On 23 February 2009, 53 apprentices at MEYER WERFT celebrated the successful completion of their training in different technical jobs. 47 of these young people have already been hired and received their employment contracts, which underlines the importance MEYER WERFT attaches to the training and further education of young professionals. Each year the shipyard invests an amount of € 8m in the training and further education of its employees. This proves the company's attitude that corporate success is not only due to state-of-the-art production premises, but depends just as much on the staff's qualification, flexility, top performance and permanent willingness to learn. The shop chairman of MEYER WERFT, Erwin Siemens, recommended the young people to develop an proactive and independent working style, and to assume responsibility working in a team.