For parents

Precondition is the completion of 9 years of compulsory schooling. What type of school is secondary.

No, no specific grade point average is required. However, success at school is also an initial indication of the student’s attitude to learning and a willingness to perform.

Interest and joy in technology, diligence and accuracy, logical reasoning, technical imagination, concentration and perseverance.

Monday–Friday: 6:00 AM–2:12 PM.

Work clothing is provided by Magna. Apprentices receive a pair of safety shoes, three pairs of pants, six T-shirts and two jackets on the first day of their apprenticeship. The company will take care of cleaning the clothing (with the exception of the T-shirts) and the clothing will be replaced if necessary.

There are seven full-time training supervisors at the vocational training center in Graz. At the Magna sites in Graz, Lannach, Albersdorf and Ilz there are also many authorized representatives for apprentices who supervise and train them.

Within Graz, it’s possible to travel by public transport. Workers’ buses run from the outer districts to the factory gates. You can find suitable transport connections at:  www.verbundlinie.at 

The vocational school for electrical operating technology, information technology and application development is in Eibiswald; for mechatronics in Eibiswald and Mureck. For apprentices in the automotive technology professions the schools are located in Arnfels, for vehicle upholstery in Lilienfeld (Lower Austria) and for plastics technology in Steyr (Upper Austria). The vocational school for apprenticeships in process technology and materials engineering is in Knittelfeld, while the vocational school for all other apprenticeships is in Graz.

For the vocational schools in Graz, there is also the option of living in a boarding school. For the vocational schools outside of Graz, all apprentices under the age of 18 are required to live at the boarding school. The company pays the boarding school costs.

After successfully completing their apprenticeship, our young skilled specialist workers have many options open to them. Skilled specialist workers are in demand at Magna internationally! Training and further education in the various specialist areas are also possible.

From the third year of the apprenticeship and after reaching the age of 18, there is the opportunity to do internships lasting several weeks in several European countries in order to gain valuable international experience.

Yes! Because the best way to get to know a profession is to try it out. At Magna, you have the opportunity to get familiar with the apprenticeship program from the beginning of November to the end of June. Three to five free-trial days are arranged individually. You can find out which apprenticeships and which Magna companies offer free-trial days under the menu item “Try it out.”

“Apprenticeship with general qualification for university entrance” is a campaign by the Styrian Austrian state government. Information can be obtained from the training supervisors or at: www.lehremitmatura.steiermark.at/

Apprenticeship with general qualification for university entrance is done basically in your free time. We provide support with information on the subject of apprenticeship with general qualification for university entrance, establish contact with the training providers and reward a positive college qualification in English with a one-off five additional days of vacation.

The application deadline for apprenticeships starting in September is at the end of March. If we have not filled all apprenticeship positions by then, the remaining vacancies will also be advertised on our website.

You can apply online under the menu item “Apply now.” A video clearly explains how the application process works. Applications can only be submitted online; we cannot accept applications by email or in hard copy form for data protection reasons.