5th Dual Training edition.

Together with other companies based in Valencia and connected to the German market, the premium fruit and vegetable brand promotes the theoretical and practical program with high employability rates.

Once again, the headquarters of the multinational agri-food company SanLucar have opened their doors in Valencia (Spain) to welcome the fifth year of the Dual Training program for technicians in Foreign Trade and Wholesale. This educational program was introduced in Spain in 2019 by the premium fruit and vegetable brand in collaboration with the FEDA Madrid- German Business School. Since its launch, including this year’s new class, about 60 students have already opted for this theoretical and practical training. In just two years, it allows the younger generations to develop their professional careersin a sector with a great future projection.

“SanLucar is a company committed to the essential activity it performs for society. In this sense, through our training program we want to contribute to the generational change in our sector; and also, in those other sectors where foreign trade and wholesale have a decisive weight.”, explains Mandy Zwahlen, SanLucar’s director of the Dual Training program.

“We are very proud to be able to implement this program with FEDA Madrid – German Business School together with other companies, and confident that we will continue to grow in the coming years.”, she adds.

Companies such as TEDi, the supermarket cooperative Edeka and the German drugstore chain Rossmann are the companies in which, together with SanLucar, the students of the new class 2023/2025 will carry out their internships during the two years of the program. Cabka and Krannich Solar have also joined the list of participating enterprises, welcoming the students of the previous graduating class who are already in their second year of training.

The combination of theory and practice gives added value to dual apprenticeships. It allows students to get trained in the key business areas of any company with international focus. At the same time, companies get access to young talentstrained to suit their needs.

“Many companies here in Spain have difficulties finding qualified talent for their open vacancies. Faced with this reality, dual training offers them the opportunity to open their doors to young people who will learn on the spot to perform in the field of their respective businesses.” says Zwahlen.The benefits of the program are bidirectional. The students get an education with a degree certified by the AHK – German Chamber of Commerce in Spain.