Education
Do you have a clear view? We have a view of the Rhine!
Your training at KD!
On board*
- Bargeman (m/f/d)
- Barge captain (m/f/d)
- Cook (m/f/d)
- Restaurant specialist (m/f/d)
*We offer internships forthese apprenticeships
On land
- Office management assistant (m/f/d)
- Businessman for tourism and leisure (m/f/d)
- Event manager (m/f/d)
- Event technician (m/f/d)
Apprenticeships & internships
Current tenders
Latest news
Competition organized by the Federal Association of German Inland Navigation and BDS Inland Navigation
We are at the start! For the first time, we are taking part in the competition organized by the Federal Association of German Inland Navigation and BDS Inland Navigation - and showing what training on board really means.
Also on board: our genuine trainees, including Mark, Marius and Arian, filmed and edited by Lenia, our office trainee. In vlogs, they also take you behind the scenes - where otherwise only the crew gets an insight.
From the engine room to sailor workouts, from sunrise on the Rhine to everyday life at vocational school: you'll get a real insight into everyday life as a bargeman - unembellished, exciting and sometimes a little wet.
And this is where your support is needed, because we publish the video blogs at least once a month on our social media channels and the number of views and likes also play a big role in addition to the evaluation of a jury! Here you can find ours:
Follow us and immerse yourself in a world that you are guaranteed not to see from the land!
Training films
Click here for the trainee film for the apprenticeship as a bargeman and barge captain. A big thank you to our trainees Lenia (camera & video editing) and Ingmar and Arian (actors).
Our trainees Lenia and Kaan worked together on the project for the training film for the office management assistant apprenticeship. Thank you very much!
Click here for the trainee film for the apprenticeship in tourism and leisure. Many thanks to our trainees Lenia, Elias and Kaan!
Training film cook at KD. Many thanks to Timo our trainee chef for his acting performance and many thanks to Lenia for the filming and editing.
Frequently asked questions
Here you will find answers to your questions about applications and training.
Get to know us
- 26.06.25 Thomas-Edison School Düsseldorf
Perspectives
Become your own captain!
Good career opportunities await our trainees. For around 15 years, we have taken on our trainees if they so wish.
From ship's boy to captain
One of the former ship's boys is now the captain of the MS RheinEnergie. Patrick Gereke started at KD as a 17-year-old. He was a sailor, bosun, skipper and has been captain on Europe's leading event ship since 2018. Now he is training himself!
Our RheinZeit editorial team spoke to him and a current trainee bargeman.
Hogwarts for bargemen
Ingmar Laenen, 3rd year bargeman apprentice, gives an insight into his day-to-day work in the Kanguru plus Fall/Winter 2023/24 magazine.
Any questions?
Our HR department will be happy to answer any questions you may have about your application and training.
Martina Hofer
HR Specialist & Trainee Officer
Köln-Düsseldorfer
Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH
Frankenwerft 35
50667 Cologne