic level)

From the 2nd year of training: BSZ für Technik I Chemnitz (industrial school)

Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no job advertisements for this vocational training programme.

Tasks and activities

  • Manufacturing of components and assemblies for machines and production systems
  • Setting up and converting machines and production systems
  • Supervising and optimising production processes
  • Repair and maintenance work on operating and maintenance of operating facilities and technical systems

Requirements

  • good academic performance in scientific subjects
  • technical skills
  • technical understanding
  • careful working methods
  • social skills, resilience and commitment

Training period:

3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

Vocational School Centre for Technology and Business "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg

For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Organisation and processing of office management tasks
  • Commercial activities in areas such as order processing, procurement, accounting, marketing and personnel administration
  • managing invoices and monitoring payments
  • planning meetings and events

Requirements

  • good general education and manners
  • good to very good academic performance, especially in the subjects German, English and social studies
  • , English and social studies
  • Interest in administrative procedures and legal applications
  • Social skills, communication skills, resilience and the ability to work in a team

Training duration:

3 years (starting on 01.09.)

Vocational school:

Vocational School Centre for Technology and Business "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg
In-company training measures: Bobritzsch training centre

For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

Tasks and activities

  • Manufacturing of mechanical, electrical and/or electronic assemblies and components
  • Assembling individual assemblies and/or components into complex plants or systems
  • Programming the plants or systems or installing software
  • Maintaining, servicing and repairing the mechatronic systems

Requirements

  • Installing software
  • Maintaining and repairing the mechatronic systems
  • Maintaining, servicing and carrying out repairs to the mechatronic systems
  • Requirements

    • Good technical understanding
    • Good knowledge of maths, physics and technology
    • Manual skills
    • Careful and precise working methods
    • Social skills, resilience and commitment

    Training duration:

    3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    Vocational School Centre for Technology and Economics "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg

    For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    You can find the current job advertisement here.

    Tasks and activities

    • Performing physical measurements and test series
    • Constructing test systems
    • Documenting your own work and analysing the recorded results

    Requirements

    • Scientific understanding
    • Good knowledge of physics, mathematics and chemistry
    • Responsibility and a meticulous approach to work
    • Social skills, ability to work under pressure

    Training requirements

    • A good knowledge of physics, mathematics and chemistry
    • Social skills, ability to work under pressure
  • a sense of responsibility and a meticulous approach to work
  • social skills, resilience and commitment
  • Training duration:

    3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    BSZ Meißen Radebeul

    Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship

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    Tasks and activities

    • Processing/forming steel into sheets, beams, plates, profiles, wire or forgings
    • Setting up production facilities
    • Testing the dimensional accuracy, shape and surface of the products
    • Follow-up treatment of the products; Finishing of surfaces

    Requirements

    • Good academic performance in scientific subjects
    • Skilled craftsmanship
    • Technical understanding
    • Careful working methods
    • Social skills, resilience and commitment

    Training duration:

    3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    BSZ für Technik und Wirtschaft Riesa

    Further information on the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship

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    Tasks and activities

    • Conducting (terrain) surveys using various surveying methods and equipment
    • Procuring geodata, e.g. to obtain information about raw material deposits and geological conditions
    • Converting the geodata obtained on site into planning documents or three-dimensional representations on the computer
    • Entering, processing and visualising the data obtained
    • Checking the geodata for up-to-dateness, accuracy, correctness, completeness

    Requirements

    RequirementsVisualisation of the data obtained
  • Checking the geodata for up-to-dateness, accuracy, correctness, completeness and visualisation of the acquired data
  • Checking the geodata for up-to-dateness, accuracy, correctness, completeness and plausibility
  • Requirements

    • Good technical understanding and spatial awareness
    • Good knowledge of mathematics, physics and geography
    • Good knowledge of the following subjects physics and geography
    • Accurate observation
    • Careful working methods and a sense of responsibility
    • Social skills, resilience and commitment

    Training duration:

    3 years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    Berufliches Schulzentrum Bau und Technik Dresden

    Further information about the content of this apprenticeship can be found at https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

    Tasks and activities

    • Doing office and administrative work
    • Drafting administrative regulations and decisions
    • Monitoring compliance with requirements and regulations
    • Advising citizens (or students) and keeping files

    Requirements

    • Good to very good school results in the subjects German, English and social studies
    • Accomplishing administrative tasks
    • Drafting administrative regulations and decisions (or students) and file management

    Requirements

    • good to very good academic performance in German, English and social studies
    • good general education and good interpersonal skills
    • social skills, communication skills, ability to work under pressure and teamwork
    • interest in administrative procedures and legal applications

    Training duration:

    3 years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    Vocational School Centre for Economics II Chemnitz
    In-company training measures: Bobritzsch training centre

    For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

    Tasks and activities

    • Testing metallic materials and products for properties, their composition or defects
    • Documenting the analysis and thus quality control during and after the production of materials
    • Performing control procedures (e.g. for hardness, strength and heat or cold input)

    Requirements

    • Good technical understanding
    • Good knowledge of maths, physics, chemistry and chemistry
    • Good knowledge of the cold supply)

    Requirements

    • Good technical understanding
    • Good knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry
    • Observational accuracy and skill in organisational and testing activities
    • Careful working methods
    • Social skills, ability to work under pressure and commitment

    Training duration:

    3 ½ years (starting on 01.09.)

    Vocational school:

    Vocational School Centre for Technology and Economics "Julius Weisbach" Freiberg

    For more information on the content of this apprenticeship, please visit https://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de/berufe

    There are currently no vacancies for this apprenticeship.

    Not all apprenticeships are offered every year. We provide information about current vacancies on this page.

    Current vacancies

    Still undecided? - Offers for students

    At the university, we offer a variety of student internships to familiarise students with professions.

    Offers for student internships

    Or visit us at an education fair:

    • "Schule macht Betrieb" on 09.09.2023 in Freiberg (DBI)

    Do you have any questions? Then please get in touch with us.

    Carolin Herrmann
    Universitätshauptgebäude
    Akademiestraße 6, Room 2.13
    Carolin.Herrmann [at] zuv.tu-freiberg.de
    Isabel Homenko
    Universitätshauptgebäude
    Akademiestraße 6, Zimmer 2.13
    Isabel.Homenko [at] zuv.tu-freiberg.de

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