{"id":8333,"date":"2024-07-02T07:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/?p=8333"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:12:34","slug":"i-have-been-with-norma-group-for-nearly-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/en\/i-have-been-with-norma-group-for-nearly-two-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI have been with NORMA Group for nearly two decades\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8333\" class=\"elementor elementor-8333 elementor-8318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa130d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa130d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc9a21\" data-id=\"0fc9a21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa90499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa90499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In our StartYourCareer@NORMA series, former apprentices, working students and interns all talk about how they got their career start at NORMA Group and the changes that come with being offered a permanent position.<\/em><\/p><p>From apprentice to master electrician and, eventually, to head of apprenticeship \u2013 that is the career path Pieter Breedveld has pursued at NORMA Group. In this interview, he talks about his motivation for staying loyal to the company for so long and shares some advice for future apprentices.<\/p><h2><strong>Pieter, how long have you been working at NORMA Group?<\/strong><\/h2><p>I started my apprenticeship as an industrial electrician at NORMA Group headquarters in Maintal, Germany, in August 2006. That means that I have been with the company for almost 18 years.<\/p><h2><strong>Can you tell us a little about your career at the company?<\/strong><\/h2><p>After successfully completing my three-and-a-half-year apprenticeship, I was hired on a full-time basis and began working as an industrial electronics technician specializing in semi-finished goods. In 2011, I decided to continue my education at night school to become a master electrician, a program that I completed after three years.<\/p><p>Then, in 2022, I applied for the position of head of apprenticeship when it was posted internally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e6f504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e6f504\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a4f5e2\" data-id=\"9a4f5e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ffebe elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b4ffebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI enjoy working with young people and the job had been my dream of mine for a long time.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0531401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0531401\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f92b33\" data-id=\"2f92b33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f1849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f1849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was therefore delighted when I was accepted after three rounds of interviews.<\/p><h2><strong>How does your current day-to-day work differ from that as an electronics technician?<\/strong><\/h2><p>In addition to carrying out electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair work, my tasks back then also included creating, planning and carrying out briefings as well as supervising apprentices in production. I also worked a 3-shift system back then.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1815687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1815687\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a7b1e6\" data-id=\"2a7b1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fc8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77fc8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/norma-group-blog-pieter-breedveld-head-of-apprenticeship.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Image of Pieter Breedveld\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6c509e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6c509e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64b2937\" data-id=\"64b2937\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6806a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db6806a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since February 2023, I have been in the handover phase of my duties as head of apprenticeship, because the current person in this role is retiring<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bec48fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bec48fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26e4e01\" data-id=\"26e4e01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8ecda elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fc8ecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cA seamless transition is important, especially because it ensures that the apprenticeships runs smoothly.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780d043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780d043\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e5c8e4\" data-id=\"5e5c8e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd641e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd641e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I teach the apprentices the basics of electrical engineering and prepare them for the intermediate and final exams. This also includes studying together and having an open ear for their questions. I am also part of the recruitment team for new apprentices.<\/p><h2><strong>What is it about your job that is important to you?<\/strong><\/h2><p>The personal interaction that occurs between apprenticeship and responsibility. I want to pass on the theoretical and practical knowledge I have acquired to others in the best possible way and with as much enjoyment as possible and ensure that there is always a good and respectful relationship between colleagues and apprentices.<\/p><h2><strong>What inspired you to stay with the company all these years?<\/strong><\/h2><p>I have always loved the variety and challenges that I face in my day-to-day work. My colleagues have also played a big part in my longevity \u2013 we are a really good team! Another positive aspect is the flexible working hours and the short commute; I only need five minutes to get from my home to NORMA Group.<\/p><h2><strong>What advice would you give to someone who would also like to do an apprenticeship at NORMA Group?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Just go ahead and apply! At NORMA Group, you can expect a comprehensive and varied apprenticeship with exciting tasks, good chances of being hired and a pleasant working atmosphere.<\/p><h2><strong>And when you&#8217;re not at work, what do you like to do in your spare time?<\/strong><\/h2><p>I do a lot of sports and enjoy going to the gym. I also have a passion for cars and motorcycles and I like to travel. But my son is my greatest passion. There is nothing I enjoy more than spending time with him.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6afe556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6afe556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb92d21\" data-id=\"bb92d21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5a9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5a9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/norma-group-blog-pieter-breedveld-head-of-apprenticeship-hobby-image-gym.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Image of Pieter Breedveld from behind in the gym\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88a1e8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88a1e8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0395534\" data-id=\"0395534\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218e0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"218e0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What are your goals for the future?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Because I became head of apprenticeship, I have already achieved one of my greatest professional goals. 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