Exceptional Individuals Bring Doubled Joy
IKK Southwest, one of the largest health insurers in Germany with over 1,500 employees, is committed to nurturing young talents from the region. The new apprenticeship year 2025 has begun with 21 new apprentices joining the team, as the company continues to invest in its future workforce.
These apprentices are spread across seven different locations in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland, offering a diverse and practical training ground for the young talents. The new recruits will be trained in various fields, including social insurance specialist, health care manager, dialog marketing, and dual study program in health economics.
Professor Dr. Jörg Loth, CEO of IKK Southwest, emphasizes the importance of welcoming motivated new colleagues to the company. Daniel Schilling, a board member at IKK Southwest, adds that the young talents are important drivers for the implementation of digitalization strategy and development of new innovative products.
The first week program for the new apprentices combines information with interaction, including team-building measures such as the annual alpaca hike. This approach aims to foster a sense of camaraderie and team spirit among the new recruits.
IKK Southwest's sustainable personnel policy is geared towards long-term employee development, health promotion, work-life balance, and digitalization of processes. This approach helps ensure the health insurance company retains skilled staff, adapts to demographic changes, and delivers efficient, sustainable healthcare services.
In practical terms, sustainable personnel policies in German health insurers often involve investing in continuous training and development, promoting occupational health programs, enhancing digital competencies, and supporting flexible work models. These elements contribute to future-proofing healthcare by ensuring the organization is staffed by capable, motivated personnel able to navigate evolving health demands and regulatory frameworks, thereby sustaining region-wide healthcare quality and accessibility.
David, one of the new apprentices, has made a career change into the health sector due to the diverse and practical training opportunities offered by IKK Southwest. Previously working in logistics, David felt underchallenged in his old job, but now he has the opportunity to truly help others at IKK Southwest.
The successful completion of apprentices and their subsequent takeover is evidence of IKK Southwest's sustainable personnel policy. Twelve previous apprentices have already passed their exams and have been taken on by IKK Southwest, demonstrating the company's commitment to nurturing and retaining its young talents.
For more information about IKK Southwest and its apprenticeship programs, visit the IKK Südwest website at www.ikk-suedwest.de.
- The new apprentices at IKK Southwest, including those in the fields of social insurance specialist, health care manager, dialog marketing, and dual study program in health economics, will be involved in the implementation of the digitalization strategy and development of new innovative products.
- IKK Southwest will also invest in continuous training and development, occupational health programs, and enhancing digital competencies for their workforce, contributing to future-proofing healthcare by ensuring the organization is staffed by capable, motivated personnel.
- In addition to skills training, IKK Southwest's sustainable personnel policy includes a focus on long-term employee development, health promotion, work-life balance, and digitalization of processes.
- David, one of the new apprentices at IKK Southwest, has made a career change into the health sector, seeking the diverse and practical training opportunities offered by the company in order to help others, which he felt was lacking in his previous job in logistics.
