Award-Winning Training: OPTIMA invests in the future

Success stories, accolades, and a new training center: Optima demonstrates what modern talent development looks like. Numerous apprentices and students impressed with top grades at the graduation ceremony for the class of 2025. The company continues to invest in their future.

At Optima, high-quality training is a top priority. The company deliberately creates conditions that allow young talents to fully develop their potential—both professionally and personally. A strong sign of this commitment: In May, Optima officially opens a new training center equipped with the latest technology. There, apprentices and students benefit from an experienced training team that supports and mentors them individually—with proven success. Time and again, Optima talents are recognized for their outstanding achievements.

This is also evident in the current graduating class, which celebrated their achievements in March: 29 of the 32 apprentices and students achieved good to excellent final grades, with averages ranging from 1.0 to 2.4. As a token of appreciation for their dedication and motivation, Optima awarded them a financial bonus.

Seventeen apprentices were able to shorten their training by six months due to their exceptional performance. Five of these “fast-trackers” achieved grade point averages between 1.0 and 1.4. In recognition of this top performance, they were honored by the Heilbronn Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) at the 2024 IHK Best Performer Awards. Optima’s young talents also shine in vocational schools: six apprentices received awards, and nine others received commendations for outstanding academic achievements.

Two of the successful graduates—Milan Joos and Raphael Kiesel—are opening a new chapter at Optima: starting in October, they will begin dual study programs in electrical engineering at Optima Pharma.

With the new training center and numerous accolades, it is clear: training at Optima is not only an investment in people—it is an investment in the company’s future.

The graduates

A total of 24 apprentices successfully completed their vocational training, including industrial clerks, cutting machine operators, construction mechanics, IT specialists for system integration, mechatronics technicians, electronics technicians for automation technology, industrial mechanics, and technical product designers.

Another eight students completed their dual study programs in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, business informatics, and industrial engineering. Congratulations!

Vocational Training Graduates:
Christina Abzieher, Fynn Berends, Florian Dahner, Milena Feuchter, Piet Feuchter, Giuliano Follath, Luca Halbländer, Jana Horlacher, Lukas Irion, Milan Joos, Raphael Kiesel, Dominik Knorr, Tobias Konnerth, Patrick Maas, Elena Mann, Jannik Moser, Max Nick, Tobias Pfendtner, Laurin Schanzenbach, Nico Schnell, Aurel Stegmeier, Christine Weibert, Nick Weller, and Lukas Wieland.

Dual Study Graduates:
Janik Arnold, Jannik Besler, Juliane Brehm, Louis Jourdan, Jasmin Kütterer, Luca Mitrenga, Ilirjan Morina, and Jeremy Wolf.