Handover in the department management - Emil Kubica hands over to Dirk Schmitz

Since 1998, Emil Kubica has seen many changes in the training of technical editors. Now what is probably the last change for him professionally has taken place; he has been in well-deserved retirement since the beginning of February. For him privately, it will certainly be more of a restless retirement: "Now it's time to tinker and do DIY. It will be boring [...]

Traineeship for technical editors: theory and practice perfectly dovetailed

Two views on in-service training Here, Anja Schiel, trainee at parson AG, and Ulrike Parson, CEO at parson, report on their view of the traineeship for technical writing. parson AG is a service provider for technical communication and documentation technology in Hamburg and Berlin. From the perspective of trainee Anja Schiel, [...]

The idea behind the technical traineeship

Die Idee zum Technischen Volontariat wurde im Jahr 2000 im Vorstand der tekom, dem Fachverband der Technischen Dokumentation geboren. Die Redaktionsarbeit in Dokumentationsabteilungen wurde damals zum Großteil von Technikern oder Ingenieuren ohne Qualifizierung in der Technischen Dokumentation geleistet. Die tekom wollte diese Situation verbessern und Interessierten durch Weiterbildung einen formellen Abschluss ermöglichen. Es gab zwar [...]

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