Apprenticeship – Successful Launch into Professional Life

We provide education opportunities! We help and support our apprentices and dual students in getting off to a successful start in their careers.

Goodbye school. Hellooo working life! Go your own way and embark on an apprenticeship or dual course of study with the Leipziger Messe Group of Companies. You can look forward to a varied time here with exciting challenges, good prospects and sought-after degrees in the fields of event management, business informatics and gastronomy.

Dual Study

Initial Training

Current Vacancies for Dual Studies and Apprenticeships

Your Dual Study Programme at the Leipziger Messe

Accumulate tons of professional experience while still studying! Start your dual study programme now at the Leipziger Messe Group of Companies and enjoy the best of both study and practise with us. Benefit from a practice-oriented approach: You can directly apply everything you learn in the lecture hall in your practical training sections. This means you can look forward to graduating and starting your career with confidence. As a graduate of a dual study programme, you will know exactly what to expect from your professional life.

Trade Fair, Congress and Event Management (B. A.)

Become a Planning and Organisation Professional

The 3-year dual study programme will prepare you for a career as a planning and organisation professional specialising in trade fairs, congresses and events. Course content includes business administration, logistics, event marketing, event technology, exhibition stand construction, event law and much more. After graduation, you will be equipped to develop, plan and organise event concepts.

This dual study programme can be completed either at the Leipziger Messe or at FAIRNET . The subsidiary of Leipziger Messe specialises in trade fairs, events and congresses.

Start: 1 October

Duration: 3 years

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Your contact person

Irma Schulze
Human Resources Officer

Informatics (B.Sc.)

Complex IT Expertise

Life without IT is no longer imaginable. During your studies at Berufsakademie Sachsen in Leipzig, you will learn to develop IT strategies and solutions. The course's close integration of theory and practice takes the ever-growing complexity of software development and IT consulting into account. You will develop future-oriented solution strategies and put them into practice for the Leipziger Messe Group of Companies.

Start: 1 October

Duration: 3 years

Apply now (in German only)

Your contact person

Irma Schulze
Human Resources Officer

Your Apprenticeship at the Leipziger Messe

Are you a hands-on team player? Then the Leipziger Messe Group of Companies is the right place for you! Here you can put your talents to good use through an apprenticeship! Depending on the department, you will get a taste of our exciting fields of work and combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience in cooperation with our project teams. You will be integrated into a team from day one, learning from the experience of others to develop your skills.

Event Manager

Conceptualise, Plan and Organise

Your job as an event manager is to pull all the strings to make sure everything runs smoothly. This apprenticeship will prepare you for an exciting and responsible profession. In addition to essential organisational skills, you will also learn how to calculate costs and take on all other commercial tasks. This apprenticeship can be completed at the Leipziger Messe, FAIRNET or fairgourmet. FAIRNET, a subsidiary of Leipziger Messe, is a specialist for trade fairs, events and congresses. Our subsidiary fairgourmet covers the entire spectrum of gastronomy and catering. Irma Schulze is your contact person at Leipziger Messe and FAIRNET. Antje Schneider is your point of contact at fairgourmet.

Apprenticeship starts: 1. August

Duration: 3 years

Apply now (in German only)

Your points of contact

Irma Schulze
Human Resources Officer
Antje Schneider
Human Resources Director fairgourmet

Marketing Communications Manager

Putting Ideas Into Action

As a marketing communications manager, you are responsible for presenting your company and its services. You will learn what makes advertising successful and which legal requirements are relevant. This apprenticeship offers you the opportunity to be creative, use your personal communication skills and be responsible for management tasks. It involves taking a structured approach to cost calculation and responsibly managing advertising budgets. During your training, you will experience all aspects of corporate communication from the umbrella brand to single trade fair projects and digital communication.

Apprenticeship starts: 1. August

Duration: 3 years

Apply now (in German only)

Your point of contact

Irma Schulze
Human Resources Officer

Chef

Passion Starts With The Stomach

Whether at trade fairs, congresses or events – you will delight guests with delicious dishes, snacks and appetisers. As a chef, you will be creating menus and preparing hot and cold platters for the catering. You will also be responsible for stock control. This is the way to achieve the perfect culinary experience.

Apprenticeship starts: 1 August

Duration: 3 years

Your points of contact

Antje Schneider
Human Resources Director fairgourmet

Restaurant Specialist

Friendly and Competent Service

Are you considered a good host? Can you keep your cool even under stress and impress your friends with your good taste? Then use your talents to become a restaurant specialist. In our apprenticeship, you will learn everything you need to know to manage banquet events and catering of every variety.

Apprenticeship starts: 1 August

Duration: 3 years

Your contact person

Antje Schneider
Human Resources Director fairgourmet

It's Worth Applying!

The Leipziger Messe Group of Companies is a certified training provider and makes it a priority to support its trainees.

In addition to an attractive salary, you will benefit from numerous extras throughout our Group of Companies: from bonuses and benefits to further training opportunities and health and fitness offers.

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Benefits
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Apprenticeships with fairgourmet
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Your points of contact

Irma Schulze
Human Resources Officer
Antje Schneider
Human Resources Director fairgourmet