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Beckhoff Automation generated global sales of 679 million euros in 2016, an increase of 9.5 percent over the previous year. The company’s growth is accompanied by a steadily rising workforce. Beckhoff currently employs roughly 3,350 people worldwide. Almost 2,300 work in Germany, with about 2,100 located at the company’s world headquarters in Verl. Around 1,100 of these employees are trained engineers, which means the company is always recruiting highly qualified experts. With a total of seven professional training fields and two practice-oriented degree courses, Beckhoff is strengthening its position as a technology-oriented training organization. In addition, the company functions as a ‘training engine’ at its Verl location, employing 100 apprentices and 90 university students at present.
According to Managing Director Hans Beckhoff, the company invests about 3.5 million euros annually into these training initiatives for junior staff. The practice-oriented college education concept has proven highly successful and will soon be expanded. Starting in the 2017 winter semester, Beckhoff plans to offer training for master’s degree programs at the University of Applied Sciences in Gütersloh, in addition to its bachelor programs in mechatronics/automation. “We want to give technologically-oriented young professionals incentives to stay in the region,” says Hans Beckhoff.