He continued that behind the seal was a comprehensive catalogue of benefits that could be accessed on the internet at any time and that was something special for the training companies in question. Managing director Ralf Petrawitz acknowledged the mutual appreciation expressed by the presentation of the certificate.  He thanked all the persons involved, particularly those from the human resources and training department, for their great commitment with regard to increasing the attractiveness of vocational training at Klingel medical metal. He said that they thus wanted to reflect the high value of the vocational training as a skilled worker and of what is in his eyes still the “golden craft”. Petrawitz and Milo agree that performance and technical competence, even without a degree, are reflected in more responsibility and better payment if one takes the opportunities and uses them accordingly. And they were currently better than ever, as shown by the persistent demand for skilled workers. Due to the continuous growth, Klingel medical metal is also hiring further employees and/or taking on the apprentices after their successful completion of the apprenticeship. They were recently equipped with new tablets for “Mobile Learning in Smart Factories” (MLS) of the Nachwuchsstiftung Maschinenbau. “With its opportunities for connected working and learning, MLS is the suitable preparation of the future skilled workers for the Factory 4.0 of the connected production systems. Thus, even in new technological requirements, the apprentices will be able to develop and document solutions to problems in a self-organised manner,” it says on its website. The apprentices were enthusiastic about the new apps and platforms with useful tools for the daily theoretical and practical instruction. “We will now save a lot of paper,” they said.  “This pilot project is a further milestone in our range of services, in addition to the integration of the apprentices in the company’s social media presence,” emphasised head of vocational training Patrick Gauss and marketing manager Catarina Haberstroh.