Salzburg: Ziltendorfer fights as an electronics technician for precious metal at the World Cup
Who is the best in his or her field? At the careers world championships, freshly trained people compete for world championship medals. So far things are going quite well for Germany. Kai Schmidt from Ziltendorf is currently reaching for laurels in the field of system electronics.
Kai Schmidt from Ziltendorf (Oder-Spree) reaches for precious metals at the world championship of professions – the so-called Worldskills – in the area of system electronics. The competitions in Salzburg, Austria, have been running since Thursday. The 22-year-old trained as an electronics technician in the field of automation technology at Arcelor Mittal in Eisenhüttenstadt and is now a dual student.
For the World Cup, Schmidt practiced, tested and learned almost around the clock, says Schmidt. He is incredibly excited and feels very well prepared. “Since last summer, regular training sessions have been taking place with my trainer and other experts. In the last few months, these exercises have become even more intensive. It was actually just training almost every day,” says the 22-year-old.
Trainer Maik Eberl is convinced of his protégé. He has looked after him since his first year of training and knows what Schmidt can do. “You have to imagine that: This is high-performance sport. They have to set up a complex system there within a very short time and can only take a few breaks during the day, the boys are also ready, so just ready for bed,” explained Eberl.
Actually, the World Cup of Professions should be held centrally in Shanghai, China. Because of China’s strict corona policy, the championship had to be distributed to 15 countries such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada and South Korea. In total, world champions are sought in 61 different professions. More than 1,000 top professionals up to the age of 23 have registered. They come from 58 different countries.
Electronic engineer Kai Schmidt was introduced by the starting field, but sees good chances of being able to assert himself in Salzburg. “It would be nice to be on the podium – in other words, the top three. At least the ‘Medal of Excellence’ should be in there. That’s when you’ve achieved an above-average number of points. Then you get this medal and everything else would be more Bonus!” On Saturday, Schmidt will then know more about how he performed.
After 27 of 31 world championships, the German national team has won two gold, four silver, two bronze and eight excellence medals.
Broadcast: Antenne Brandenburg, November 24th, 2022, 2:40 p.m