Education

Your future is clear!

Clean water that is always available in sufficient quantity and good quality is a matter of course for us.

In the Ruhr catchment area, Ruhrverband ensures that this remains the case in the future. With an apprenticeship at Ruhrverband or its subsidiary RWG Ruhr-Wasserwirtschafts-Gesellschaft mbH, you can be part of it.

The Ruhrverband provides training in both commercial and industrial/technical professions, although not all professions are offered in every training year. You can find everything you need to know about training at Ruhrverband on our trainee pages. Regardless of where your strengths and interests lie, all our apprenticeships have one thing in common: they provide a solid foundation for your future.

Future trade fair dates

5 September 2025

Entry Dortmund

6 September 2025

Entry Dortmund

13 September 2025

Abi future in Essen

Our apprenticeships

Your future is clear with us: every year we offer various apprenticeships in the commercial and technical/industrial fields.

Our benefits

Good reasons for the Ruhrverband

Corporate values

Attractive remuneration

Thanks to the collective agreement for trainees in the public sector (TVAöD), you will receive a training salary of 1,218 euros in your first year of training.

Secure training place

As a public corporation, the Ruhrverband is a crisis-proof employer for you.

Holidays

With us, you have 32 days of annual leave at your disposal; additional days off: Rose Monday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Before your final exam, you will also receive an additional 5 days holiday for your preparation.

Company restaurant

At the head office in Essen, you can enjoy both breakfast and lunch in our company restaurant. There is something for every taste - including vegetarian options.

Company ticket

As part of the promotion of environmentally friendly mobility strategies, the Ruhrverband offers its employees discounted company tickets and DeutschlandTickets (€49 tickets).

Health management

We actively support our employees with an activity bonus programme, club sports promotion and participation in sporting events such as company runs or the "Water Association Football Tournament".

1 year takeover guarantee

If you successfully complete your training, we guarantee that you will be offered a one-year employment contract.

Vacancies

Tips & Tricks

Our application process

Submitting the application
Submit your application documents online with just a few clicks. The "Apply now" button in the job advert will automatically take you to our application form.
Confirmation of receipt
As soon as your application has been received, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail.
Checking the application documents
After the application deadline, our training team reviews the applications received together with the specialist department.
Job interview
If your application has aroused our interest, we will first invite you to a recruitment test or directly to an interview, depending on the apprenticeship.
In our recruitment test, we will ask you about the skills you will need in your future apprenticeship. The interview usually takes place at the location for which you have applied and lasts 45 - 60 minutes. The interviews are attended by a training manager, the direct trainer, together with another representative of the specialist department and a member of the staff council. If necessary, a member of the representative body for severely disabled employees and/or the equal opportunities officer may also take part.
After the interview
Following the interview, you will receive prompt feedback on the decision.
Contract creation
Once all the formalities have been clarified, we will draw up your employment contract. We will either send it to you by post or you can come to our head office to sign the contract in person.

For career entry

Internship

An internship with us is the ideal start for university graduates, students or school pupils with an interest in water management.

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Scholarships

We support young academics with our "Ruhr Water Scholarship".

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Student research projects and theses

With us, you can exchange ideas with experienced experts from the water industry and enrich your thesis with practical relevance.

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