Top qualityEducation and training
It takes more than knowledge and skill to deliver top performance, exploit potential and develop creative solutions. We want to sow enthusiasm, plant trust and cultivate free space.
We support our employees in their training and further education – because it has also become noticeably more difficult to recruit skilled workers and trainees in the textile industry in recent years. At Kettelhack, we take the task of creating an atmosphere in which employees feel comfortable and can develop, all the more seriously. We are pleased that we have been able to bring such committed and enthusiastic junior staff on board in recent years!
Overview of our vocational training measures
There were more than 100 training sessions between the 2017/2018 and the 2019/2020 financial years. In addition to many technical training measures, training was also provided on the topics of sustainability, occupational health & safety and employee representation/works council work.
Number of measures | Share of male participants | Share of female participants |
| 84 | 57 % | 43 % |
Measures | Share of male participants | Share of female participants |
| 7 | 74 % | 28 % |
Measures | Share of male participants | Share of female participants |
| 9 | 72 % | 28 % |
Apprenticeship at Kettelhack
Promoting young talent is important to us. Even in the textile industry it has become noticeably more difficult in recent years to recruit specialists and apprentices. So it’s all more important for Kettelhack to create an atmosphere in which employees feel comfortable, where they can develop.
Our apprentices gain a comprehensive insight into the company and their profession. The professions in which we train are as diverse as our company. Our apprentices become product finishers specialising in textiles, textile laboratory assistants, mechatronics technicians, industrial clerks or warehouse logistics specialists. Highly-qualified training, close supervision by the trainers and colleagues and the targeted promotion of young talent are important ingredients in our recipe for success. The result is something to be proud of!
Our apprentices from the Tech. Service and Administration departments have successfully trained as apprenticeship ambassadors.
The training ambassadors visit secondary schools in the region to give pupils in their final year of upper secondary school an insight into working life and create prospects.
Since 2017
young people have been completing their apprenticeship with us!
Further education to become a business economist for Human Resources Management 2023!
Martina Pach has spent the last 3.5 years studying business administration alongside her job, specialising in the field of HR management.
"Even during my training as an office management assistant, I realised that I was particularly fascinated by the field of human resources. Kettelhack then gave me the opportunity to specialise in this area. As part of my project work, I carried out an internal survey on employee satisfaction, from which three key figures were derived."
Apprenticeship in the new place to call home.
When Akhtar Elham fled from Afghanistan to Germany in 2016, he did not know a word of German. The biggest hurdle was finding an apprenticeship place. It was clear to him that this was the only way he could gain a foothold as a refugee and build a future for himself in Germany. Akhtar then came to Kettelhack just one year later through a conversation with one of our trainees at our stand at the training fair in Rheine. A one-year entry-level qualification in the professional discipline of finishing got the ball rolling for him. We took care of German courses so that he could follow the lessons at the vocational school better. A team of different staff members kept in touch with the school and the authorities, worked through the rules of the law on receiving foreign nationals and handling their residence, so that the residence permit could be extended at regular intervals. Meanwhile, Akhtar discovered his interest in logistics. Without further ado, we decided to offer him training as a warehouse logistics specialist. The best decision for everyone – through a close-knit process of exchange in the department and his integration into a small-scale team, not only did his language skills grow very quickly, but also his self-confidence. We are pleased that, in Akhtar, we were able to gain an employee who conscientiously takes on his tasks and has become a part of our Kettelhack team with a great sense of commitment.
Further education to become a master craftsman in the textile industry 2024!
"Basically, my motivation was to learn new things in relation to the production and finishing/colouring of textile fabrics. My interests have always been in the natural sciences and the technical utilisation of natural laws. I also wanted to develop personally. To gain more insight into the company’s processes and actively help shape the future."
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