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Practice, not textbook
Our mentors are developers from industry. They know what a GA application looks like and what your employer actually asks for.
FOR APPRENTICES · FACHINFORMATIKER:IN
Your employer has no time to explain. We do.
Final exam parts 1 and 2, project work, training log. Plus the topics your trainer only answers with "look it up in the wiki". 1:1 with people who actually do the job.
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● OrderRepository.java ⎙ shared
// IHK style: close the Connection properly try (Connection c = ds.getConnection(); PreparedStatement p = c.prepareStatement(sql)) { p.setString(1, name); return p.executeQuery(); }
Try-with-resources closes the connection automatically. Exam-safe. Dennis, 18 min ago
PRACTICE · WHAT REALLY HAPPENS ON THE JOB
Trade school teaches syntax. We rehearse the job.
Four situations you will absolutely meet in your first year, where trade-school material alone is not enough. This is what 1:1 coaching looks like in practice.
IDE · Hunt a bug
A coworker sends you a stack trace.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.acme.OrderService.calculateTotal(OrderService.java:47)
at com.acme.OrderService.checkout(OrderService.java:23)
at com.acme.Main.main(Main.java:12)
What you learn
Read the stack trace, open line 47, form a hypothesis, start the debugger.
School vs. job
At trade school: "Which exception is this?" At work: "Which record triggered the NPE, and why?"
IDE · Read a code review
A pull-request comment lands in your inbox.
+ if (kunde.getEmail() != null) {
+ sendMail(kunde.getEmail());
+ }
@thomas review: Read up on Optional<String>. Cleaner than the null-check here. Also add !email.isBlank(), otherwise you send mails to "".
What you learn
What is Optional, why is it better than null-checks, and what is the difference between isBlank and isEmpty?
School vs. job
At trade school: "equals or ==?" At work: "Why does a senior call my code bad style, and how do I do it right?"
IDE · Open a pull request
You fixed something. Now comes the hard part.
fix/email-validation → main
fix: trim whitespace before sending welcome mail
User emails arrived with spaces from the import CSV. Added .trim() plus a test in EmailServiceTest. Closes #284.
2 files changed · +18 −3
What you learn
Branch naming, an atomic commit, an expressive PR title, the linked issue, tests included.
School vs. job
At trade school: no Git, or only "push and pull". At work: your PR is your business card to the team.
IDE · Merge conflict
You try to pull, Git says no.
<<<<<<< HEAD
return rabatt * 0.10;
=======
return rabatt * 0.15;
>>>>>>> origin/main
What you learn
What do the markers mean? Which version is correct? Talk to your coworker, don't guess.
School vs. job
At trade school: "List the Git commands." At work: "Do I keep my change, theirs, or both?"
FROM THE FOUNDER
Why Study IT exists.
I built Study IT because I have seen first-hand how IT teaching at university falls apart.
The people who teach here know code from real projects. Practice decides, not the diploma.
Marcel Schmidtpeter Founder and Senior Full Stack Developer
Reach me directly: marcel.schmidtpeter@study-it.education
WHY STUDY IT FOR APPRENTICES
Your employer trains you. We fill the gaps.
In many companies there is no time for proper explaining. We are the safety net for the topics that matter right now.
YOUR MATCH
Dennis knows the profession and the exam traps.
Senior Java Software Engineer with a completed apprenticeship (since 2015, IHK final exam): exactly the bridge between vocational school, company and final exam that we help apprentices cross.
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- industry experience
- 11 y
- Java Engineer
- Senior
- since 2015
- FIAE
Dennis
Senior Java Software Engineer
„You understand programming when you know why a solution works. My goal: that you don't copy code, but get it working yourself."
Background
- Today Senior Java Software Engineer · Industry
- 2015 to today Software development in industry · 2 roles, 11 years combined
- 2015 to 2018 Apprenticeship: Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung (application development) · Company training · IHK final exam
- Java
- Spring
- C#
- Python
- OOP
- Algorithms
- Data Structures
- Unit Testing
AT A GLANCE
- Response time
- ≤ 2 h
- Teaches
- University students · Apprentices · Career changers
- Language
- German (native)
PRICING
What your trainer does not explain, we do.
€59.99 per session. Less than a day's lost wages if the exam fails and your apprenticeship gets extended.
Single session · 60 min
€59.99
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- Live in our classroom
- Your code, your pace
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In comparison What it costs otherwise
Exam failed
6 months
apprenticeship extended, pay deferred
Group repetitorium
~€1,200
generic, little individual attention
Online exam prep
~€300/month
videos, no feedback
Study IT
€59.99/h
1:1 with a practitioner, on your exam
FAQ
Common questions
Does Study IT offer internships or apprenticeship places?
No. Study IT is an online tutoring service for apprentices and students. We do not train apprentices ourselves and we do not place internships or apprenticeships. We help you prepare for IHK exams (AP1/AP2), project work, and the technical interview.
Do you work through IHK past exams?
Yes, that is our default approach. Send us your past exam, we work through the questions together: the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Can you review my project work?
Yes. Application, code review, documentation, technical interview prep. Send us where you are and we go through it.
Can I use this alongside my apprenticeship?
That is exactly what it is for. Evenings, weekends, short notice, in the browser.
Does it run on Zoom?
No. We have our own classroom platform in the browser. No download, no third-party account. Mic, camera, and screen sharing work straight away.
Which apprenticeship paths do you cover?
Fachinformatik (AE, SI, data and process analysis), IT-Systemelektronik, Kaufleute für IT-System-Management. If your path is missing, write us. We still match.
What does it really cost?
Single session €59.99 for 60 min. Hour packages (prepaid: 5 hours €269.99, 10 hours €499.99) save per hour. No subscriptions, no auto-charging.
Is the invoice tax-deductible?
Yes. Continuing-education costs are usually deductible as work-related expenses. You get the invoice automatically.
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