Energy is going places – and, at ewz, you will be right in the thick of it. Whether it’s engineering, IT, mediamatics or commerce, you will learn about your career in a hands-on way and recognise the contribution your work makes to sustainable energy supply and to society. Theory and practice are directly intertwined.
During your apprenticeship, you will be part of the team from the outset. You will join in the work, ask questions and assume responsibility. Our vocational trainers will monitor you closely and provide you with targeted support – both professionally and personally.
ewz is big enough to offer exciting opportunities and close enough to support you personally. As a municipal energy company, ewz can offer you insights into different areas and diverse development opportunities.
And you’re not alone: our apprentices, whatever the career and years of apprenticeship, form a strong community. You will support each other, work on joint projects and exchange ideas on an equal footing.
You make sure everything in the buildings and facilities runs smoothly
and get involved wherever you’re needed. Your
efforts are an important contribution to safe,
sustainable operations.
You will keep things moving behind the scenes and ensure that
administrative and organisational processes run smoothly. With your
organisational talent, you actively support day-to-day work at ewz.
You will create inspiring content and keep our digital channels up to date. With your creativity and technical understanding, you make ewz
visible.
You will get energy to wherever it’s needed – outdoors, up high, in all kinds of weather. Your hard work ensures a reliable power supply.
You will make sure that Zurich has a dependable energy supply. You bring your technical skills to the infrastructure of tomorrow.
You will keep track of the flow of goods and make sure that everything is in the right place at the right time. Your organisational skills help keep operations running.
You will make our infrastructure visible and ensure that important data is accurately captured and processed. Your efforts will lay the foundation for a secure energy supply.
You will develop and maintain technical systems that ensure a reliable heat supply. You use your expertise to take technology into the future.
You will ensure that our IT systems are stable, secure and efficient. Your work ensures that ewz can rely on its digital infrastructure.
IT specialist apprenticeship (VET), platform development (pdf)
You will install and maintain electrical systems and make sure everything runs smoothly. Your work is an important contribution to a secure energy supply.
You will manufacture precise components and develop solutions for complex technical challenges. Your skilled craftsmanship brings our systems to peak performance.
Five weeks’ holiday plus six additional days of company holiday ensure regular breaks.
You will receive a monthly CHF 100 lunch cheque and additional fringe benefits.
A flat-rate contribution will be made to teaching materials.
Federal Vocational Baccalaureate, preparatory courses for the qualification procedure and the possibility of one year of work experience.
We will contribute CHF 600 per year towards sustainable travel.
We offer flexible models for apprentices who have sport commitments. ewz is recognised by Swiss Olympic as a ‘competitive-sport-friendly training company’.
All apprentices earn the same with us
- 1st year CHF 800
- 2nd year CHF 1,000
- 3rd year CHF 1,400
- 4th year CHF 1,700
Transparency is important to us.
ewz.young functions as a separate ‘company within a company’. This is where commercial and mediamatics apprentices are organised and take on joint responsibility for projects and activities.
Apprentices in the other careers work in their respective specialist departments. They, too, take part in joint events and are part of the exchange between the apprentices.
