On Wednesday July 8, 2015, 13 young watchmakers and two toolmakers received their graduation certificates from Yann Gamard, Managing Director of Glashütte Original, and Gunnar Müller, Head of the “Alfred Helwig“ School of Watchmaking.
During their studies the graduates have proven to be both talented and persistent. In these three years of training, for example, a number of particularly committed young watchmakers have made an apprenticeship watch.
Almost all of the 15 young specialist workers already started work in the manufactory’s modernised and enlarged production and Customer Service departments at Glashütte Original.
Every year since 2001 the Saxon watchmaker has trained watchmakers and toolmakers in the company’s own training facility.
A cooperative exchange, unique in Germany has been established between the “Alfred Helwig“ School of Watchmaking and the Swiss watchmaking school, WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Educational Program). As a result, students graduating from the school receive, in addition to the German skilled worker certificate, the WOSTEP diploma.
