Your Apprenticeship at the Studierendenwerk

We are the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe – The partner for students and universities in Karlsruhe:
• 340 employees
• 13 apprentices

On behalf of the state of Baden-Württemberg, we support all students (approx. 42,000) in Karlsruhe and Pforzheim in all questions relating to their studies. This precisely means that we do everything we can to ensure that studying in Karlsruhe and Pforzheim is a success. In detail, this means…

  • University catering
    We offer food & drinks for students in our dining halls, cafeterias and cafe bars, but also a place to recharge and meet new friends.
  • Housing
    We help students find accommodation (eg. in our student residences, on the private housing market, Housing Partnerships).
  • Counselling
    Whether in the beratungsWERK, our Psychological Help (PBS) or other contact points in the Studierendenwerk: We advise students in all matters related to their studies.
  • Financing
    The Studierendenwerk also offers advice on student financing: Whether BAföG, loans or emergency aid funds - we find the right financing for "our" students.
  • Studying with children
    We support students with children in a variety of ways, including the opportunity to get a spot in one of our on-campus daycare facilities.
  • International
    Our International Student Center (ISC) is the contact point for international students.

Office management clerk (f/m/o)

You want:

… a lively campus live without studying yourself?
… to organize and communicate – also in different languages?
… to be a contact person for students in all matters regarding studying?

The apprenticeship of office management clerk (f/m/o) is the best place to do that!
Schedule of the apprenticeship:
  • Start of the apprenticeship is September 1st.
  • Duration of the apprenticeship is 3 years (if possible, shortened to 2.5 years)
During this time, you will get an insight into almost every department. The special thing is that every department is different. That means: different department, different tasks and different colleagues. So you'll never get bored!
  • Block practical phases (2-5 weeks) and block lessons (3 weeks)
  • Vocational school:
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  • Personal training/shift plan

These are your tasks in the individual departments:
As a trainee in the area of office management (f/m/o), you will support various departments such as human resources, financial accounting, housing and university catering. You will help with tasks such as application management, time recording, invoice processing and secretarial tasks. In the BAföG Agency, you will support the processing of BAföG applications and in the Housing Department, you will take care of apartment advertisements and dormitory applications. You will also gain insights into warehousing and logistics and improve your communication skills at reception, where you will sell scripts and be the first point of contact for callers and visitors.
That's what you bring:
  • Degree: vocational college I or II; (vocational) baccalaureate
  • Fun of communication and pleasure in dealing with people
  • Sympathetic appearance and quick understanding
  • Good knowledge of English or other foreign languages

Management Assistant for Digitization Management (f/m/o)
You want:

... a lively campus life without studying yourself?
... organize and communicate - even in a foreign language?
... be the contact person for students in all matters relating to their studies?

Then training to become a digitalization management assistant (f/m/d) with us is the right thing for you!

This is how the apprenticeship works:
  • Apprenticeship expected to start on September 01, 2025
  • Apprenticeship duration 3 years (can be shortened to 2.5 years if necessary)
During this time, you will gain an insight into almost every department, particularly IT, digitalization and quality management. The special thing is that each department is different. This means: different department, different tasks and different colleagues. So you'll never be bored!
  • Part-time teaching: 1.5 days per week
  • Vocational school:
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    Du verlässt nun die Webseite des Studierendenwerks Karlsruhe (sw-ka.de)

    Bitte beachte, dass du auf die externe Webseite https://www.walter-eucken-schule.de/ weitergeleitet wirst, auf der deine personenbezogenen Daten anders verarbeitet werden als bei uns.

    Ehe du mit „Ja, weiter“ dieser Verarbeitung zustimmst, solltest du hier nachlesen, was bei der externen Webseite zum Datenschutz zu beachten ist.

  • Personal training/employment plan

These are your tasks in the individual departments:
You will provide support in various departments such as Human Resources, Housing and BAföG. The focus here is on administrative activities. In IT, Quality Management or Digitalization, you will get to know the software we use and our server landscape and how to manage them. You will learn to understand, analyze and digitally map processes and acquire project management skills and methods.

What you should bring with you:
  • Graduation: commercial vocational college I or II; (technical) high school diploma
  • Enjoy communication and working with people
  • Interested in how IT solutions can support daily work
  • Good knowledge of English

What we offer

Training allowance:
1. year: 1.086,82 € (gross/ month)
2. year: 1.140,96 € (gross/ month)
3. year: 1.190,61 € (gross/ month)

Note: There will be a tariff increase of €100 (gross/month) on November 1st, 2024.

Annual special payment („Christmas bonus“)

Additionally, we also offer:
  • 30 days vacation per year (Christmas and New Year's Eve are also days off.)
  • 5 days of special leave for exam preparation
  • company pension schemes, capital-forming benefits and other social benefits
You can look forward to:
  • flexible working hours (flexitime) at 39.5 hours/week
  • health offers (online health platform, etc.)
  • good chances of being taken onto the workforce (former trainees of ours work in all departments, some even in management positions)
  • central location with very good access to public transport
  • provision of a company laptop for the entire training period
  • discounted lunch in our dining halls
This is what happens after the training:
  • good chances of being taken onto the workforce
  • exciting activities in the Studierendenwerk
  • good opportunities for advancement and further qualification
  • fair compensation under collective agreements

Have we sparked your interest?

Then you can find out about all open positions here and have the opportunity to apply online!

The following training positions are currently available at Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe:

How to apply:
Upload the following documents to our application tool:
  • cover letter
  • curriculum vitae
  • picture
  • school certificate, more specific the last two certificates
  • Other proofs that highlight you and make you interesting for us
Make us curious why we can look forward to being your training company! We are looking forward to your application!

Excellent apprenticeship

Apprentices of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe are repeatedly among the top apprentices of the IHK Karlsruhe.
The Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe received the "Excellent Apprenticeship" award from the Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce in the following years:

2020: Annual Best Certificate
2015: Certificate of Honour
2014: Certificate of Honour
2012: Certificate of Honour

We are pleased about this success and see it as an incentive to continue to be an excellent provider of apprenticeships.