Carinthia starts the second specialist offensive: IT professionals wanted!

Carinthia starts the second specialist offensive: IT professionals wanted!

Kärnten, Österreich - On May 16, 2025, Carinthia starts the second round of his international skilled worker offensive, a program that deals with the chronic shortage of skilled workers. According to Click Kärnten The current call not only includes traditionally affected occupational fields such as care, metal and electrical engineering, but also urgently needed IT professions. This expansion came about in the IT sector due to the great need, which is of crucial importance for the economic development.

The applicant's recruitment takes place via the Trekwalder Group, while onboarding is accompanied by the Carinthian International Center (CIC). Jürgen Mandl, the President of the Carinthia Chamber of Commerce, encourages companies to participate in this initiative, which aims to ensure long -term securing long -term securing in Carinthia. Registrations are now possible via the platform www.carinthia.com/fachkraefte, whereby the submission period ends on June 27, 2025.

Financial framework conditions

The state of Carinthia assumes a large part of the costs for the recruitment measures. Companies only have to apply a share of 3,500 euros. This financial support is intended to create incentives and make companies easier to gain sufficiently qualified staff.

The problem of the shortage of skilled workers is not limited to Carinthia. According to the Chamber of Commerce Austria (WKÖ), 82 % of Austrian companies report a lack of specialists and labor. A strategic framework was developed to address the challenges through targeted measures both in Germany and abroad. This includes fields of action, focus countries and deficiency professions that increase steadily in a period until 2040.

long -term perspectives

The WKÖ predicts a decline of 262,000 people of an employable age for 2040. For 2025, 81 shortcomings are already defined, which increases the pressure on companies to effectively recruit new specialists. The International Specialists Offensive (IFO) is an initiative that specifically aims to attract qualified specialists from third countries. The Western Balkans and selected countries in America and Asia apply special attention.

The challenges that arise from demographic change not only require a recruitment of suitable specialists from abroad, but also measures such as capacity building to support the countries from which these specialists come. This sustainable and ethical recruitment is intended to help avoid the problem of the Brain Drain and to support the regional markets.

Due to the progress in the international specialist offensive, not only the immediate shortage of skilled workers should be tackled, but also a sustainable basis for the future of the labor market in Carinthia. Companies have the opportunity to actively participate in this development and to benefit from the support of the country.