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Become a carpenter!

Carpenter glues two pieces of wood together

Hessen Kassel Heritage manages the cultural heritage of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, which includes historical castles, several museums, and outstanding historical parklands such as the UNESCO World Heritage site "Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe" in Kassel and its surroundings, covering an area of 40 to 240 hectares. In the carpentry workshop, all park inventory items, from trash cans and park benches to gates and formwork for concrete stairs, are manufactured and maintained. Additionally, the carpentry training includes creating architecture for exhibitions at the museums of Hessen Kassel Heritage and building object frames.

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Previous education:

Secondary school leaving certificate, intermediate school leaving certificate or high school diploma

Duration of training:

3 years

Working hours:

40 hours per week

Deployment locations:

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Karlsaue Park
Wilhelmsthal Park

Vocational school:

Arnold Bode School Kassel

Further education:

Master craftsmen and technicians, Master Professional for restoration in the trade, architecture studies

What do you learn in carpentry?

  • Planning and preparing work processes, working in a team.

  • Design, construction, manufacturing, and maintenance of products, such as furniture and park equipment.

  • Setting up, securing, and clearing workstations.

  • Assembly of prefabricated parts

  • Working with different materials (especially wood, but also glass)

  • Setting up, operating, and maintaining various hand tools and machinery used in carpentry.

  • Interior finishing (e.g. floors, ceilings, doors)

  • Treating and refining surfaces

  • Organization of the training company, vocational training, as well as labor and collective bargaining law.

  • Safety and health protection

  • Environmental protection and sustainability

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  • Manual dexterity

  • Creativity

  • Spatial Thinking

  • Technical understanding

  • Enjoying working with wood.

This is what we offer...

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  • Regular working hours, a short Friday, Saturday off, and Sunday on-call watering service as needed.

  • 30 days of vacation

  • Apprenticeship salary according to the Collective agreement for trainees of the state of Hesse according to the Vocational Training Act.TVA-H BBiGSure, please provide me with the text you would like me to translate into English.

Our Specialties

  • The Mountain Park Wilhelmshöhe has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013.

  • During the training, mainly solid wood from the trees in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is used. It is not uncommon for a tree from the Bergpark to become a bench in this way.

  • As we are filling several training positions at the same time, you will learn in a large group of apprentices and benefit from exchanging ideas with like-minded individuals.

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