Schoolgirls worked at Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s training center on “Girls Day”
30 schoolgirls aged between
13 and 15 experienced at first hand how attractive technical
professions in the automotive industry can be for women. As a part of
the nationwide “Girls Day”, they visited
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche
AG, Stuttgart. In the sports car manufacturer’s training workshop, the
girls became acquainted with the jobs of mechatronics technician,
vehicle painter, vehicle interior designer, and construction/industrial
mechanic. Under the guidance of Porsche training supervisors, the
participants gained their first practical experience of engine
assembly, changing brake pads, and spray-painting. At the end of the
working day, every pupil was able to bring home a product she had
manufactured herself – either a metal and leather key-ring or an
airbrush picture.
„Women are just as successful in the technical professions as their
male colleagues. For years now, Porsche has always had great
expectations of the female members of the younger generation – and we
like to get to know them as soon as possible”, says Dieter Esser, head
of vocational training at Porsche. By its participation in “Girls Day”
and by other activities,the enterprise supports initiatives that foster
talent in technically-oriented subjects while pupils are still at
school.
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