Apprenticeship or RETRAINING 2027

**Saving energy** is currently a top priority – both in industry and in private households. But that requires specialists. These are heat, cold and sound insulation fitters – **a profession that promises good future prospects.** Saving resources and **protecting the environment** – these are the main tasks of insulation fitters. They carry out insulation work on production and distribution facilities in industrial construction as well as in building and operational services, for example on apparatus, containers, columns, tanks, steam tools, pipelines, heating, ventilation, air conditioning as well as cold and hot water systems, and also in cold rooms and air-conditioned rooms. The areas of responsibility of insulation fitters include the installation of insulating materials for heat, cold, sound and fire protection, as well as for acoustics and drywall construction. In addition, there is the processing of sheet metal made of steel, non-ferrous metal and plastic and the prefabrication of fittings. Heat, cold and sound insulation fitters work mainly in insulation companies, for example in specialised companies for acoustic construction and sound insulation, in mechanical and plant engineering or in vehicle construction, as well as in the chemical industry. They work at various assembly locations, for example on construction sites or in production facilities. ### About the apprenticeship as a heat, cold and sound insulation fitter (m/f/d): The apprenticeship as a heat, cold and sound insulation fitter lasts **36 months (3 apprenticeship years)** and concludes with the journeyman examination. The apprenticeship is dual, i.e. in the training company and at the vocational school. Anyone interested in this apprenticeship occupation should bring, in addition to technical understanding and manual skills, a quick grasp of things. The apprentice salary is currently **1080€ – 1550€** from the first to the third apprenticeship year, **30 days of holiday** per year included. We are happy to offer **student internships and trial work** to get to know our team and the profession better.