SWAN welcomes seven new apprentices and one dual-study student
SWAN Training: Onboarding Week in Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Giebelstadt
Augsburg, September 9, 2025 – At the start of the 2025/26 training year, SWAN GmbH welcomes seven new apprentices, one dual-study student, and three working students. Most of them are training to become IT specialists in application development; in addition, one apprentice has started in office management. The dual-study student is pursuing Business Informatics with a focus on International Management for Business and Information Technology (IMBIT). During their onboarding week, the newcomers got to know the SWAN sites in Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Giebelstadt, gained insights into teams, projects, and workflows, and began their structured learning paths within the SWAN Academy.
Onboarding Week: Insights, Orientation, and Project Responsibility
The introduction days for SWAN’s new apprentices and students provided an overview of the fields of modern SAP logistics projects, key processes and tools, as well as the company’s values, collaboration, and feedback culture. The week was organized and managed as a project by the previous year’s trainees. The more advanced cohort designed the concept and program, coordinated communication, and documented the week on social media. This way, they took on responsibility, expanded their skills beyond their specialist departments, and learned how a company operates and what it takes to run an onboarding week.
Training Concept: Theory Meets Practice
From the very beginning, apprentices and dual-study students at the SWAN Academy are integrated into real projects and gradually take on responsibility. The learning content is practical, up-to-date, and tailored both to departmental requirements and to individual goals. Peer-level mentoring supports their start, fostering initiative and decision-making skills.
360° Support and Participation at SWAN
Holistic training goes beyond technology and theory. The SWAN Academy encourages apprentices to experiment, understands mistakes as part of the learning process, and provides a framework for reflection and resilience. Regular feedback sessions make progress visible and help plan next steps. Democratic education is firmly anchored: the young professionals actively take part in discussions and decisions, express their viewpoints, and develop solutions collaboratively.
Social Skills and Community
Alongside technical knowledge, the Academy strengthens problem-solving abilities, a sense of responsibility, and teamwork and communication skills. Community-building activities such as game and bowling nights, excursions, and cross-site team events foster cohesion. The company values of respect, flexibility, trust, transparency, and team spirit guide collaboration.
Success Record of the SWAN Academy
Over the past three years, the Academy has grown from three to 25 apprentices and students. During this time, twelve young professionals have joined SWAN GmbH permanently – four dual-study students, two apprentices, and six working students. This demonstrates the quality of the training concept.
“We were once again able to fill all training positions. When both sides start asking about a shared future even before graduation, it speaks to the quality of the collaboration,” says Günter Eckert, Director of the SWAN Academy. “But the best feedback for us is to accompany and witness the development of our young talents over three years.”
Further information on training opportunities and applications at SWAN: Training & Studies