trainee / apprentice
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trainee / apprentice
A person who is learning an occupation as part of a dual vocational training program. This person works at a company and attends a vocational school at the same time.
Als Auszubildender zum Mechatroniker verdient er im ersten Lehrjahr 850 Euro.
As a trainee mechatronics technician, he earns 850 euros in his first year of training.
The word comes from the verb 'ausbilden' (to train). The form 'Auszubildender' literally means 'a person who is to be trained.' So it describes someone who is in vocational training.
Der Betrieb sucht neue Auszubildende für das kommende Jahr.
The company is looking for new trainees for the coming year.
This noun is declined like an adjective. The ending changes depending on the article and case, for example: 'der Auszubildende' (the male trainee), 'ein Auszubildender' (a male trainee), 'mit dem Auszubildenden' (with the male trainee).
Ein Auszubildender hat heute seinen ersten Arbeitstag.
A trainee has his first day at work today.
Common combinations are 'Auszubildender im ersten/zweiten/dritten Lehrjahr' (trainee in the first/second/third year of training), 'einen Auszubildenden einstellen' (to hire a trainee), or 'als Auszubildender arbeiten' (to work as a trainee).
Sie arbeitet als Auszubildende in einer großen Firma.
She works as a trainee at a large company.
apprentice
Azubi and Auszubildender can refer to the same person in vocational training. Azubi is the short, everyday form, while Auszubildender sounds more formal and is also suitable for official texts. In conversation, Azubi is usually more natural; in a letter or report, Auszubildender is more likely.
Der Auszubildende lernt heute im Betrieb, wie man die Maschine sicher bedient.
Today, the apprentice is learning at the company how to operate the machine safely.
Der Azubi lernt heute im Betrieb, wie man die Maschine sicher bedient.
Today, the apprentice is learning at the company how to operate the machine safely.
