The training consists of a theoretical as well as a practical part.
The departments relating to electronic data processing (EDP) are central to the practical section of the apprenticeship; however the trainee will also have the opportunity to become acquainted with the other departments (Purchasing, Sales, Accounting, Human Resources etc.) at Bartels-Langness. The department changes every six months.
The theoretical training takes place in a vocational school.
Apprentices receive 30 days of holiday leave.
The Training department will be on hand to provide help and advice throughout the course of training.

Duration:
The training begins on 1 August of each year and lasts for three years.
The training takes place primarily in Kiel. Some time must, however, also be spent working in the central warehouse in Neumünster, in order to become acquainted with the Sales department. There is also the opportunity to take part in the Bartels-Langness’ client trade fairs, which take place every six months.

Remuneration:
Apprentices are paid in accordance with the wholesale tariff. Bartels-Langness additionally pays holiday and Christmas bonuses. The Training department is happy to provide information on current figures.

Your prospects:
The future looks bright at Bartels-Langness. Good performance guarantees that you will be accepted for a permanent position.
We intensively support motivated and committed employees through specific support programmes following their training, in order to provide them with an exciting career in our company.
We look forward hiring friendly, committed and team-minded employees.

Hello, my name is Christoph Ossig. Having first studied in the field of business information systems and computer sciences for six semesters, I decided afterwards on an apprenticeship instead of further studies, as I felt that this suited me better.
After looking through my application and holding a follow-up interview with me, Bartels-Langness gave me the chance to show off my practical ability in a short work placement. During this placement I got to know the different divisions of the IT department at a rapid pace and I quickly noticed that not only was I indeed better suited to practical work with IT than to the daily routine of lecture at university, which was often dull, but above all else I also enjoyed it far more.
In August, at the start of my training, I was sent to the user service department, where I was very quickly assigned my own tasks. I really enjoyed the frequent interpersonal contact and the constantly alternating tasks here.
My first block of lessons at the school began after just five weeks, during which the fundamentals of IT and accounting were dealt with in great detail. In addition, there is also one project for each block of lessons, in the first block this consisted of the hypothetical founding of a company. Currently I am in my second block of lessons, with HTML programming and the Linux operating system being discussed, amongst others. Once this block is completed I will change from the User Service to the Operating department, where I also expect exciting new experiences.

Hello, my name is Niklas Diener.
I am 19 years old and I'm currently in my second year of training to become an IT merchant (Informatikkaufmann) at Bartels-Langness Handelsgesellschaft.
I got to know the EDP department at Bartels-Langness for the first time through a four-week work placement at school. This good impression, which remains etched in my mind, led to me resolving to carry out another two-week placement during the autumn holidays. Following this I was offered the chance to become an IT merchant through an apprenticeship, which I took up immediately.
The training began with an initial two-day seminar. During these two days they taught us the rights and obligations of a trainee, defined what the company expects from its apprentices and we visited the central Bartels-Langness warehouse in Neumünster. At the end of the seminar we were divided up by the careers we were training toward and we got to know apprentices further on in their training, who showed us the departments and were available for questions relating to them.
Shifting departments means that apprentices learn various different skills. It also has the advantage of letting trainees find out which department is more relevant to their interests.
Alongside the actual training there are also lessons concerning merchandise knowledge. During these lessons, individual suppliers of Bartels-Langness present their products.
Both the commercial and the technical parts of the course are taught in the vocational school through block instruction. There are often additional teaching projects, usually involving teamwork. The results are subsequently presented and documented or papers are written.
If you are interested in both the technical and commercial aspects of an apprenticeship, especially in terms of sales, then you have made the right choice by choosing to train to become an IT merchant. If you are looking to find the right company for the right career, then you’re at exactly the right place at Bartels-Langness.