Do you want to do an apprenticeship straight away or do you have to get your high school diploma first? Saskia Blumenschein is more inclined towards vocational training. “I would be interested in cosmetics or working with small children,” says the 15-year-old, who visited the youth and career fair in Wels yesterday with her classmates from Sierning Polytechnic School.
In the exhibition halls, thousands of young people from all over the state will be dealing with fundamental questions about their professional future until Saturday. At Upper Austria’s largest careers fair, which is organized by the Chamber of Commerce (WKOÖ), a total of 344 exhibitors – from industrial and craft companies to service providers, public companies, emergency organizations and municipalities to schools and universities – are currently advertising for the best young talent. “It’s not for nothing that we have an exhibitor record. Companies are looking for young talent – because employees decide on the company’s success, and business people are aware of that,” says Doris Hummer, President of the Chamber of Commerce.
“Paradise” job market
Young people would find “a paradise” on the job market in Upper Austria, says Economics Councilor Markus Achleitner (VP): “If you just look at the fact that 700,000 people are currently working and there will be a shortage of around 83,000 people by 2030 – there are a lot of opportunities.” Youth and careers are the “high mass of career information. The big advantage is that young people can speak on an equal footing with their peers who are already doing training.”
Jovan Danicic knows that there are many options open to him: “I’m thinking about whether I should do an apprenticeship straight away or do the HAK first.” Like his schoolmate Abduli, he is leaning toward training to be a car dealer; his friend Tobi would like to learn a craft and work with wood.
Understand professions
The best route to a teaching career involves a lot of visitors, says Bettina Huemer. The head of apprentice training at Fronius is on site and has numerous discussions with the young people. “Many people want to know exactly what you do in different professions. Career fairs are not just about companies applying. Young people should also be able to learn what different career profiles look like,” she says.
In addition to the professional opportunities and the languages offered, people often ask about everyday school life, says Tina Schmid-Ratzenböck from BORG Bad Leonfelden: “Whether there are excursions, for example. Some come to us very openly, others are very determined and have a lot of detailed questions. ” The teacher says she has represented her school several times at the careers fair: “The questions that concern young people are usually quite similar. But the right answer is different for everyone.”
Source: Nachrichten
