Training: The number of master craftsman’s certificates in trade and craft is increasing
The master craftsman examination office in the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce speaks of an increasing interest in master craftsman training in Salzburg. While the number of young masters in 2015 was almost 250, this year 334 graduates received their master craftsman certificates.
SALZBURG. In mid-October, 334 motivated Salzburg citizens were presented with their master craftsman’s certificate in the House for Mozart. In addition, the winners of the “Salzburger Handwerkspreis 2022” will be awarded. Of those honored, 253 are men and 81 are women.
Only sackmaker in the past four years
Among the women are, for example, the sackmaker Anja Maier and the upholsterer and decorator Sophia Fernsebner. “I was aware that I had to become self-employed in order to be able to continue my dream job,” says Anja Maier, who trained at Leder Schaller in St. Johann and was the only master craftsman examination candidate in Austria for the past four years. Sophia Fernsebner is enthusiastic about wallpapering, sewing upholstery and restoring old objects every day.
The number of master craftsman certificates is steadily increasing
The statistics of the master craftsman examination office in the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce (WKS) show an increasing interest in Salzburg. While the number of young masters in 2015 was almost 250, this year 334 graduates received their master craftsman certificates. “This is an impressive increase and nice proof of the attractiveness of this training,” says Josef Mikl, head of the trades and crafts department at the WKS.
Dual system is “big treasure”
According to Mikl, the many master craftsmen are also the basis for the high-quality dual vocational training system in Austria: “This vocational training system, which is recognized all over the world, is our great treasure that must be preserved.”
die five major professional groupsin which master craftsman certificates were handed over this year are:
- Metal technician (52 certificates)
- Vehicle technician (46 certificates)
- Electrical engineer (31 certificates)
- Confectioners (16 certificates)
- Heating engineer (15 certificates).
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