«I explain to customers what is allowed - and what is not»

I tell

"I started an apprenticeship as an electrician, but had to finish it as an assembly electrician because I didn't take vocational school seriously enough at the time. After my apprenticeship, I worked and enjoyed my monthly wage and free time. But I soon had enough of pulling in cables and laying pipes. Whenever things got exciting, I lacked the basics.

After my community service, I started a second apprenticeship as an electrician at CKW in Stansstad. Because I had already completed an apprenticeship, I was allowed to do more in my second apprenticeship than other trainees.

Since completing my apprenticeship, I have been able to take on more and more responsibility. I now work in the field of security technology, installing and programming surveillance cameras. I advise customers, show them what options are available and also tell them what is not allowed - for example, filming the street in front of the house. I'm probably training to become a security technology project manager. I think it's important to stay on top of your job. Digitalisation doesn't scare me, you just have to be aware of the new possibilities."

Read more about choosing a career:

• 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 on to 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 apprenticeships
  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.