Job Training at Dortmund University Library
Dortmund University Library trains specialists in media and information sciences. We also offer library internships.
About the Training
- completion of at least the 10th grade (Fachoberschulreife) and a good German skills are required
- training lasts three years, high-school graduates (Abitur) may pass the training within 2 years
- the dual training takes place alternately in the University Library and at the vocational school Karl-Schiller-Berufskolleg.
- TU Dortmund aims to increase its proportion of severely disabled employees. Provided that they are equally qualified for the job in question, disabled applicants will be considered preferentially.
Information on how to apply for an apprenticeship as a specialist in media and information services, specializing in libraries, can be found on the central training website of TU Dortmund University
Librarian Internships
TU Dortmund offers mandatory internships.
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mandatory student internship: information on how to apply for an internship can be found on the central website of TU Dortmund University. One-day internships (“taster days”) are generally possible. The focus is on internships related to training at TU Dortmund University.
- mandatory internship during an apprenticeship or study (e.g. practical semester, insured by the trainee's university):
please send your application to Dortmund University Library: ausbildung.ubtu-dortmundde
More information
Mein Job Bibliothek (Web portal of the librarians' associations; in German)
About library job training see also job profiles in the library and information profession (in German)
Contact
Please contact Sylvia Thiele if you have any questions about the content of the training program.
You can only apply via the central TU Dortmund University website: Vocational training at the University (in German).
