05.12.2022

Mehr als nur spitze: Tobias Ilg

Ausbildungsabsolvent mit herausragenden Leistungen

Tobias Ilg weiß genau, was er will. „Man muss das machen, wofür man brennt“, findet der junge Mann und geht konsequent seinen Weg. Mit seiner Zielstrebigkeit hat es der 20-Jährige schon weit gebracht. Er wurde von der IHK nicht nur als der beste Industriemechaniker seines Jahrgangs in Baden-Württemberg ausgezeichnet. Er ist auch der erfolgreichste gewerblich-technische Azubi in ganz Ostwürttemberg. 1.014 junge Männer und Frauen legten in diesem Jahr ihre Prüfungen vor der IHK Ostwürttemberg ab, in einem von insgesamt 66 gewerblichen Ausbildungsberufen. An der Spitze der Besten: Tobias Ilg, mit herausragenden 99 von 100 möglichen Punkten und einer glatten Eins im Berufsschulzeugnis.

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Tobias Ilg hat bei MAPAL gelernt und wurde als landesbester Industriemechaniker 2022 ausgezeichnet.
Tobias Ilg ist der landesbeste Industriemechaniker und erfolgreichste gewerblich-technische Azubi in Ostwürttemberg  ©MAPAL

Grown up with ponies

“He is someone who works very quickly and precisely”, says Uwe Heßler, Head of Training and Further Education at MAPAL, of his former apprentice, whom he is very proud of. Tobias is very easy-going in conversation. He answers questions directly and precisely. Without needing to think long, his responses seem to bubble out of him.

Tobias comes from the town of Neuler in the quaint Kocher Valley. He grew up with four Shetland ponies, who were part of the family; taking care of them was a great joy to him. Machines and gadgets were used to make hay, harvest and do other work for the ‘Shetties’. Whether tractor, tedder or carriage – there was always something to fix, and Tobias would look over his father Thomas’s shoulder or help where he could. It was a formative experience. “I was seized by a passion for technology back then”, says the young man, who went to school in Abtsgmünd. And so as a teenager, he decided that he wanted to do his A-level and study machine engineering. But first, he wanted to complete an apprenticeship, because he ‘wanted to learn everything from scratch’.

"An internship is a great thing"

Tobias asked around, visited apprenticeship fairs and completed trial internships at different companies. “I liked the tight-knit atmosphere at MAPAL. I was on the same wavelength with the trainers from the start and was allowed to work on real machines right away.” He advises future graduates that an internship is a great thing ‘and very important’. It was useful for him. “At MAPAL, they let me do a sample recruitment test, which none of the other companies did.” He applied at MAPAL directly after the internship and was pretty self-confident going into the application process. During his apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic, he first learned basic skills and worked in the Fixture Production, Mechatronic Systems and Maintenance departments. “I particularly liked working in Maintenance. Machines and devices were serviced, inspected and repaired. I already knew all about this from my childhood”, he says with a wink.
Group photo from the award ceremony, from left: Thilo Rentschler, Dr. Karin Jenuwein, Tobias Ilg, Uwe Heßler, Markus Maier
Picture from the IHK Ostwürttemberg's award ceremony: from left Thilo Rentschler (IHK Chief Executive Officer), Dr Karin Jenuwein (CHRO MAPAL), Tobias Ilg, Uwe Heßler (Head of Training and Further Education MAPAL), Markus Maier (IHK President)  ©IHK Ostwürttemberg

Less time and big plans for the future

The avid technology fan, whose hobby is ‘tinkering with vehicles and gadgets’, is now attending the polytechnical secondary school at the municipal vocation training centre in Aalen. What’s different now? “During my apprenticeship, everything just came easy. Now, I have to apply myself more often.” He has little time for his hobby. But he has a goal in mind: he wants to complete his A-levels in two years. “And then I want to come back to the company and start a dual study programme.”
Kathrin Rehor, PR Project Manager at MAPAL

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