Career guidance with a lasting impact: a look back at Girls’ Day, Boys’ Day and Future Day.
Why initiatives such as Girls’ Day are so important.
For many years, we have been deeply committed to supporting young talent and to inspiring young people at an early age to explore the wide range of opportunities in the construction industry. Initiatives such as Girls’Day are a key part of this: They provide practical insights, bring careers to life and help spark an interest in construction, technology and engineering. At the same time, it remains a key objective for us to further increase the proportion of women in the sector and to highlight opportunities for all talented individuals.
This year, young people at our sites across Germany were able to immerse themselves in the world of construction, get to know exciting projects up close and talk directly to our colleagues about our diverse career opportunities. It quickly became clear that the construction industry is diverse, meaningful – and offers excellent prospects for the future.
From Berlin to Munich: Find out what was on offer at our venues.
Aichach
At ZÜBLIN Timber in Aichach, the participants learnt just how varied the work is, ranging from office tasks to on-site work. As well as gaining fascinating insights into the role of a carpenter, they were able to get hands-on at practical stations and build their own birdhouse.
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Bebra
At our group training workshop in Bebra, participants were able to gain hands-on experience in the various trades within specialist civil engineering. At four stations, they tried their hand at various tasks and took home the nesting boxes they had built themselves, along with certificates and small gifts.
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Berlin
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Frankfurt
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Hamburg
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Hosena
In Hosena, the participants gained a realistic insight into the day-to-day working lives of those in industrial trades within the steel construction sector and had a go at some hands-on craftwork themselves. In the training workshop, they made candlesticks and hourglasses under supervision, which they proudly took home with them.
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Munich
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Sande
At the Sande site, the children also learnt about steel construction – from the company presentation to a guided tour of the production facilities. In the training workshop, they worked alongside apprentices to build their own steel birdhouse.
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Stuttgart
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Kriegenbrunn Lock
As part of the major Kriegenbrunn Lock project, we worked with our consortium partner BAUER to design a practical programme. Using models, our colleagues from the specialist civil engineering division explained how a lock is built. The day was even covered by a camera crew from Franken Fernsehen.
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Our conclusion
Early insights, personal interaction and genuine participation are, for us, the key to sparking curiosity, discovering talent and fostering a lasting enthusiasm for construction and engineering among the next generation. After all, the future of our industry needs diversity, commitment and fresh perspectives.
Our events were once again a resounding success this year – and we owe this not only to the many interested participants, but also to our dedicated colleagues on site. A big thank you to everyone who made this day so special!
We hope that these insights into our world of construction have sparked your curiosity – and perhaps even whetted your appetite for more. Who knows? Perhaps we’ll see some of you again soon, whether as apprentices, dual-study students or interns.
Would you like to help shape the future of construction with us?
An apprenticeship, a work-study programme, or perhaps an internship to get a taste of the role? Find out more about your career entry options here.
Your first steps at ZÜBLIN