The taster apprenticeship at the Jena Training Center is a one-week summer holiday offer for students in grades 8 to 11. During this practical week, participants learn typical activities in their chosen field from apprentices and can ask questions of both the apprentices and instructors. By the end of the week, they will have completed a project through their own efforts.
This creates realistic impressions, new interests – and a sound foundation for later career and training decisions.
The taster apprenticeship at the Jena Training Center is a one-week summer holiday offer for vocational orientation for students in grades 8 to 11. The goal is to provide young people with a realistic insight into technical vocational professions and to support them in their career decision-making process.
During the taster apprenticeship, you will get to know various technical vocational professions directly through hands-on practice.
You will work on machines and equipment, try out typical activities, and get a realistic picture of everyday training life.
During the practical week, the focus is on different technical occupational fields, e.g.:
Optics / Glass
Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics
You will be accompanied by apprentices who share their experiences and answer questions.
The taster apprenticeship at the Jena Training Center enables students to get to know technical vocational professions realistically. Through practical work, direct contact with apprentices and instructors, and real insights into everyday professional life, a sound foundation is created for future career choices.
Actively experience and try out professions yourself
Identify your own interests and make confident decisions
Suitable for grade level and learning progress
Support from apprentices and instructors
The taster apprenticeship at the Jena Training Center stands for trying things out, participating, and reflecting. Young people do not experience technical vocational professions theoretically, but directly in practice. This creates realistic impressions and a reliable basis for their own career decisions.
Vocational orientation is particularly effective when it is concrete and tangible. In the taster apprenticeship, participants have the opportunity to get to know typical activities of various technical vocational professions in a practical way. They work with tools, machines, and materials and experience real work processes. This allows them to better assess which activities suit them and where their interests and strengths lie.
The taster apprenticeship is specifically aimed at students in grades 8 to 11 and takes place during a phase when initial career decisions are being made. Through practical insights and direct exchange with apprentices and instructors, the young people gain confidence in their orientation. They develop a clearer idea of which training paths are suitable for them and which next steps are sensible.
Strong partners mean strong prospects. With SCHOTT, ZEISS, and JENOPTIK by our side, we combine training with real-world practice, so you can start in a high-tech industry optimally prepared.
Are you interested in career guidance and projects, or do you have specific questions about the process, requirements, or prospects? I would be happy to advise you personally and support you with your next step.
