Siemens Integrates Artificial Intelligence Into Apprenticeships and Dual-Study Programmes

Siemens Integrates Artificial Intelligence Into Apprenticeships and Dual-Study Programmes

(IN BRIEF) Siemens is embedding artificial intelligence across its professional training programmes in Germany as around 1,500 young talents begin vocational training or dual-study programmes at 18 training centres nationwide this year, alongside more than 300 training positions provided for partner companies. The company said AI will be integrated into learning and working processes across all types of career training, not taught as an isolated subject, with specialist knowledge remaining the foundation and AI used as a tool for problem-solving, analysis and innovation. Siemens also uses the AI-powered learning platform simpleclub to support personalised and independent learning, while its Germany-wide SIEYA[at]School initiative brings STEM education and career orientation into classrooms through curriculum-aligned teaching materials and a new AI Didactic Assistant for teachers. Siemens offers more than 90 training programmes in Germany, invested around EUR 135 million in professional training in fiscal 2025, and currently has around 4,000 apprentices and dual students in work-study programmes.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 1-Sep-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens is strengthening its professional training model by firmly integrating artificial intelligence into learning and working processes across all types of career training.

Around 1,500 young talents will begin vocational training or dual-study programmes at Siemens this year.

The company will train them at 18 training centres across Germany, preparing them for the demands of the future workplace.

In addition, Siemens is providing more than 300 training positions for partner companies through its collaborative training programme.

The company said its approach sets new standards in professional training by making AI a core part of training and learning processes.

Alongside technologies such as smart manufacturing, digital twins and humanoid robotics, Siemens’ training model also focuses on foundational skills including critical thinking, adaptability and collaboration.

Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, member of the Managing Board and Labor Director at Siemens AG, said artificial intelligence is changing the requirements that future skilled workers will need to meet.

She said Siemens’ training programmes are designed to teach young talents foundational skills such as the ability to learn and adapt, collaboration and critical thinking.

Wiese said critical thinking is particularly important for using AI tools strategically and responsibly, understanding how they work and assessing them properly.

She added that high-quality professional training strengthens individual skill sets and lays the foundation for innovation, competitiveness and sustainable growth.

Siemens offers more than 90 different training programmes in Germany.

In fiscal 2025, the company invested around EUR 135 million in professional training.

Altogether, around 4,000 apprentices and dual students are currently participating in work-study programmes at Siemens in Germany.

AI integrated into training, reskilling and upskilling

Siemens said AI is not being taught as a standalone subject.

Instead, it is being consistently embedded into existing learning content across all types of career training.

The aim is for AI skills to become a natural part of young people’s professional profiles.

Specialist knowledge remains the foundation of training, while AI serves as a tool that creates new possibilities for problem-solving, analysis and innovation.

Through modular, competency-based curricula and flexible learning modules, Siemens can continuously adapt training content to the changing needs of its businesses and the labour market.

Bettina Weckesser, Global Head of Siemens Professional Education, said the company is training young people for a working world in transformation, with a focus on tomorrow’s skills.

She said Siemens aims to systematically integrate AI into all learning processes so apprentices and dual students gain skills that support their long-term future in the workforce.

Weckesser added that by including future-oriented technologies in training, Siemens helps young talents keep pace with technological change and actively shape it.

simpleclub supports personalised AI-powered learning

One of the key elements of Siemens’ training approach is the AI-powered learning platform simpleclub.

The platform supports apprentices and dual students as they learn independently and prepare for or review learning content.

It also includes generative AI functions.

Siemens said apprentices and dual students learn how to use these tools responsibly and evaluate them critically.

SIEYA[at]School brings AI-supported career orientation into classrooms

Through the Germany-wide SIEYA[at]School initiative, Siemens Professional Education is bringing STEM education and career orientation directly into classroom teaching.

Teachers receive free, curriculum-aligned and practice-oriented teaching materials on future-focused topics such as low-code development, 3D printing and digital twins.

A new addition is the AI Didactic Assistant.

The AI-powered tool allows teaching materials to be flexibly adapted to specific subjects, grade levels, federal states and classroom situations.

Siemens said this gives school students access to practical, up-to-date career guidance.

Through SIEYA[at]School, Siemens supports young people in the transition from school to working life.

The initiative is also intended to strengthen future-oriented skills and contribute to securing a skilled workforce.

Digital and gamified formats within the SIEYA ecosystem guide young people from early career orientation through to entry into the labour market.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2025, which ended on September 30, 2025, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €78.9 billion and net income of €10.4 billion. As of September 30, 2025, the company employed around 318,000 people worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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