Trainees

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is looking for new apprentices! Are you interested in science? Organisation and planning are your thing? Perhaps you would also like to work with animals? Are you a talented craftsman or a computer specialist? No matter what talent you have, we have your apprenticeship! The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment promotes vocational training for young people in the fields of science, administration, IT, construction and technology.translator

• Office management assistant
• Chemical laboratory technician
• Biology laboratory technician
• Animal keeper specialising in research and clinic
• IT system integration / IT specialist for system integration
• Application developer
• Electronics technician for industrial engineering
• Plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning technology

• Salary of at least €1,218.26 in the first year of apprenticeship, rising after that
• Flexible working hours
• 30 days of leave
• Attractive subsidy for the Deutschlandticket job/company ticket
• Opportunty to be taken on after successful completion of training
• Very good connection to the public transport network

The application phase for the apprenticeship on 1 September 2025 has ended. Save the date: the application phase for the following apprenticeships will start shortly:

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You can currently apply for the following apprenticeships (start date 1 September 2026):

• Office management assistant
• Chemical laboratory technician
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Our apprenticeships start every year at the beginning of September, the application phase starts a year earlier in the period from September to November. You are also welcome to visit us at the Stuzubi training fair, get to know us and find out more about the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and our diverse training opportunities. We look forward to your visit.

Are you a true organisational talent, communicative, cooperative and love working in a team? Would you like to know how administrative tasks are solved and how everyday office life is organised?

During your 3-year apprenticeship as an office management assistant, you will gain an insight into the various office processes at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. For example, you will rotate through the departments Personnel, Budget and Organisation in the Central Department to gain a comprehensive overview of the various administrative areas. You will coordinate appointments and prepare meetings. Your tasks will also include processing internal and external correspondence, creating presentations and researching information and preparing the data in an appealing way. In addition to working on the computer, you will have a lot to do with your colleagues at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.

The most important tasks of an office management assistant include

Assistance: You answer e-mails and take phone calls. You will also plan and create appointments and prepare meetings that you will also take part in.

Administrative work: Traditional administrative work includes processing correspondence and applications in electronic or paper form. Bookkeeping is also part of traditional administrative work.

Your prospects: Office management assistants work in the administration of the federal and state governments as well as in companies in the free market economy. If all professional requirements are met, you may be taken on by the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after completing your training.

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Chemistry, you can't see it, but you can control it through ingenuity and conscientious work and create something new in the process. Are you fascinated by this hidden world of chemistry?

During the 3.5-year dual system apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory technician, you will immerse yourself in this hidden world. Together with our scientific teams, you will work in the laboratory and have tasks in scientific and medical areas of research. In your experiments, you will investigate mixtures of substances and chemical processes. During your training, you will work with our scientists and gain exciting and varied insights into chemistry.

The most important tasks of a chemical laboratory technician include

Analysing: You analyse your samples carefully and accurately, your samples can be food samples, water samples and other tests.

Keeping a log: You log all the results of your analyses, which you can then use to calculate other values such as the density of a substance.

Testing products: In the laboratory, you test products to see whether they contain toxic substances and do not exceed the limit value.

Your prospects: Chemical laboratory technicians work in federal and state institutes and research facilities or in research companies in industry. If all technical requirements are met, you may be offered a position at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after completing your training.

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Biology and chemistry are your favorite subjects? Are you interested in the natural sciences and do microbiological and macrobiological investigations or food analyses sound exciting to you?

During the 3.5-year dual system apprenticeship as a biology laboratory technician, this is exactly what you will learn. You will acquire knowledge in various areas of biology such as cell biology, microbiology, genetics and laboratory work. During your training, you will work together with our scientists and gain exciting and varied insights into biology.

The most important tasks of a biology laboratory technician include

Planning experiments: What should be analysed and which laboratory equipments are needed?

Carrying out tests and studies: Samples are taken from plants or food, for example, these samples are mixed with other substances in a test tube and then analysed. Cells are also examined and analysed under an electron microscope using random samples.

Creating cell cultures: Cell structures are examined by taking samples from plants or animals and creating cultures on a special culture medium where the cells can multiply optimally.

Your prospects: Biology laboratory technicians work in federal and state institutes and research facilities or in research companies in the free market economy. If all technical requirements are met, it is possible to be taken on at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after training.

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Are you not afraid of animals and do you like practical work?

During your 3-year dual training as an animal keeper in research and clinics, you will care for and breed the animals on the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment-approved farm. You will learn a lot about the behaviour and physiology of the animals in your care. At the same time, you can contribute to research. You will work with our research teams in the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment's animal houses. Together with your colleagues, you will take care of the animals and ensure a hygienic environment. You will help with the collection of test materials, e.g. blood or metabolic products. Animal welfare is an essential part of our work and research in accordance with the 3Rs principle.

The most important tasks of an animal keeper include

Caring for the animals: You feed the animals according to the feeding plan and ensure that they are kept correctly by implementing the hygiene concept.

Diagnostics: Here it is important that you recognise sick animals and treat them accordingly.

Data documentation: Keeping hygiene lists, observing and documenting animal behaviour.

Your prospects: The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment offers you the perfect start to your career. During your training, you will get to know various departments. You will gain a wide range of insights into the processes and acquire specialist knowledge for your future. If all personal and professional requirements are met, you may be taken on after your training.

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Do you like variety and are you flexible? The day of an IT specialist for system integration can be characterised in this way. Sometimes you can act with foresight, sometimes you have to react spontaneously to problems and find a solution with the help of analytical thinking.

During your 3-year dual training as an IT specialist for system integration, you will initially work on simple tasks under supervision. You will learn how computers and networks work, what servers are and how they communicate with other devices. Over time, you will then take on more and more responsibility. You will learn to solve problems independently, set up systems and manage projects. At the end of your training, you will be able to manage networks independently and solve IT problems to support your colleagues.

The most important tasks of an IT specialist for system integration include

Planning and setting up IT systems: You plan which IT systems are needed and then install and set them up. You connect hardware and software so that everything works together in the end.

Maintenance and care of systems: IT systems should always function reliably, which they do if they are regularly maintained and checked. You look for errors or problems, repair them and ensure that everything runs smoothly and failures are avoided.

Network security: Here you protect the network and IT systems from viruses or data loss, you set up security measures such as firewalls and anti-virus programmes. You also ensure regular updates and backups to prevent damage.

Your prospects: IT specialists for system integration work both in the public sector and in companies in the free market economy. If all technical requirements are met, you may be taken on at BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after completing your training.

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Are you interested in logical connections, are you familiar with the latest hardware and software and would you like to master the programming language?

During your 3-year apprenticeship as an application developer, you will face interesting challenges, for example in troubleshooting or database development. During your training, you will get to know different areas of responsibility in order to develop software that is perfectly tailored to users. Together with your team, you will develop new applications and regular meetings will be an integral part of your day-to-day work.

The most important tasks of an application developer include

System integration: You network PCs with the server and set up computer systems after you have set them up.

Data and process analysis: You develop online systems for accounting or customer service so that business processes can run online.

Digital networking: You network systems and applications at IT level.

Your prospects: Application developers work both in the public sector and in companies in the free market economy. If all technical requirements are met, it is possible to be taken on by the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after training.

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Are you fascinated by machines and their functions? Is technology your thing? Then we will train you as an all-rounder in the field of electronics.

During your 3.5-year apprenticeship as an electronics technician for industrial engineering, you will learn everything about electrical equipment in buildings and their safe supply with electrical energy. Your tasks will include the installation and maintenance of electrical systems as well as fault diagnosis and repair. The training takes place in the dual system (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and vocational school as well as in cooperation with Siemens).

The most important tasks of an application developer include

All-rounders in building electronics: This includes lighting technology and power supply, air conditioning, ventilation, telephone and internet connections, as well as security and door control systems.

Networking electronics: During your apprenticeship, you will learn how to plan and install the necessary electronics in a building, network the control technology (smart home) and then put it into operation.

Renewable energy systems: In the field of renewable energy systems, you will learn how to generate and use electrical energy in an environmentally friendly way.

Your prospects: Electronics technicians for industrial engineering can work in various areas of the public sector and in companies in the free market economy. If all technical requirements are met, it is possible to be taken on at BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after your training.

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Whether cool or warm: As a plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air-conditioning technology, you will use your technical skills to ensure the right temperature at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.

During your 3.5-year apprenticeship as a systems mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning technology, you will learn everything that has to do with water, heat and air in buildings. Your tasks will include the installation and maintenance of systems as well as fault diagnosis and repair. You will work with modern technologies such as heat pumps and solar systems.

The most important tasks of an application developer include

Water, heat and air: You will install, maintain and repair heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and sanitary facilities. You will also lay pipes and connect appliances.

Environmental protection: With the latest technology, you help to replace fossil fuels with renewable and clean energy.

Your prospects: Plant mechanics for sanitary, heating and air conditioning technology can work in various areas of the public sector and in companies in the free market economy. If all technical requirements are met, you may be taken on at BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment after completing your training.

The application phase for the start of training on 1 September 2025 has ended.

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Save the date: the application phase for the start of training on 1 September 2026 will start shortly/on 1 September 2025

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Take a look at our current vacancies here or simply apply online via our application portal.