Apprenticeships at ELHA "BANG"

What is special about BANG?

• BANG is short for "Professional Trade Area Apprenticeship Network".
• A joint venture of 12 companies who train students in the industrial metal professions. They maintain an educational shop in which two supervisors and one teacher support the students.
• In the beginning of the training the trade education is more intensive, this means that the students can be used quicker and more effectively in their own company.
• The students are intensively prepared for the intermediate and final exam in order to successfully complete their education.

How does the training work?

• The joint companies from Hövelhof manufacture very interesting products on a very high technical level.
• The co-workers in the companies pass on their technical knowledge and experience to the students.
• Two supervisors in the BANG-shop teach the students in the basic foundation of the metal education.
• In the own company the company-specific education takes place. This approach leads to good results in the intermediate and final exam.

Industrial Mechanic

This profession requires practically talented youth who have fun using modern machines. With a good understanding of technical and physical processes you have the best background to be successful in this profession. As an industrial mechanic you are a specialist for modern equipment technology.

Toolmaker

The profession requires manual skills and an interest in precise work. As a toolmaker you are qualified for the production and maintenance of tools for the stamping and forming. Your responsibilities are the manufacture, assembly, maintenance, inspection and repair of cutting, forming and machining tools, of fixtures, gages and templates, as well as measuring and testing tools.

Machinist

For this profession you need to enjoy precise work on metals with modern machine tools. As a machinist you create shape and dimensionally accurate work pieces for machines and equipment using turning, milling and drilling operations. You work on castings and forgings, welding constructions, dies and pre-machined work pieces made from metallic and non-metallic materials. You plan the manufacturing process using technical documentation and create programs for computer-controlled machines. You set up machines tools and control the manufacturing process. In the end you check and evaluate the quality of the work pieces.