Trainees
In the course of your practical training, you will be given a comprehensive introduction to all the topics that are relevant to you
In every field you will be looked after by training coordinators who will be available to give you advice and assistance. Seminars form another important component of your training; they are intended to prepare you for practical assignments and the final examination.
Theory:

For the theoretical part of your training you will attend a vocational school. Tuition takes place at BBS (Vocational School) III in Brunswick. In addition, you can use our computer-assisted self-study centre to revise what you have learned or to go into it in greater depth.

 

Profiles of the training courses offered:


Training/apprenticeship in banking (Bankkaufmann/-frau)

You will work both in the Volkswagen Bank’s Market Centres, where you will have customer contact, and also in back office areas.

The most important tasks of the Private and Corporate Customer Market Centres are customer acquisition, advisory and consulting services, sales and customer care, whilst the back office service centres mainly focus on planning, organisational and administrative functions.

 

Training/apprenticeship in insurance (Versicherungskaufmann/-frau)

The core competence of Volkswagen Insurance Services lies in motor insurance business. The tasks are essentially those of acquiring new customers, advising existing ones and dealing with claims. In addition, you will of course get to know all the other branches of insurance and also become acquainted with the work of the field force.

 

Training/apprenticeship in IT (Fachinformatiker/in)

(two different subjects: applications development, systems integration)

Get to know and understand Volkswagen Bank’s operational processes, propose software solutions that meet our company’s requirements and develop them all the way to implementation. In doing so, you will of course be able to make use of the whole range of today’s information and communications technologies, including multimedia applications.

 

The most important points in a nutshell for all training courses described:
    • Beginning of training: August of each year
    • Qualifications required: at least the 'extended Lower School Leaving Certificate' (German "erweiterter Sekundarschulabschluss I")
    • Duration of training: 2 or 2½ years (depending on previous education), 3 years for IT specialists
    • Application deadline: approx. 15 months before start of training, but not later than 31 July of the previous year
    • Application documents: letter of application, CV in tabular form, copies of the last two school reports, photograph
    • Selection procedure: Shortlisting on the basis of the application documents (no applications accepted from persons who have already undergone vocational training), aptitude test, interviews and group discussions

 

Furthermore:

Vocational Academy Degree (Betriebswirt/-in (BA)) in Banking and Insurance

For applicants with a Higher School Leaving Certificate, we have another very special opportunity to offer: joining the Welfenakademie (Guelph Academy) at Wöltingerode Abbey in Vienenburg will give you the opportunity to take a Vocational Academy course in Banking and Insurance, leading to the vocational academy qualification in business administration, i.e. “Betriebswirt/-in (BA) in Banking and Insurance”. This course includes the Chamber of Commerce and Industry examination after two years of training; the full qualification is obtained after a third year. Volkswagen Bank will pay half of the course fees; the other half is to be paid by the student.