Apprenticeship in the healthcare industry in Jena

Committed young people are in demand in Jena’s healthcare industry. From demanding nursing professions to scientific and technical professions in medical technology and optics – the industry offers a wide range of vocational training and further education opportunities as well as great prospects for the future. The traditional outpatient and inpatient care with hospitals, care facilities, pharmacies and surgeries is considered the core area of the healthcare industry. However, it also includes, for example, the manufacture of medical products, counselling services and current research. What characterises Jena in comparison to other locations is the presence and range of very successful industrial companies from classic medical technology to manufacturers of analytical instruments (all of which are in demand internationally) linked to strong research at the location.

clinics and polyclinics in Jena treat around 560,000 inpatients and outpatients every year.

possible vocational qualifications are available at the SBBS Health and Social Affairs Jena.

health-related degree programmes are offered at Jena’s universities.

Future prospects have a reputation and tradition in Jena

The Staatliche Berufsbildende Schule für Gesundheit und Soziales (State Vocational School for Health and Social Affairs) offers a profound education in healthcare to almost 1,200 students every year. The Faculty of Medicine at Friedrich Schiller University has been providing academic teaching for over 450 years. Incidentally, according to “Focus Gesundheit”, Jena University Hospital is one of the top 20 hospitals in Germany and was named the best hospital in Thuringia. In addition to studying at the university, the “Health and Nursing” faculty at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena offers dual Bachelor’s degree courses as well as the opportunity for working professionals to study via collateral distance learning. Jena also has a tradition of close cooperation between educational and scientific institutions.

The healthcare industry is of great economic and, of course, social importance for Jena. For example, the university hospital with its more than 5,100 employees is the city’s largest employer. Or to put it another way: in terms of full-time jobs, the healthcare industry is the third largest economic sector.

7000

people are employed at Jena University Hospital. This makes it the largest employer in Thuringia.

100

trainees successfully complete their nursing apprenticeship every year. Almost 100% of them are subsequently taken on.

2500

students of human, dental and molecular medicine study at Jena University Hospital.

institutes at Jena University Hospital give scientists from over 78 nations the opportunity to conduct research into the further development of medicine.

Apprenticeships in the healthcare industry

To have a job with good future prospects that is also meaningful and varied. To work with people in a committed manner and to be able to continue your training in the long term. Have you got interested? We spoke to trainees, students and experienced professionals about why they chose their profession and what they find personally challenging. Click on the images to read testimonials from real trainees from Jena about the respective vocational training occupations: