Vocational Training, Traineeship and Dual Studies

Work activities:

• Office and administrative tasks
• Verifying the lawful use of earmarked funds
• Issuing administrative acts, processing appeals
• Calculating remuneration, preparing budgets

Requirements:

• Leaving certificate of specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife)
• Interest in legal issues and legal knowledge
• Good understanding of commercial fields of activity
• Secure orthography (German and English)
• Careful, systematic way of working

Additional information:

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: University administration on the Lemgo campus
• Duration of training: 3 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Hanse-Berufskolleg Lemgo
• Responsible body: State examination authority (Landesprüfungsamt) Hilden
• Distinctive feature: On-duty instruction in the Institute for Public Administration in Hilden

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Work activities:

• Preparation and execution of sampling
• Examination of soils for bearing capacity, execution of exploratory drilling
• Determination of compressive strength, behavior at heat or cold and their affiliation to quality classes

Requirements:

• Successfully completed specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife) with average school performance in the subjects mathematics, physics and chemistry
• Technical, natural-scientific and manual understanding
• Physical resilience
• Driver´s License Categories B + BE desirable

Additional information:

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Department of Civil Engineering on the Detmold campus
• Duration of training: 3 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Berufskolleg Beckum with dormitory accommodation during block times
• Responsible body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) zu Essen

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Chemical laboratory assistant

Work activities:

• Study of chemical processes, testing of organic and inorganic substances
• Preparation of mixtures of substances, analysis of substances
• Immunological, diagnostic and biotechnical testing
• Compliance with safety, health and environmental regulations

Requirements:

• Leaving certificate of specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife) with above average school performance in the subjects chemistry, technology and mathematics
• Enjoyment of and interest in natural science, especially chemistry
• Aptitude for independent, diligent and responsible work as well as for testing, supervising and evaluating activities

Additional information:

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Department of Life Science Technologies on the Lemgo campus
• Duration of training: 3.5 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Berufskolleg Senne, Bielefeld
• Responsible body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld

Physics laboratory assistant

Working activities:

• Identification of the properties of materials and systems by means of tests or series of measurements
• Maintenance and servicing of technical test and process equipment

Requirements:

• Leaving certificate of specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife) with good to very good grades in the subjects mathematics, physics and technology
• Enjoyment of and interest in technology, physics, and mathematics
• Aptitude for independent, diligent and responsible work as well as for testing, supervising and evaluating activities

Additional information:

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics on the Lemgo campus
• Duration of training: 3.5 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Berufskolleg der Stadt Mühlheim a.d. Ruhr
• Responsible body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) zu Essen

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Working activities:

• Supervision of operations in the manufacture and maintenance of information or communications technology and medical equipment
• Preparation of manufacturing documents, set-up of manufacturing and testing machines
• Procurement of components and resources
• Installation and configuration of programs or operating systems
• Creation of layouts
• Consulting with customers

Requirements:

• Leaving certificate of specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife) with above average school performance in the subjects mathematics, physics and German
• Interest in electronics
• Abstract and logical thinking skills

Additional information:

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science on the Lemgo campus
• Duration of training: 3.5 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Felix-Fechenbach-Berufskolleg Detmold
• Responsible body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Lippe zu Detmold

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Work activities:

• Development of target group oriented advertising measures
• Execution of market analyses and target group determinations
• Development of contractual fundamentals for cooperation with marketing service providers
• Organization of projects

Requirements:

• Leaving certificate of specialized secondary school (Fachoberschulreife)
• Self-confident appearance
• Creativity
• Strong communication skills
• Careful, systematic way of working
• Understanding of numbers

Additional information

• Place of education and training at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Administrative Department of Communication und Marketing
• Duration of training: 3 years
• Start of training: 1 August
• Vocational training school: Carl-Severing Berufskolleg Bielefeld 
• Responsible body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Lippe zu Detmold

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Activities:

• Procurement and maintenance of hardware and software
• Interface between Controlling and the specialist department
• Planning and implementation of IT projects
• Event organization

Requirements:

• At least a high school diploma with good grades
• Not afraid of numbers and good German and English skills
• Good comprehension skills in commercial fields of activity
• Interest in technical topics and digital transformation
• Affinity for technical and IT processes
• Careful, systematic way of working
• Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate and work in a team

Additional information:

• Training location at TH OWL: Institute for Industrial Information Technology (inIT) of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Lemgo site
• Duration of training: 3 years
• Start of training: August 1
• Vocational school: Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Berufskolleg Detmold

Work activities:

• Challenging administrative work in various areas (personnel, finances, …)
• Support in advising professors, staff and students on various topics
• Working with legal texts

Requirements:

• Subject-related University Entrance Qualification or General University Entrance Qualification with above-average performance
• Strong interest in legal and business processes
• Ability to work both in a team and independently
• Planning and organizational skills
• Diligent and systematic way of working
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Nationality of Germany or EU member state
• Health suitability

Additional information:

• Duration of training: 3 years
• Alternation between study periods at the Academy for Police and Public Administration in Bielefeld and practical periods at the OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Acceptance as a probationary civil servant and, after successful completion of the probationary period, as a permanent civil servant

Work activities:

• Set up of test facilities
• Carrying out physical measurements and test series
• Documentation of measurements and experiments

Requirements:

• Subject-related University Entrance Qualification or General University Entrance Qualification
• Good to very good performance in the subjects mathematics, physics and technology
• Fun and interest in technology, physics and mathematics
• Aptitude for independent, conscientious and responsible work
• Aptitude for testing, checking and evaluation activities

Additional information:

• The dual studies programs takes a total of 4 years.
• In the first year, the focus is on vocational education, afterwards studies begin.
• The vocational education and training takes 2.5 years, studies take 3 years.
• Studies and vocational education and training take place in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics on the Lemgo campus.
• Vocational training school: Berufskolleg Stadtmitte, Mühlheim

Work activities:

• Independent work on electrical and mechanical systems
• General measurement tasks
• Investigations of problems in the field of structural dynamics (durability, vibrations, acoustics)
• Cooperation in industrial and research projects

Requirements:

• University of applied sciences entrance qualification or university entrance qualification
• Good to very good school performance in the subjects mathematics, physics and technology
• Enjoyment of and interest in technology, physics and mathematics
• Aptitude for independent, diligent and responsible work
• Aptitude for testing, supervising and evaluating activities

Additional information:

• The dual study program lasts a total of 4 years.
• In the first year, the focus is on the training, then the studies begin.
• The training phase lasts 2.5 years, the study phase 3 years.
• Studies and training take place at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics on the Lemgo campus. 
• Vocational training school: Felix-Fechenbach Berufskolleg Detmold