Qualification

Since February 2024, the DB Campus in Erfurt has been a place of learning and interaction for all employees in the Integrated Rail System based on the guiding principle of “knowing how railways work.” The aim is to make it possible to gain in a first opened building as early as the end of 2025 an understanding of the complex railway system across all business areas and professional groups and to understand one’s own role and interrelationships in the rail system. The DB Campus also contributes to passing on knowledge across generations, retaining new and experienced railway employees within DB Group and thus strengthening Team DB. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2028.

The “How does DB learn?” study conducted in 2023 showed that there is a desire for flexible learning spaces, particularly among operational employees. DB Group has now created physical learning spaces for operational employees without office workstations at five selected locations in the Integrated Rail System. Students are now able to study alone or in small groups at these retreats close to the company using the learning media available there. In addition to the piloted learning spaces, there are other initiatives within DB Group that operate learning spaces.

The demand for skilled employees for the expansion of Digital Rail for Germany will continue to increase in the coming years. To guarantee the requisite expertise over the long term, DB Group and the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) are establishing an endowed professorship for Digital Railway Systems at the Faculty of Transport Sciences “Friedrich List.” This will ensure that much-needed expertise is available in Germany to drive forward the expansion of digital infrastructure.