«I can help design rooms with electrical installations»
I tell
"It was quite difficult for me to choose a career. There were lots of options: a commercial apprenticeship or a creative profession, such as structural draughtsman. The taster apprenticeship as an electrical planner appealed to me the most, so I applied for an apprenticeship in this profession. Unfortunately, there were hardly any offers near where I lived, so I had to look in the neighbouring cantons. I finally found what I was looking for at the engineering company HHM in Zug, and I attend vocational school in Lucerne.
I like the way I can help design rooms with the electrical installations, for example by defining which light source goes where. I discuss the upcoming work with the project manager and together we think about how we can technically realise the client's wishes. I draw the plans on the computer, which the electricians have to realise on site. I'm often on site myself to check the work and solve problems. As I work on the computer more than 90 per cent of the time, I need to find a balance after work. I play football, go biking and enjoy riding my motorbike. After my apprenticeship, I'd like to do my vocational baccalaureate, then travel and maybe study at a university afterwards."
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consecutive tasks. It is advisable to carry out the seven steps in this order, although you can always go back one or two stages if something has changed.
- Step 1: Get to know your own interests and strengths
Before young people can decide what training they want to pursue after secondary school, they need to answer a few basic questions about themselves. Not an easy task in the middle of puberty, which is already full of questions. - Step 2: Get to know professions and training programmes
Into an apprenticeship or continue at school? Many people ask themselves this question in upper secondary school. But the two paths are not mutually exclusive. An overview of the most important educational programmes. - Step 3: Compare your own strengths with the requirements of professions and training programmes
Every apprenticeship and every school has its own specific requirements. For young job seekers, this means that they should either work intensively on their skills or look for a less demanding apprenticeship. - Step 4: Get to know interesting professions in a taster apprenticeship
A taster apprenticeship, also known as a career choice internship, gives you a first impression of working life, a profession and the atmosphere in a potential training company. It is something like the ultimate reality check for young apprenticeship seekers. - Step 5: Review possible professions and training courses and make a decision
Careers counsellor Sigrid Weber knows the agony of choosing a career that many young people go through. Favourite subjects and hobbies are initial pointers to the right apprenticeship, a lot can be learned in trial apprenticeships - and sometimes even a coin toss helps, says the psychologist. When making a decision, however, the feeling has to be right above all. - Step 6: Look for an apprenticeship or register with a school
Once you have chosen the right profession, it's time to look for a suitable training organisation. Large or small, informal or formal, hierarchical or collegial? The more different types you get to know through taster sessions, the better you will know what suits you. - Step 7: Prepare for an apprenticeship or school or clarify bridging programmes
The tenth school year is seen as an emergency solution for those who have not found an apprenticeship. In reality, it is a useful educational programme to close gaps in schooling and other gaps or to help you make a decision about your career choice. Other bridging programmes help to gain valuable knowledge and set the course.
