Arburg has confirmed its long-standing educational partnership with two secondary schools, Falkenrealschule and Heinrich-Schickhardt-Schule, by signing a partnership agreement.
Arburg has signed contracts with two secondary schools in Freudenstadt, Germany
Through the partnership Arburg offers students opportunities to get to know a range of training options available at the company and to sample the working atmosphere.
The programme includes the annual Arburg information event and the company's participation in internal information exchange events at schools.
It also provides work experience placements in various departments either during term or during the holidays, presentations of various traineeships in the classroom and numerous individual projects with the schools.
One project they ran was "Music Box" in which students spent one afternoon each week, for six months, developing and building a loudspeaker with amplifier for smartphones.
Managing Partner Renate Keinath, who is responsible for Human Resources Management at Arburg, said: "When they come to us, school-goers learn about what it is like to work in an innovative machine construction company and we also get to know potential trainees and future employees away from an interview setting."
Stefanie Maier, principal of Falkenrealschule Freudenstadt, said: "Thanks to the cooperation with Arburg, our pupils gain vital insights into the world of work."