At CENIT, you can complete an apprenticeship or dual studies course in a wide variety of subject areas. Are you interested in scientific topics? Did you perhaps participate in your high school computer club or attend an orientation internship that identified your interest in technology, IT or business? Then we have just the thing for you!
What you can expect
Starting on day one, you will feel that you are a part of CENIT! Here, we appreciate each and every member of the team right from the start – which for you means our onboarding weeks. We invite all our trainees and dual students to our headquarters in Stuttgart, where they can quickly make contact with other trainees and students. You learn about important processes and structures and get the chance to witness CENIT’s corporate culture first-hand.
Even before you begin at CENIT, we provide you with a sponsor who will help you with questions and support you in all the situations you may encounter. At CENIT, you will work on interesting tasks in an environment that values what you do. We also offer regular external and internal training events. Additionally, at certain intervals we will invite you to feedback meetings with your managers. High-quality apprenticeship is of utmost importance to us. We want to offer our trainees and students the best possible development opportunities, both personally and professionally. We achieve this via an optimal allocation of roles and responsibilities during the apprenticeship or dual studies courses: Trainer, manager and chief instructor are the dream team that supports and encourages our trainees’ and students’ progress.
Our goal is clear – we want all our trainees and students to stay on board!
Why join an apprenticeship or dual studies course at CENIT?
Insights into the apprenticeship
Apprenticeship at CENIT
Information Specialist, Systems Integration
What to expect
As Information Specialist for Systems Integration at CENIT, you will be a versatile allrounder, working on software programs as well as hardware and IT infrastructures. Your task will be to realize client- and project-specific information and communication solutions.
You are also an important contact partner for our clients and assist them with valuable technical care and advice. In many cases, you will provide these services at the partner’s location.
Duration of apprenticeship
3 years (possibly shorter)
Apprenticeship venues
Hanover, Stuttgart, Oelsnitz
Conditions for admission
Secondary school certificate or higher
Strengths and skills
- Resilience (not giving up when the going gets tough)
- Good concentration and communication skills
Information Specialist, Application Development
What to expect
As Information Specialist for Application Management at CENIT, you will be active primarily in software development. Your tasks are diverse and constantly changing – at times highly creative, at others more business- or technology-oriented.
You act in the role of service provider and therefore focus very closely on customer requirements, analyzing, planning and implementing software solutions for our clients and supporting them by providing technical advice and support
Duration of apprenticeship
3 years (possibly shorter)
Apprenticeship venues
Hanover, Stuttgart, Oelsnitz
Conditions for admission
Secondary school certificate or higher
Strengths and skills
- Interest in technology
- Logical thinking
- Patience and the will to get things done (not giving up even if things don’t go as one would like)
- Problem-solving skills
- An ability to quickly understand dependencies and interrelationships
Your dual course of studies at CENIT
Business Engineering
What to expect
Practical, innovative and future-oriented – a dual course of studies is the ideal way to prepare for your career. Dual studies at CENIT offer a meaningful combination between theory and practice and therefore an attractive alternative to the traditional university study approach.
You receive a comprehensive foundation of theoretical knowledge from the Dual University of Baden-Württemberg in Heidenheim. CENIT then offers you the ideal way to apply this knowledge on the ground, in real-world projects. At CENIT, you can complete a dual course of studies in business engineering, informatics and business informatics
Duration of study program
3 years
Study venues
Hanover, Stuttgart, Oelsnitz
Conditions for admission
Higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college certificate + Delta examination
Strengths and skills
- Structured approach to work
- Self-organization
- Foreign language skills
- Flexibility
- Presentation techniques
Informatics
What to expect
Practical, innovative and future-oriented – a dual course of studies is the ideal way to prepare for your career. Dual studies at CENIT offer a meaningful combination between theory and practice and therefore an attractive alternative to the usual university study approach.
You receive a comprehensive foundation of theoretical knowledge from the Dual University of Baden-Württemberg in Heidenheim. CENIT then offers you the ideal way to apply this knowledge on the ground, in real-world projects. At CENIT, you can complete a dual course of studies in business engineering, informatics and business informatics
Duration of study program
3 years
Study venues
Hanover, Stuttgart, Oelsnitz
Conditions for admission
Higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college certificate + Delta examination
Strengths and skills
- Communication & team skills because of continual interaction with colleagues and to some extent clients
- Analytical thinking, particularly helpful when programming complex tasks and grasping new content
- Rapid comprehension
Business Informatics
What to expect
Practical, innovative and future-oriented – a dual course of studies is the ideal way to prepare for your career. Dual studies at CENIT offer a meaningful combination between theory and practice and therefore an attractive alternative to the usual university study approach.
You receive a comprehensive foundation of theoretical knowledge from the Dual University of Baden-Württemberg in Heidenheim. CENIT then offers you the ideal way to apply this knowledge on the ground, in real-world projects. At CENIT, you can complete a dual course of studies in business engineering, informatics and business informatics.
Duration of study program
3 years
Study venues
Hanover, Stuttgart, Oelsnitz
Conditions for admission
Higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college certificate + Delta examination
Strengths and skills
- Good day-to-day organization
- Structured approach to work
- Resilience
- Ambition
- Curiosity
Experience report of a dual student
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Questions frequently asked by our applicants
We begin with our intro weeks, for which we invite all trainees and DH students to our Stuttgart HQ. This gives you the opportunity to get to know other apprentice and students right away. You will learn about the most important processes and structures and have a chance to witness the CENIT corporate culture in action.
We strive to offer our trainees and DH students the best possible apprenticeship.
To this end, we have collaborated closely with the following institutions for many years:
- DHBW in Heidenheim
- it.schule Stuttgart
- Multi-Media Berufsbildende Schule Hannover
- and Industrieschule Chemnitz
Your Dream Team during your apprenticeship/ studies consists of your apprenticeship manager, your apprenticeship counselor and your personal manager. Together, they will offer you the best possible support for your personal and technical development.
Even before you begin at CENIT, we will assign you a sponsor who will be there to answer your questions and assist you in a variety of situations.
An apprenticeship typically lasts three years. If you perform exceptionally well, the duration may be shortened by 6 to 12 months.
Dual study courses have a fixed duration of 6 semesters, i.e. 3 years.
Attractive payment for our young talents is very important to us.
Our dual students receive EUR 1,025 per month in the first year, EUR 1,075 per month in the second year and EUR 1,150 per month in the third year.
Our trainees receive 950 euros per month in their first year, 1,000 euros per month in their second year and 1,075 euros per month in their third year.
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Your contact partner
Stephan Kugele
Manager Professional Training
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