At the end of April, two apprentices of KAMPER were given the opportunity to take part in an apprentice exchange programme and thus spent three weeks in the United Kingdom for an internship abroad. Both, one a joiner, one a metal worker, are in their second year of their vocational training and spent the three weeks together at a guest family in Portsmouth. A big metal working company and a small cabinet maker welcomed the courageous youngsters where each soon contributed to the daily work.

Gernot Weninger, works council member and responsible for apprentice training: “Since Kamper operates on an international level, this project immediately appealed to our management and two of our apprentices were given the chance to take part. The feedback of both was and is very positive. They were not only able to improve their English but also gained valuable experience and off course many impressions, particularly when they went to visit London. This experience will no doubt have a very positive effect on their career.”

This internship exchange project, organised by IBD Partnership and Erasmus+, aims at strengthening the confidence of the participants in themselves and to foster independent behaviour.