03/10 :: Project success :: Trainees at Helbako GmbH worked meticulously for two and a half years on a new concept for language output on the multimedia terminals at the Neanderthal Museum ... >> More		Project success for Helbako trainees at the Neanderthal Museum. Trainees at Helbako GmbH worked meticulously for two and a half years on a new concept for language output on the multimedia terminals at the Neanderthal Museum. This world-famous museum now has 40 electronic modules in operation.   The Neanderthal Museum likes to use pictures and sound to explain history, including in its special exhibitions. This is why headphones are given out at the entrance. The electronic modules that were developed by the Helbako trainees can detect whether a set of headphones that a visitor plugs in to one of the many information pillars should playback the German or English version. The electronic module automatically switches the headphone to the correct language. The trainees from the automotive supplier developed the entire technical concept themselves and used modern, flexible storage media. "We have made real progress with the new modules from Helbako," Dr Bärbel Auffermann, the Deputy Director of the Museum, was pleased to announce. Jörg Schmidt, who is in charge of technical training at Helbako, explained: "You couldn't have a more hands-on approach for trainees. The project included everything from initial discussions with the client to developing a design and writing the operating instructions." The co-operation between Helbako and the Neanderthal Museum was an exciting and hands-on project for the trainees, with many challenges too. The museum now has a customised technical solution for its special exhibitions. Future projects are not ruled out either.   Training at Helbako: Helbako GmbH has been providing training places with a secure future, as well as varied work placement schemes, for many years. Helbako currently has 14 trainees: seven commercial trainees, four technical, and three in IT. Helbako provides its own trainee workshop and also supports a dual study programme. Helbako has been awarded the BestPersZerifikat on a number of occasions in recent years for its "high quality HR work". The "Fair Company" award also proves that the interests of employees are a high priority for Helbako.   The Neanderthal Museum With some 170,000 visitors each year, the Neanderthal Museum is one of the most successful archaeological museums in Germany. It has received a number of national and international awards for its multimedia presentation. The Museum was opened on the 10th of October in 1996 in the Neandertal Valley where the world-famous human fossil was unearthed in 1856. The Museum's major area of interest is the historical development of the Neanderthals and humans.   Group picture from left: Museum Director Dr Bärbel Auffermann and Judith Görtz, Kevin Backhaus, Nils Schneider and Robin Rode from Helbako.   Module photo: One of the 40 headphone detectors with language playback device