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At the event held at the Kölcsey Center, hundreds of high school students learned about local job and career opportunities at the stands of German-based Debrecen companies. These companies play a significant role in the city’s economic life, from the industry to the service sector.
The German company Bürkle launched its high-tech machine manufacturing plant in the city six years ago. Since then, the company has expanded its factory and, as a partner of DSZC (Debrecen Vocational Training Centre), has also become involved in vocational training. The company currently has 12 students in dual training and employs 70 professionals. It would like to further expand its staff and is looking for good professionals.
“What we need are technicians and engineers. While I must say that English is also important, German is significant. We are constantly looking for electrical technicians, mechatronics technicians and engineers,” Factory Director Gábor Laczkó emphasised at the career day.
In the past ten years, 14 German companies have invested HUF 970 billion in Debrecen, creating almost five thousand new jobs. Companies with a German background play a significant role in the city’s economic life, and their settlement in Debrecen is also due to the quality of German language education.
“We must follow education and develop German language skills in parallel. In this, the Debrecen Vocational Training Center and the school district are also severe partners of the city’s leadership, as nearly five thousand children learn German daily in the city, so you can say that the supply is given,” Deputy Mayor Lajos Barcsa explained.
The German Career Day provided a comprehensive picture of the advantage of German language skills in the Debrecen labour market and the career opportunities that German companies offer young people. Not only students who know German well visited the event, but also those considering learning German to start a successful career.
The 4th German Career Day was organised by the Debrecen German Cultural Forum and supported by the local government. At the German Career Day, ten German-based companies from Debrecen, from industry to the service sector, presented their job and career opportunities to hundreds of interested high school students.
Source and photo credit:debrecen.hu
