INFORMATION FOR PARENTS.

Is your child not yet sure which of our professions matches their strengths? Then please make your child aware of our Apprenticeship Finder in order to find out which apprenticeship or dual study programme might suit his or her personal interests and school-leaving certificate best.

Certain school-leaving qualifications are required for individual apprenticeships or dual study programmes. You can find more information about this in the job advertisements. In addition to grades, what counts for us in the recruitment process is authenticity and honesty in the interview – your child should not pretend and should admit to his or her own strengths and weaknesses. Ultimately, the personality of your offspring and the associated cultural fit is very important to us.

For a technical apprenticeship with us, an intermediate school leaving certificate is sufficient for most professions. For IT professions, the "Mittlere Reife" is usually required. If your child is aiming for a dual study programme, a vocational baccalaureate or A-levels are a prerequisite.

Yes! At the BMW Group, everyone has the chance to find a suitable job. In addition to school grades, our selection process consists of an online test, an interview and a work sample. These tasks help us to find out whether applicants are a good fit to us. If your child performs well, even with poorer grades, he or she can still qualify for an apprenticeship at the BMW Group.

Your child does not need any practical experience to get started with us.

We do not require any specific prior knowledge – no matter what professional field your child is interested in. What is more important to us is the interest in the profession or the activity, as well as the motivation to acquire the relevant knowledge.

After applying, your child will receive an invitation to the first online test. Here, your child also has the option of "voluntary preparation" for the selection day. This is the ideal way for your child to prepare for the upcoming tasks. On the selection day, another online test, a work sample and an interview await your offspring. You can practise the interview with your child, for example, by asking him or her why he or she would like to do a certain apprenticeship and what strengths he or she has.

All open internship positions are listed in our Job Finder, which takes you directly to the application. Your child should be at least 13 years old for a compulsory internship and at least 15 years old for a voluntary pupil internship. An application form must also be completed for each internship. On our website you will find more information on the topic of internships for pupils.

Yes! We offer various events for pupils at our different locations. You can find the dates as well as detailed information in German about the events in our event calendar.

There are fixed application start dates from which we accept applications. Your child can apply for our apprenticeship positions until all positions are filled. Therefore, the earlier we receive the application, the better. You can find an overview of all application start dates on our "Application tips" page.

Your child's application should include a complete curriculum vitae in table form and a copy of the last school report or, in the case of an application for dual study programmes, a university entrance qualification. To speed up the application process for your child, we no longer require a cover letter. In addition, please make sure that all contact details are up-to-date and complete so that we can contact your child during the application process.

On our "Application tips" page, you will find step-by-step instructions for your child's application, including what to expect on selection day. 

While our vehicles, parts and components are produced in our BMW Group plants, our dealerships are both sales as well as service locations for our customers. We offer numerous apprenticeships both in the plants and in the dealerships.

We offer your child numerous opportunities for personal and professional development during and, above all, after the apprenticeship. Your child can take part in seminars and driving courses that accompany the apprenticeship and take part in further qualifications and seminars, for example, to take on more qualified tasks or assignments abroad. We always take into account the individual wishes and goals of your offspring in order to fully exploit their individual potential!

Once they have passed their final exams, our apprentices at the BMW Group plants have unlimited direct entry with conditions that are above the collective wage agreement. We guarantee that they will be taken on by us. As an apprentice in the BMW dealerships, your child also has very good chances of starting a career in one of our dealerships after passing the exams.

Your child is in good hands during every phase of the apprenticeship or dual study programme. Whether trainers, vocational school teachers, professors or mentors in the various assignments stations: Your child and you will always have someone to talk to. For example, we hold regular feedback meetings with our apprentices to give them feedback on their performance and to find out what their experiences and impressions are like in the specialist departments.

For us, success is teamwork – whether it is working together or in learning circles during exam preparation – your child is part of a big team. To promote this, we organise team-building events, among other things. In this way, the apprentices and trainers get to know each other and grow together right from the start.

In order to give you an insight into your child's activities, a parents' evening is held in the first year of the apprenticeship. During the rest of the apprenticeship period, you can also contact your child's trainers at any time.

Cohesion and team spirit are our top priorities. As soon as your child needs support, we have numerous offers of help from qualified colleagues. Often, our apprentices themselves form working and learning circles to support each other.