+++ Cutting-edge training centre +++ due for completion in 2025 +++
timber construction +++ public café will integrate campus into
neighbourhood +++
Munich. The BMW Group is to set up a state-of-the-art
Talent Campus in Munich. The new building will be erected in the
northeast of the home plant, on the site of the former carpark on
Riesenfeldstraße. Together with Munich’s existing buildings and
training spaces, the new structure will form an open campus that
provides training and education for the BMW Group’s approx. 40,000
Munich-based employees – 900 trainees among them. It will be home not
only to cutting-edge training spaces and workshops but also a staff
restaurant and a public café. In addition, new green spaces will
integrate production seamlessly into the neighbourhood. The new Talent
Campus will open for business in the summer of 2025.
“Training and education are key to our transformation and to making
the BMW Group electric, digital and circular. With the new Talent
Campus, we are investing in a flexible, needs-based education
infrastructure for our Munich site and adding another crucial
component in the global training and education campaign that will make
the BMW Group fit for the future,” said
Ilka Horstmeier, Member of the Board of Management at BMW AG,
People and Real Estate, Labour Relations Director.
Peter Weber, Director at BMW Group Plant Munich
added: “BMW Group Plant Munich is currently preparing to
produce the Neue Klasse, and our employees will be crucial to its
success. I am very proud indeed that our main plant will be home to a
cutting-edge training centre that will benefit the whole of the BMW
Group. With the new centre, we are creating the infrastructure needed
to ready specialists in every area of car production for the future.”
Martin Kimmich, Chairman of the General Works Council, BMW
AG, emphasised: “The BMW AG Works Council has long been
committed to this Talent Campus, and we are delighted that our vision
is now becoming a reality, with construction about to start. Given the
lack of skilled workers, investments in training and education are key
for the future viability of our company.”
Timber structure
The new Talent Campus will be built largely from wood, which will
also be visible on the façade. This will lend warmth to the interior
as well as a natural look to the outside. The generous windows will
let plenty of daylight into every part of the building for the optimum
learning atmosphere. The spaces themselves will be open and usable in
various ways, with layouts that can be modified and upgraded at any
time. This will extend the life of the structure as it can be adapted
to meet changing needs without requiring major building works. The
entire building will offer barrier-free accessibility.
State-of-the-art learning environment
The combination of cutting-edge equipment, a high-tech learning
environment and natural materials will offer perfect conditions for
successful learning. The Talent Campus will allow BMW Group trainees
and employees to develop all the skills they need for the future
automotive industry. It will provide training and education for people
across the Munich site. In addition, the aim is to make selected
spaces available for public training courses. The new building will
incorporate not just classrooms but also workshops, a staff canteen
and a public café.
