In January of this year, five of our former trainees once again successfully passed their final examinations.
Viktoria Fast and Luis Fehse completed their training as machine and plant operators. Due to their strong performance, both were able to shorten their training period from two years to just 1.5 years. Viktoria Fast is now working as a machine and plant operator in the Schelling department, while Mr. Fehse will continue to support us in Drawer Plant 2 in the same role.
In the commercial field, Julia Hillekamp, Thorben Meiwes, and Baris Kahya successfully completed their training as industrial clerks. Thanks to their excellent achievements, all three were also able to shorten their training by six months. This marks the first time in a long while that an entire trainee year was able to complete their training early as a group. Julia Hillekamp will be supporting our work preparation department, Thorben Meiwes will join our IKEA shipping team, and Baris Kahya will assist with order processing in the chipboard plant.
We congratulate all five on their outstanding achievements and are very pleased that all of them have decided to stay with the company. That speaks volumes for us!