Mechanical engineering/design: A three-year apprenticeship followed by seven semesters at the University of Siegen or Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
Electrical engineering / automation technology: A three-year apprenticeship followed by seven semesters at the University of Siegen or Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
Commercial careers: A three-year apprenticeship combined with evening and weekend studies at the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Neuss, or Siegen
Apprenticeship and study combined: A four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences with integrated trade or technical apprenticeship) or a four-and-a-half-year Bachelor of Science degree (at the University of Siegen with integrated industrial mechanic apprenticeship), apprenticeship with integrated study at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, commercial apprenticeship and Bachelor of Business Administration