To ensure it has the skills it needs for the years ahead, the BMW Group has long been systematically identifying training needs, to be properly prepared for the future of individual mobility.
“To rise to the challenges that lie ahead, we need new skills and abilities. At the BMW Group, we are preparing and supporting all our employees by giving them the training and education they need to make the BMW Group electric, digital and circular. It’s a change process that we are undertaking with them.” – Moritz Kippenberger, Vice President HR Services, Recruiting, Qualification
Every year 65 young adults start their vocational training at BMW Group Plant Leipzig. In the future, more than 6,200 employees a year will develop their skills too, in specifically tailored courses and seminars. For the first time, Leipzig’s new Talent Campus brings together vocational training and skills development – under one roof. The new building officially opened on October 25, 2024.
The Talent Campus offers nearly 65,000 square feet of space across two floors. For those doing their vocational training, it is equipped with automotive, CNC, mechatronics, and mechanical workshops, as well as spaces for pneumatics, mechatronics, and IT/AR/VR. For employees undergoing skills development, it offers e-mobility workshops for SPS control technologies, robotics, and automation as well as practical training in multifunctional spaces and seminar rooms. The entire building is designed to be accessible and, along with all the equipment, it came in at an investment of 16 million Euros, which is approximately $17.3 million in US Dollars.
“Investments in training and development are key to the transformation of our industry. We are securing the future of our site by fostering young talent and offering attractive skills development options to keep our longer-standing employees with us on our journey to electric and digital mobility.” – Plant Director Petra Peterhänsel
The Talent Campus offers training and development for a wide range of participants, from apprentices to managers. Courses and programs center on working with high-voltage electricity for new battery systems and on digitalization, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, to develop the skills that will be vital in the car industry of the future.
Read the full press release here.
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