POSITION - IHK-Magazin

POSITION. The IHK Magazine for Vocational Training

POSITION is the vocational training magazine of the IHK organisation. It is aimed at everyone involved in companies or on a voluntary basis with vocational training and continuing education, securing skilled workers, and personnel development. The magazine focuses on practical impulses, well-founded professional articles, and illustrative examples.

POSITION compiles topics related to vocational training in a concise and comprehensible manner and provides practical insights tailored to those within companies responsible for training, further education, securing skilled professionals, or examinations. The print edition is published quarterly and provides exclusive content, interviews, and best practices that go beyond the digital offerings. The accompanying website offers current blog posts and additional information.

Further Link

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Contents and Focus Topics

The website covers key topics in vocational education and training practices. These include strategies for securing skilled workers, concepts for modern apprenticeship marketing, and recommendations on how companies can attract the right trainees and retain them in the long term. Topics like sustainability, digitalisation, and organisational development are also addressed. The content is always presented in a way that provides concrete action options for companies.

Print and Digital Editions

The magazine POSITION is published quarterly as a print edition with around 40 pages of in-depth articles, interviews, and practical insights into the work of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) organisation and companies. In addition, selected articles are published digitally to provide easy access to current information and further content.

Titel Position III 2026

"Position" III/2026: Arrive well and stay longer

Those who accompany new trainees and other employees well from the start lay the foundation for commitment, motivation, and long-term success. The current issue of "Position," released on 14 July, uses concrete practical examples to show how successful onboarding works.

Date of publication 10.07.2026

Target Groups and Benefits

The offer is aimed at everyone in companies who bears responsibility for training, further education, securing skilled personnel, or examinations. They receive practical recommendations, innovative examples, and well-founded assessments to help make vocational training successful. POSITION supports the aforementioned target groups in overcoming challenges and ensuring the sustainable quality of processes.

Subscription and Service

The IHK vocational training magazine POSITION is published four times a year and offers exclusive content beyond the online blog. Readers gain practical best-practice examples, target-group-specific offers from the IHK organisation, and compact educational policy assessments. The print edition is clearly presented and conveniently delivered to homes or companies.

POSITION can be obtained through the regional German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) or directly from the publisher MÖLLER PRO MEDIA GmbH. The price for an annual subscription when ordered directly is €12.00, including postage and taxes. Interested individuals can reach customer service by phone at 030 41909350 or by email at abo.position@moellerpromedia.de

For those who wish to explore the magazine without any obligation, a complimentary sample copy is available. This provides a first impression of the magazine's topic diversity, practical value, and editorial quality.

Integration into the IHK Organisation

POSITION is an offer from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and complements the DIHK’s information portfolio with practice-oriented content on vocational training. The magazine highlights how the IHK organisation supports companies, trainees, and examiners and what topics currently move vocational practice.

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Contact

Kunze, Thilo

Thilo Kunze

Director Info Center, Editor-in-Chief POSITION