The long process routes involved in steelmaking, the enormous differentiation in steel grades and products, global competition, and a lack of junior professionals all make high demands on companies as a whole and on individual employees. Demographic change will aggravate this situation. One way of meeting these challenges is continuous training and education of personnel. The Stahl-Akademie of the German Steel Institute VDEh offers a platform for this. Its programme includes some 30 seminars and study courses on all aspects of the material steel.