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Management Report
140 Audi Group
151 Business and underlying
situation
173 Financial performance
indicators
176 Social and ecological aspects
176 Corporate responsibility
177 Employees
181 Audi in society
182 Location-based
environmental aspects
186 Product-based
environmental aspects
190 Risks, opportunities
and outlook
201 Disclaimer
The level of interest among young people in getting to know and experiencing Audi in person rose
yet again to a new record. More than 1,500 students completed internships at the two German
sites Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm.
Training and advancement
698 young people embarked on their training in one of 20 vocations at our two German sites
Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm in the 2012 fiscal year. In addition, 28 DHBW students commenced
their studies at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and 23 participants
enrolled in the StEP program (Study and Experience in Practice), which combines vocational
training with technical studies.
As of the end of December 2012, there were a total of 2,459 apprentices and dual-system stu-
dents in employment at AUDI AG, including 216 taking a dual vocational training program which
provides them with the entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences, as well as quali-
fying them as a mechatronics or automotive mechatronics engineer, electronics engineer for
automation technology or tool mechanic.
During the 2012 fiscal year, 27 young people – 18 industrial/technical apprentices and nine
clerical trainees – received the opportunity to spend three months working in other European
countries. The host companies were 12 locations of the Volkswagen Group. AUDI AG also offers
this opportunity to apprentices from other Group companies.
As part of the “Electric mobility connects” initiative supported by the state governments of
Bavaria and Saxony, the AUDI AG Training Department is participating in a number of projects
designed to integrate important aspects of electric mobility into the training and advancement
curriculum. In addition to electric mobility, the focus of technical further training was on the key
technology of lightweight construction. The requirements of new materials, joining and body-
work technologies, battery technology, power electronics and electric drive technology all pro-
vided topics for training.
Competence development for employees at the new automotive plant in Győr (Hungary) was again
very much a priority in 2012. Specific qualification programs were devised there for a variety of
target groups, a Project and Training Center was set up, new vocations were introduced and local
trainers were qualified. The Company will be able to benefit from this experience as it now sets
up the new Audi location in Mexico.
As in previous years, the AUDI AG Training Department provided support for low-achieving young
people. In running the “EQ” and “EQ Plus” entry-level training programs, it provided a vocational
gateway opportunity for young people who have not been able to secure an apprenticeship for
personal reasons or who need assistance with acquiring the necessary qualification to train for a
career.
Health management
The aim of occupational health management is to promote and preserve the individual well-being
of our workforce. Occupational health management at Audi is an aspect of corporate management
and spans everything from workplace ergonomics and deployment consultancy to the gradual
reintegration of employees after lengthy absences due to sickness. Both a large number of cor-
porate departments and the Works Council provide support and advice on such matters. They
offer opportunities for training and actively help in making sure that employees are deployed in
accordance with their health requirements, and that they remain employable.
We also seek to raise standards of personal health literacy, for example by encouraging partici-
pation in Company-backed health activities and fitness programs. The spotlight is always on
raising awareness of exercise, nutrition and mental well-being.
A major component of our health management is the Audi Check-up, introduced in July 2006 –
an individualized program for the workforce for the prevention and early detection of health
risks. The health centers at the Company sites have already conducted nearly 51,000 check-ups.