Securing young talent
| Young talents hired as permanent personnel by type of training / NP | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational trainees | 2,873 | 2,912 | 2,880 |
| Dual-degree students | 280 | 276 | 261 |
Germany (companies with about 98% of domestic employees).
Hired after completion of vocational training or dual degree studies.
Including DB Schenker (discontinued operation).
DB Group’s own vocational training and the dual-degree programs are the foundation of our efforts to secure the recruitment of skilled employees. This is supplemented by the job preparation program “Chance plus” for young people who need support in the transition from school to work.
- The Social and cultural integration project (SUKI) – the integration support of the Bahn-Sozialwerk/Eisenbahn-Waisenhort (BSW&EWH) Foundation Family – accompanies the onboarding process of employees with refugee or migration experience at DB Group.
- The DB Youngster Community established with the BSW&EWH Foundation Family in 2022 has about 12,000 members. This enables young talents to network within DB Group and take part in interdisciplinary offerings, both in pre-boarding and during their initial training. The community’s program was expanded in 2024.
- The socio-educational support service Lifehacks 4 U, which is implemented in cooperation with ZukunftPlus e.V., was significantly expanded once again in 2024. The program for individual support of young talents and career changers aims to prevent drop-outs in the entry paths and relieve training personnel by providing additional support in interdisciplinary topics.
- Services provided by the initial training community, the community for vocational trainees, were also very popular. In 2024, overall coordinators and specialist coordinators for young talents and others involved in initial training took part in the 45 Coffee &Learn formats on offer.
- We recognize high performance and great commitment in our entry-level programs through the “excellent!” excellence event for particularly high-performing young talents.
- The social responsibility and participation of young talents is promoted through participation in the competition “Rail vocational trainees against hate and violence.” By taking part, young talents are setting an example for respectful and tolerant teamwork. In 2024, about 370 young talents were involved in about 50 projects.