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This year's edition of the cooking event for apprentices and trainers was for the first time themed Asia!

Together, apprentices and trainers from the Buch, Dornbirn and Wolfurt plants got to know and appreciate the arts of Asian cuisine in two groups!

Our thanks go to Andrea Milstein from the Essküche in Götzis for the supervision and inputs and to the cooking teams for their commitment.

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To present our apprenticeships and our location in Buch, the team of trainers from Buch was at the training fair in Weissenhorn today, April 27. Roland, Martina, Christine, Karin and apprentice Patrick talked their hearts out to inform interested students and parents about our apprenticeships in media technology printing, packaging technology, industrial clerk, and office clerk at the Buch site.

We hope that we could inspire one or the other for an apprenticeship at RATTPACK!

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This week, five apprentices in printing and packaging technology from our plant in Dornbirn were allowed to visit the paper and corrugated board manufacturer Rondo Ganahl in Frastanz. In the course of our V-Pack training cooperation, the apprentices and print shop manager Metin gained an insight into the production of paper and corrugated board. Important knowledge that will help our young talents in their daily work in dealing with the raw materials.

Our thanks go to our partner Rondo Ganahl AG for this opportunity to get an insight.

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Every year in November, the opportunity days are held all over Vorarlberg and this year we had the pleasure to welcome six motivated students from the region at RATTPACK Flexibles. welcome. The opportunity days are about getting to know companies and apprenticeship professions for pupils of the 7th / 8th school level.

In our new program, we were able to give the students an insight into the day-to-day business of a company in the packaging industry and then together we worked out the process from development to the final production of a package.

In the color lab, things got really colorful. The students were allowed to mix their favorite color and then use it to make their own packaging, embellish it and then fill it themselves. and then fill it themselves.

We hope that we were able to arouse the interest of the young people again this year and are already looking forward to next year's Opportunity Days.

Last week, four apprentices and their trainer made their way to Kiepenheim to visit our cylinder partner Janoschka. In the course of the two-day excursion, the apprentices were able to get a The two-day excursion gave the apprentices an insight into the manufacture, construction and engraving of printing cylinders, as well as the necessary repro processes.

The apprentices and trainers from Janoschka were able to make the two days very entertaining and exciting, so that our participants were certainly able to take away a lot for their everyday work. for their daily work.

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Last week the Vorarlberg apprentices met for the RATTPACK Bowling Masters in Lauterach. With pizza, chicken wings and Co. the end of the day was enjoyed together. The strongest performances were to be seen however with the instructors :-)

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September 1st always marks a special day at RATTPACK, the start of the apprenticeship.

Also this year eleven new apprentices/trainees start their apprenticeship training at RATTPACK in six different apprenticeship professions at our locations in Vorarlberg, Vienna and Germany.

We are happy that we have found motivated young people who are willing to learn and who will support our teams from today on!

Apprentices/trainees are the future, our future and we will do everything to make their future and our future our COMMON FUTURE!

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As every year, the Moving Competence Seminar with all apprentices of the V-Pack Group was on the agenda for the Vorarlberg apprentices right at the start of their training. Three workshops dealt with the topics topics of communication, conflict management, teamwork and, while climbing, self-confidence and trust in the group. A great start into the apprenticeship at RATTPACK. We are very happy about about this successful day. You were great, keep it up!

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Last week, at the end of the apprenticeship year, we were on the road with the apprentices of the 3rd apprenticeship year in Moving Competence 3. After introductory words, we started right away with the topic of entrepreneurial thinking. We spent the afternoon canyoning in the wild nature of Dornbirn and in the evening we reflected together on what we had experienced. On the second day of the seminar On the second day of the seminar, the apprentices were able to deepen their entrepreneurial knowledge and had to present their company concept à la "2 minutes, 2 million". Once again we were able to spend two great days together and learn a lot from each other and with each other.

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In the past few weeks, after a long wait, we finally had the pleasure of welcoming the parents of our apprentices to the Dornbirn and Wolfurt plants. In a cosy In a cosy setting with drinks and snacks, there was finally time for the apprentices to show their parents our plants and their workplaces and, above all, to explain them in their own words. The The crowd was large, the conversations intense. We are pleased that we were able to welcome the parents and we are sure that they got a good impression of the apprenticeships and the working and learning environment of their children. the working and learning environment of their children.

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Last week, our apprentices Berkan and Elias attended the Moving Competence Seminar for the second year of apprenticeship with their trainer Sebastian. They gathered at the monastery in Bezau to start the two days together and to learn in theory and practice about working on one's own responsibility, building decision-making skills, work planning processes, teamwork and optimising one's own work processes. and optimisation of one's own work processes. To loosen up and to check what they had learned, the groups then went out on the Bregenzerach in small canoes and practised their archery skills together. practised their marksmanship by shooting an arrow together.

We are happy about your participation and your great commitment to this great event.

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On Monday 28 March, we were finally able to hold another workshop for our apprentices.

Sandra, who is an assistant to the Executive Board in her daily work, has also trained as a mental coach and held the workshop for our apprentices from Wolfurt and Dornbirn in the yellow factory in Dornbirn. and Dornbirn. What does mental training mean? What are my strengths? What makes me happy? How do I achieve my goals? These questions, as well as relaxation exercises, were worked out together and put into practice in a playful way.

It was an informative afternoon in a great environment and everyone engaged positively and was able to take home new knowledge. Finally being together again, that also felt good.

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After a long break, we set out last week with our apprentices to take a closer look at the topic of nutrition. As in 2019, we were guests of Andrea Milstein at the Essküche in Götzis. Götzis and looked at the topic of nutrition in theory and practice.

We now know that burgers don't have to be fast food and that cooking together can be good and fast. Also at home. All in all, we had a great day together and had a first-class meal.

Especially great was the presence of our apprentice colleagues from neighbouring Buch (DE) for the first time, who will hopefully now honour us more often at our events.

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Our new apprentices were already flying high on their second "working day". The first part of the Moving Competence series was on the agenda with the V-Pack colleagues. Getting to know each other, theoretical theoretical inputs and workshops on topics such as communication and conflict management, but above all spectacular climbing actions were the big highlights of the intensive two days for the new #rattians and the training team. #rattians and the training team. Together we had a great day and celebrated a great start into the training.

On 1 September 2021, 10 new apprentices started their training in printing technology (digital printing, web-fed rotary printing and sheet-fed flat printing), packaging technology, industrial clerk and machine and plant operator began their training at the Dornbirn, Wolfurt, Vienna and Buch sites.

We are happy that we could win so many young talents for the RATTPACK Group and wish you a good start into your apprenticeship!

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After a long absence due to Corona, we were finally able to meet again for a Moving Competence Seminar. A small group of apprentices from the third year set out to explore the to explore the Kobelach in Dornbirn. The sporting part of our day focused on courage, overcoming obstacles, communication and teamwork.

In the theoretical part, we focused mainly on entrepreneurial thinking, teamwork, motivation and self-motivation. Unfortunately, the Moving Competence Seminar went by much too passed far too quickly and we had to return to our workplaces. Thank you Andrea and Jürgen, as well as the canyoning guides for organising this great event.

Greatest praise to our ladies troop for their courage! They did a great job!

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Last week we were able to send a group of 2nd year apprentices to a Moving Competence Event for the first time in a long time. After the many cancellations due to the pandemic, it was a great a great change and a break from the stressful daily routine between production and distance learning.

Taking into account all possible safety measures, it started in Viktorsberg with small group workshops on the topics of teamwork, work planning and dealing with risks in the company. It was great how all the apprentices and trainers participated and breathed life into the discussions. After lunch, everyone set off for the second item on the programme, rafting. The The weather was not particularly good and some of the participants did not feel like plunging into the cold waters of the Bregenzer Ach river. But once they were in, everything was not so bad and the fun of and the fun of working together and as a team quickly gained the upper hand.

Thank you to all participants for their discipline and to the organisers for the elaborate safety concept!

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It is already a tradition that all apprentices of the 1st year of training of all Vpack companies meet in the first week of training for a joint start of training. Due to the corona, the Unfortunately, the duration of the course was somewhat shortened and we had to avoid the climbing hall, but this has dampened the mood among the apprentices and instructors.

In addition to getting to know each other, the apprentices and trainers had the opportunity to participate in numerous workshops and games to improve their own approach to topics such as conflict management and personal Exploring self-worth. The programme was supplemented by climbing activities that encouraged the group structure.

Also this year we were able to celebrate a great start into the apprenticeship training together with our new #rattians.