I am in my 5th semester of studying business administration but have realized that the course does not offer me any career prospects and would like to do an apprenticeship with the railway?

Or alternatively, go through with it and make a lateral entry

Does a train driver in German regional transport have to be able to speak Dutch if only one of his stations is in the Netherlands?

As far as I know, a train driver must be able to communicate with the dispatcher at any time. But does a train driver who operates in German regional transport and has (for example) the RE13 in his route network have to be able to speak Dutch specifically for these few kilometers? Or do the…

What do you think about these career changer jobs at Deutsche Bahn?

Deutsche Bahn offers train driver and dispatcher positions as a lateral entry. You'll be trained in less than twelve months. You're supposed to learn what actually takes three and a half years. What do you think about this? Are there any railway workers here who could tell me something about it? I don't think it's…

DB train dispatcher – retraining/lateral entry?

Good day, I recently came across a job offer from Deutsche Bahn: retraining/lateral entry to become a train dispatcher. The advertisement sounds interesting, but leaves some questions unanswered. Are there any people here who have entered this model themselves? I've watched a few videos and read some posts, but opinions vary widely. Earnings during retraining/training…

Lateral entry to train dispatcher in Baden-Württemberg (DB) – do you also get this email quite often?

Even though you haven't signed up for a newsletter? You haven't applied for a job? You've had no contact with DB other than as a passenger? You don't even have a subscription or a Bahncard? DB shouldn't have any of your data?