Vocational trades in Warehousekeeping: Responsibilities and Required qualification

Forwarding and logistics service specialist: A classic profession in the transport and logistics field in Germany. Training in port operations with ships, trucks and trains as carriers. The emphasis during this port training programme is on handling imports/exports and on warehousing. Required qualification: very good secondary school leaving certificate.

Port logistics specialist: For all who want to take on responsibility, and do not want to work at a desk all day. Emphasis of the training programme: Quality control, work and storage plans, use of IT in warehousing, operating machinery. Required qualification: very good secondary school leaving certificate.

Warehouse logistics specialist: something for all those who like packing: Storage, retrieval, order picking, taking samples, working on goods in storage, managing small work groups. Required qualification: reasonable school leaving certificate.

Storage specialist: For those who do not want to sit in a classroom. Emphasis of this training programme: Storage, retrieval, order picking. Those who do well have a chance later to earn a training place to become a warehouse specialist.