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A modern training center opened at
Volkswagen Navarra in Pamplona in April 2012.
Building the training center and being committed to
education is credited in this region of Spain as a
key factor in Volkswagen’s assumption of social
responsibility.
Every year, the group board of management and
the world works council present the “Best Appren-
tice Award” to Volkswagen’s best trainees around
the world. This prize was awarded for the twelfth
time at the end of November 2012 in Munich. Twen-
ty-nine vocational trainees from 13 countries re-
ceived the honor.
Volkswagen supports particularly talented vo-
cational trainees in the talent group for young spe-
cialists. This is a key instrument to guide employ-
ees who are outstanding at both a professional and
personal level through the transition from vocation-
al traineeship to professional practice. A total of
232 talented young people at Volkswagen AG and
Volkswagen Financial Services AG took part in this
two-year development and training program in
December 2012. 163 talented employees have
already completed it.
The focus of Volkswagen’s vocational training
is on the professional development of the partici-
pants. They also benefit from a series of supple-
mentary programs and opportunities. In Germany,
these include the cooperation between
Volkswagen vocational training and the “Youth
Start-Ups” high-tech and business start-up com-
petition as well as organizing of the “ProTalent”
and “ProMechanic” competitions. In cooperation
with Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co. KG in Salz-
burg and VOLKSWAGEN SLOVAKIA a.s. in Brati-
slava, Volkswagen AG vocational trainees already
have the opportunity to expand their acquired
knowledge and skills abroad and to develop
professional mobility and flexibility.
Volkswagen vocational trainees have a more
than twenty-year tradition of involvement with the
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