Celebrate of the best apprentices: Lower Austria's talents shine in St. Pölten!

Celebrate of the best apprentices: Lower Austria's talents shine in St. Pölten!

VAZ St. Pölten, Österreich - Last night, on February 13, 2025, the best apprentices in Lower Austria were celebrated in the Vaz St. Pölten at the "Siegerlounge - The Festival of Apprentices". Under the motto "We Are Future", Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner and WKNÖ President Wolfgang Ecker presented the awards for outstanding services in the state and federal apprenticeship competitions as well as at the "World Skills", the international championship of the apprentices. "I am incredibly proud of all of our specialists in Lower Austria," announced Mikl-Leitner and emphasized the importance of the achievements that the young talents have provided to be focused on, like noe.gv.at reported.

A total of 783 young people have completed their apprenticeship with distinction, and the teams from Lower Austria won two gold medals in concrete construction and for the florists, as well as a silver medal in the painter at the Worldskills 2024. Wolfgang Ecker underlined the role of dual training, which offers young people a solid basis for their professional future. "With more than 200 apprenticeships, our young people have the opportunity to develop their talents and passions in a wide variety of industries," said Ecker, who also praised the support of teaching businesses, which despite the current challenges in the training of specialists remain sustainable. These successes show the excellent level of apprenticeship training in Lower Austria, which also performs outstandingly in national and international competitions, such as ots.at reported.

Another highlight of the celebration was the honors of the gold, silver and bronze winners of the various competitions. In addition, the excellent apprentices and their companies were recognized for their success. Mikl-Leitner expressly thanked the teaching businesses, the Chamber of Commerce and the families whose support was decisive for the success of young people, and called on to maintain the joy and commitment to training. In her speech to those present, she pointed out that such top performance is only possible with team spirit and support. "You are role models for the youth and the image of the apprenticeship training in Lower Austria," added Ecker with emphasis.