For parents

Completion of 9 years of compulsory schooling is a prerequisite. Secondary to us is which school your child attended.

No, there is no requirement for any specific grade point average. However, academic success is for us an initial indication of what attitude to learning and motivation the young people have.

Interest and joy in technology, diligence and accuracy, a capacity for logical thinking, technical imagination, concentration and perseverance.

Monday - Friday: 06:00 AM - 2:12 PM

Work clothing is provided by Magna. On their first day, apprentices receive a pair of safety shoes, three pairs of pants, six T-shirts and two jackets. The company is responsible for cleaning the clothing (with the exception of the T-shirts), and the clothing is replaced when needed.

Seven full-time training foremen and supervisors work at the Vocational Training Center in Graz. In addition, many apprenticeship representatives supervise and train apprentices in their chosen profession at the Magna sites in Graz, Lannach, Albersdorf and Ilz.

Within Graz, you can travel by public transport. Buses for workers drive from the suburbs to the factory gates. You can find suitable transport connections at:  www.verbundlinie.at.

The vocational school for electrical technicians and IT technicians is in Eibiswald; for mechatronics technicians, it’s in Eibiswald and Mureck. The automotive technicians are situated in Arnfels, the vehicle upholsterers in Lilienfeld (Lower Austria) and the plastics technicians in Steyr (Upper Austria). The vocational school for the skilled trades of process technology and materials technology is in Knittelfeld, while the vocational school for all other skilled trades is located in Graz.

There is the option of living in a boarding school for the vocational schools in Graz. All apprentices under the age of 18 are required to attend boarding school for the vocational schools outside of Graz. The costs for the boarding school are paid for by the company.

Our young skilled workers have plenty of opportunities open to them after successfully wrapping up their apprenticeship. Skilled workers are in demand at Magna internationally! Training and advanced training and education in various specialist areas are an option as well.

Magna’s Vocational Training Center has training partnerships with Mercedes-Benz in Bremen and BMW in Munich, with whom apprentice exchanges take place regularly.
In addition, there are opportunities for work placements in several European countries to gain valuable international experience. 

Yes! The best way to get to know a profession is to try it out.
At Magna, you have the opportunity to get to know the apprenticeship program from the beginning of November to the end of June. Three to five trial days can be scheduled individually. You can find out which apprenticeships and which Magna companies offer trial days at the “Try it out” menu item.

“Apprenticeship with high school diploma” is a state program of the Styrian state government. You can get information on this from the instructors for apprentices or at: www.lehremitmatura.steiermark.at. 

Magna provides apprentices the opportunity to attend English lessons at the Magna Vocational Training Center starting from the 2nd year of their training.

The deadline to apply for apprenticeships starting in September is at the end of March.

You can apply online under the menu item “Apply now”. We cannot accept applications by email or by hard copy (paper) for reasons of data protection. How the application process works is clearly explained in the video.