Gruppenbild Bestenehrung 2025

National Best Excellence Award 2025

Whether specialist in wastewater technology, microtechnologist or track builder: In 2025, the top graduates of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) professions were honoured nationwide with top grades – at the 20th National Best Honour on December 8 in Berlin.

On December 8, the top graduates of an IHK training programme in 2025 were honoured at the Berlin ECC Estrel Congress Center – as part of the already 20th National Best Honour. A retrospective.

Around 1,000 guests attended the ceremony: In addition to Federal Minister of Education Karin Prien and DIHK President Peter Adrian, who acknowledged the achievements of the top trainees and their companies, parents and relatives of the best were among them, as well as representatives of the training companies, vocational schools, presidents and managing directors of the IHKs. The event was moderated by Thore Schölermann; Swaantje Creusen, Chairwoman of the DIHK Education Committee, presented the certificates together with Adrian. 

Videos

The Highlights of the National Best Honour 2025 

Full recording of the event 

 

Fotos und Bestenliste

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Eine Übersicht über alle Top-Azubis gibt es auch hier auch zum Download:
Gesamtliste Bundesbeste 2025 (PDF, 446 KB)

In 2025, there were a total of 211 national best in 201 professions, including 96 women and 115 men. The federal state with the most best is Baden-Württemberg with 47 best, followed by North Rhine-Westphalia (34) and Bavaria (31). Several companies once again provide several national best.

From Baden-Württemberg to Thuringia: Below we list the top trainees by federal state.

Die Besten nach Bundesländern

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