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Apprenticeships at Ergon. As practical as possible

Ergon has been offering apprenticeships since 1999. We are especially proud that our young talent repeatedly feature among the best in their year. To date, 34 trainees have successfully gained their federal VET diploma with us, and we currently have 17 young people at different stages of their training.

You can expect a broad range of stimulating assignments in a great working environment in central Zurich. At Ergon we all respect and value our trainees. You will work on a level with us and be a full member of the team.
We want more than anything to see you succeed. During your apprenticeship with us you will enjoy personal advice and support to guide you in the right direction. This means that you help actively to structure your own training.

Want to get a taste of life in IT before you start your apprenticeship? Then come to our next taster day.

Current job openings

All apprenticeships from summer 2023 onwards have already been filled. The apprenticeships 2024 will be advertised from August 2023.

Subject areas apprenticeship

Information Technologist, Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Informatiker:in EFZ) – application development

In the first two years you will be introduced at close quarters to the world of programming. Then you will begin to work on real software projects. All of our trainees are fully integrated into project teams and are in constant contact with other trainees.

Information Technologist, Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Informatiker:in EFZ) – system engineering

You will be completely integrated into our system administrators’ team, helping to keep servers, networks and the like running smoothly. Your role includes maintaining and setting up workstations, as well as supporting our network and server operations.

Commercial Employee, Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Kaufmann/Kauffrau EFZ, E/M profile) – services and administration

During your apprenticeship you’ll get to know the many aspects of the business side of Ergon. You will spend time in a variety of departments such as Marketing, HR, Finance and the Secretariat. In addition to customer contact you will complete a wide range of administrative, organisational and other tasks. 

No matter what the target qualification, we expect everyone training with us to attend vocational college (Berufsmittelschule, BMS).

Your benefits

Study days

Study days

You get four study days per semester to prepare for your school/college exams.

Free drinks & snacks

Free drinks & snacks

Need brain food? Having a snack attack? Whether you want sweet or savoury to keep you going, our treats cupboards will have it.

2 weekend trips

2 weekend trips

Off to the mountains! Our ski weekend is for Ergonians only, but in the autumn partners and children are invited too.

Free college materials

Free college materials

We cover the costs of your college materials in full, so you can concentrate on learning.

Professional internship abroad

Berufspraktikum im Ausland

We offer top performers the opportunity to complete an internship abroad so that they can experience other companies, cultures and languages.

Performance bonus

Performance bonus

We reward outstanding performance with a bonus of up to two additional months’ salary per year.

Public transport subsidy

Public transport subsidy

We support your sustainability goals by giving everyone a travel allowance to get to and from work. And a half-fare card for free.

Cycle subsidy

Cycle subsidy

Prefer to breathe fresh air on your way to work? Turn your travel allowance into a cycle allowance to keep your bike on the road.

Game nights

Game nights

Let the games begin. We organise regular game nights, both online and in-person board-game battles.

Brown bag events

Brown bag events

Internal knowledge transfer improves transparency and helps us to learn as a company. A variety of formats boost our collective expertise.

Learn a language

Learn a language

Lifelong learning is one of our values. We offer the funding and time to learn a language abroad or earn your certificate at home.

Choose your hardware

Choose your hardware

Get everything in place for your apprenticeship. We give you a laptop for both work and college.

Valentin Jauch, Ergon

“What I like most about Ergon is the atmosphere. Everyone in our team is really motivated, and we all enjoy what we do.”

Valentin Jauch Trainee Application Developer

Do you have any questions?

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Ask Bernd

If you have any questions about our apprenticeships, Bernd knows best.


+41 44 268 87 92
lehre@ergon.ch
Alessio Rispoli

Ask Alessio

Concrete questions about everyday life? Who can answer them better than a trainee himself?

+41 44 268 86 68
lehre@ergon.ch
Swiss Arbeitgeber Award Kununu Glassdoor Prix Egalité Handelszeitung Award

News and events

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Ergon among the best again

Ergon Informatik achieved sixth place in the ‘Best Employer of 2023’ industry rankings.

Trainee

The trainee with a passion for IT

Valentin Jauch is in the fourth year of his apprenticeship as an application developer at Ergon. He tells us why he opted for an apprenticeship over the more academic route.

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Ergon wins the Swiss Employer Award 2021

For the third time, Ergon has emerged as Switzerland's best employer, and also recorded its second win in the 250–999 employees category.

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