voestalpine invited 400 young professionals to the Group Apprentice Day in Linz

This year's program was varied as usual: as a highlight, the entire voestalpine Management Board was on hand to answer questions from the apprentices in a round table discussion. Current topics such as the greentec steel step-by-step plan and the new special steel plant at the Kapfenberg site aroused particular interest among the young people. EU Youth Ambassador and watchado founder Ali Mahlodji gave a keynote speech to motivate the young professionals to take their future into their own hands. Between the program items, there was also an opportunity for in-depth discussions with colleagues from other locations.

The next generation of skilled workers are prepared for the processes and procedures of a digitalized working world in the training centers with state-of-the-art technologies and dedicated trainers, many of whom started their careers as apprentices at voestalpine themselves. This includes future-oriented forms of learning such as working with virtual reality glasses or the use of robotics. Over 90,000 euros are invested in the training of each individual apprentice. In addition to the comprehensive teaching of specialist knowledge, apprentices are also offered numerous opportunities for personal and social development, such as language trips, excursions, project days and health promotion in the workplace. It is particularly important to voestalpine to give young people security and a perspective - with an offer of employment after the apprenticeship and long-term career prospects. The high quality of training is also reflected in numerous titles at professional championships. Just recently, Lukas F., a voestalpine apprentice, won the European vice-champion title at EuroSkills, the European vocational championships.