Five skilled workers from Vorarlberg start at WorldSkills, the world championship for skilled workers. For the first Vorarlberger, things start on October 10th in Stuttgart.
- Kevin Emhofer from Höchst works at Julius Blum GmbH. He will compete in the CNC turning competition from October 10th to 15th.
- Atakan Kocaman from Dornbirn also works at Julius Blum GmbH. He will compete in the CNC milling competition from October 10th to 15th. Both competitions take place in Stuttgart.
- Lucas Dolinar is the third participant of Julius Blum GmbH. He lives in Alberschwende and competes in the mechanical engineering CAD competition. Dolinar will be in Bordeaux/France from October 19th to 23rd.
- Lukas Schwärzler from Dornbirn also works at Julius Blum GmbH. He will compete in mechanical engineering from October 18th to 20th. The competition takes place in Brampton, Ontario/Canada.
- Marko Nebrigic lives in Nenzig. He competes in the forwarding logistics competition. Nebrigic works at Gebrüder Weiss GmbH (A&S Wolfurt) and will be on duty from November 23rd to 27th.
Vorarlberg at the professional world championships
With 20 gold, 14 silver and nine bronze medals, Vorarlberg is – from an Austrian perspective – in first place in terms of the number of medals won at the World Skills Championship, which has been taking place since 1961. Vorarlberg leads the Austrian comparison, ahead of Upper Austria (17 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze) and Styria (11 gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze medals).
Austria won big at the last WorldSkills: Team Austria celebrated a total of twelve medals (six gold, five silver and one bronze medal) and 17 Medallions for Excellence, which are awarded for particularly outstanding performance.
WorldSkills als “Special Edition”
It is a very special premiere that will take place in 2022: following the cancellation of Shanghai, the WorldSkills competitions will take place around the world. For the first time in history, the World Skills Championships will be held in a total of 15 countries.
In addition to Austria, these will be Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, the USA and the United Kingdom. Austria competes in the “Skills around the world” version with 45 young professionals who compete in 39 professions with over 1,000 colleagues from all over the world.
Josef Herk, President of SkillsAustria, emphasizes:
“The know-how of our young specialists is presented by WorldSkills on a global educational stage. Our 45 Austrian participants become brand ambassadors for our excellent training and show how promising professional training is. In this country, I especially invite all young people to come to Salzburg in November to soak up the flair of the professional world championships, get to know the competitive professions and see the world’s best in action.”
Apply in Salzburg as the crowning glory
Seven competitions will be held in the city of Mozart from November 23rd to 27th: Specifically, these are concrete construction, building construction, electrical engineering, plant electrics, forwarding logistics, chemical laboratory technology and heavy vehicle technology. The competition area will be in the Salzburg exhibition center, the competitions will take place at the same time as the BIM career information fair. The competitions in Austria form the crowning glory of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition.
