Thanks to good business development, this year too, Evers is giving eight young people a vocational training opportunity in the wholesale and export trade. On 3 September, 2007, the new trainees had their first day at work.
Two new trainees are undergoing "normal" training as a wholesale and export manager. The other six are taking a business administration course to obtain a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the "Fachhochschule für Oekonomie & Management" (FOM) as part of and in parallel with their vocational training. The student trainees spend four and a half days learning in the company. Half a day is spent preparing for the IHK (Chamber of Commerce & Industry) examination. The course lasts seven semesters.
Good vocational training is a topic very close to the heart of Evers' management; because qualified new recruits are the most important investment in the future. Trainees always account for around 20% of the workforce.
In-house training at Evers is also of very high quality. The trainees "pass through" the following departments: order processing, sales, dispatch and accounting. Following the motto "learning by doing", they participate in work processes and business transactions or complete them on their own. The trainees are intensively familiarized with the extensive Evers GmbH product range in regular in-house training courses. The trainees acquire other skills and knowledge in external seminars.
Evers is currently training a total of 17 young people. Of these, seven student trainees will be taking their final examinations as wholesale and export managers before the Chamber of Commerce & Industry in the winter 2007/2008. To date, Evers has offered all trainees an employment contract.