Siemens & Halske hired its first apprentice in 1870, at its plant on Markgrafenstrasse in Berlin. The establishment of a systematic training system was not tackled until a few decades later: the in-house school of Siemens & Halske opened to 77 apprentices on November 1, 1906. It still makes this company school – which exists to this day – one of the oldest vocational schools in Germany. Find out more about how the apprenticeship system evolved at Siemens.

The history of the world’s fairs mirrors the development of industrial-technological civilization. As a global powerhouse in electrical engineering, Siemens has been participating regularly in these exhibitions of superlatives ever since 1851. On the occasion of the "Expo 2020" in Dubai, which, due to the pandemic, runs from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, the Siemens Historical Institute has compiled interesting stories and impressive pictures on Siemens’ most important world’s fair exhibits.

To enable employees to share Siemens’ success and thus foster their loyalty to the company – that’s the aim of employee ownership and a key part of Siemens’ corporate culture today. Behind this approach is the conviction that employees who are owners of their company will identify with it more strongly. The history of employee participation at Siemens goes back a long way: 70 years ago Siemens re-introduced profit sharing – a precursor to today’s employee share plans.