Your plan P that's a perfect fit!

An apprenticeship at Austrian Post is a great way to start your professional life. You will receive a future-proof education at a successful company while enjoying a social and safe working environment. Does that sound good to you? Then don’t hesitate to join our team!

Would you like to receive additional training during your apprenticeship? We’ve got you covered! At Austrian Post, you have the option of completing your apprenticeship and getting a high school diploma.

 

P like a panoply of options

We train our apprentices in a range of trades. We bet there is something you are interested in. Are you ready for a fair salary and amazing career opportunities? Then go ahead and choose an apprenticeship and take a step towards your future.

First-class training in different apprenticeships

In this 3-year apprenticeship, you will get to know the telecommunications sector in one of our branches. You will become an expert in Austrian Post products, enabling you to always offer the optimal solution for our customers.

What training focuses are available to you?  

  • Customer assistance 
  • Sale of fixed-line and mobile products and Austrian Post products
  • Familiarisation with branch network processes
  • Communication and sales training 
  • Possible work in an apprentice branch, which is exclusively managed by apprentices for a certain period

What do we expect from you

  • Enjoy working with people
  • Communicative, reliable, and flexible personality
  • Responsible, diligent approach to work
  • Good German language skills

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship?

  • Sales assistant in branches
  • A1 expert
  • Branch manager or other leadership positions
  • Transition to other areas of the company

You will gain insight into various departments and take on different administrative, organisational, and office tasks.

What training focuses are available to you?

Your working day will vary depending on the department you are placed in, but it will include tasks such as:

  • Coordinating and organising appointments, events, and business trips
  • Handling phone calls with customers
  • Creating and sending mail merges and e-mails
  • Maintaining and updating important data and statistics
  • Ordering various goods and services, including invoice checking

What do we expect from you

  • Organisational skills, friendliness, and a willingness to try new things
  • Written communication skills and excellent spelling
  • Proficiency in MS Office
  • Customer-oriented work approach

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship

Thanks to the variety of professional opportunities, many career and advancement options (such as expert or management positions) are open to you after successfully completing your apprenticeship and with the appropriate commitment. Additionally, you can also transition to other areas within the company. Austrian Post offers 120 different career fields where you can grow.

In this 3-year apprenticeship, you will learn how to procure materials, goods, and services that a business needs for its operations. Procurement is a central activity on which all other business operations depend. Therefore, the purchaser plays an important role in the company.

What training focuses are available to you? 

  • Handling phone calls and participating in negotiations with suppliers
  • Internal communication with all company departments
  • Coordination and organisation of meetings
  • Letter and form design
  • Researching potential suppliers
  • Obtaining, comparing, and evaluating quotes (including calculations, cost accounting, and controlling)
  • Monitoring delivery dates
  • Checking invoices and price discounts

What do we expect from you

  • Successful completion of compulsory schooling at the start of the apprenticeship
  • Good knowledge of German and spelling
  • Organisational talent
  • Mathematical ability – very good understanding of numbers and calculations
  • Logical-analytical thinking

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship

During your training as a purchaser, you will become familiar with various processes. After successfully completing your apprenticeship, we have different jobs for you and, with the appropriate commitment and performance, we also offer opportunities for advancement within the company.

In this 3-year apprenticeship, you will learn all activities and tasks related to the receipt, processing, and delivery of letters and parcels.

What training focuses are available to you? 

  • Familiarisation with the entire process of letter mail and parcel products, including preparation activities, delivery, handling forwarding requests, and returns
  • Handling of customs and international items
  • Receipt of goods from major customers, including inspection and billing
  • Processing damaged products
     

What do we expect from you? 

  • Enjoy working outdoors and being active
  • Responsible and diligent approach to work
  • Happy to interact with people
  • Flexibility and reliability
  • Organisational skills
  • Motivation and enthusiasm for trying new things
     

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship? 

Thanks to the variety of professional opportunities, many career and advancement options (such as experts or management positions) are open to you after successfully completing your apprenticeship and with the appropriate commitment. Additionally, you can also transition to other areas within the company.

In this 4-year apprenticeship with Austrian Post, you will equip our employees with IT devices and ensure they function smoothly. During your apprenticeship, you will visit many locations and meet numerous employees by setting up devices on-site and resolving issues directly. Additionally, you will be offered ongoing training in various IT subjects and preparation courses for the final apprenticeship exam.

What training focuses are available to you

  • Setting up, synchronising, and commissioning laptops, computers, printers, and scanners

  • Informing, supporting, and training users as needed

  • Commissioning new network components

  • Designing and planning data storage systems, including cloud services

  • Testing data storage systems, including backup solutions

  • Analysing security risks and subsequently planning security measures

What do we expect from you

  • Good knowledge of German and spelling

  • Solid basic knowledge in mathematics and IT

  • Great interest in information technology

  • Enjoyment and interest in working with digital devices and communication forms

  • Good technical understanding and proficiency in MS Office

  • Responsible and diligent approach to work

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship

Thanks to the variety of professional opportunities, many career and advancement options (such as experts or management positions) are open to you after successfully completing your apprenticeship and with the appropriate commitment. Additionally, you can also transition to other areas within the company.

In this 4-year apprenticeship at one of Austria's most modern logistics centres, you will get to know electrical engineering and its various subfields.

What training focuses are available to you? 

  • Installation, commissioning, and maintenance of our company-specific building technology systems
  • Troubleshooting and repairing machines, devices, and systems
  • Installation, commissioning, maintenance, and servicing of automation and process control systems
  • Fixing faults and disturbances
  • Optimising and adapting systems
     

What do we expect from you

  • Enjoy working with and on modern machines and devices
  • Interest in technical solutions in logistics
  • Responsible and diligent approach to work
  • Practical skills
     

What development opportunities are available to you after the apprenticeship? 

Thanks to the variety of professional opportunities, many career and advancement options (such as expert or management positions) are open to you after successfully completing your apprenticeship and with the appropriate commitment. Additionally, you can also transition to other areas within the company.

Plan P benefits

In addition to your training, we offer numerous benefits beyond the professional day-to-day. Does that sound good to you? Discover your advantages in detail here.

  • Apprenticeship Academy: numerous seminars and coaching sessions for potential development
  • Additional preparation courses for the final apprenticeship exam
  • Opportunity to complete an apprenticeship with a high school diploma
  • Numerous team activities, such as our apprenticeship branch
  • Sports and health programmes
  • Success bonuses and participation in the company's success
  • Career opportunities with promotion prospects
  • Many discounts and holiday offers through our post.sozial association (from 18 years of age)
  • Meal vouchers for various partners (Billa, Billa Plus, Spar, etc.)
  • Payment for a car driving licence (Class B) upon successful completion of apprenticeship and commitment to working for the company for 2 years
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Apprentice Academy

is a key component of our training for around 300 apprentices in seven different trades across Austria. We support our young employees through a range of seminars and events specifically tailored to their needs during their apprenticeship.

It is particularly important to us to connect our apprentices and show them prospects for the time after their apprenticeship. By participating in the Apprentice Academy, we also enhance the quality of the training and position ourselves as an attractive employer for apprentices.

For each training year and each trade, we offer general or specially designed training sessions, which take place between March and the end of October. This ensures that our apprentices are optimally prepared for the demands of working life and are well equipped even after their apprenticeship.

 

Do you have any questions?

Answers to important questions about apprenticeships at Austrian Post

3 or 4 years, depending on the trade.
At Austrian Post, all apprenticeships start on the first Monday in September. 
Many of our apprenticeships are available throughout Austria, but some only at specific locations.
For detailed information, please see our apprenticeship job openings.
By applying online at karriere.post.at. You will be guided through an application process and if everything is OK, you will be starting your training on the first Monday in September.
Yes, Austrian Post supports apprentices who would like to get their high school diploma. 

We reward good performance with bonuses. Our apprenticeship centre regularly comes up with attractive rewards for particularly successful final apprenticeship examinations. Regardless of this, if you are willing to stay with the company for at least 2 years after your apprenticeship, we will pay for your driver's license (Class B).

That depends on the vocational school you will be attending. Depending on the vocational school, you will either have weekly classes or block instruction.
A strong application letter, your CV and your last school reports. Please make sure that no documents are missing and that you use correct spelling and grammar.
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As an apprentice at Austrian Post, you will have the following income from 1 January 2024:
 
1st apprenticeship year  916.16 euros
2nd apprenticeship year 1214.50 euros
3rd apprenticeship year 1541.7 euros
4th apprenticeship year 1730.81 euros

*Until 1 January 2024, all apprentices will receive an apprentice salary, independently of their area of work. To see the salaries, please check our job openings before 1 January 2024.
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