Melker hairdresser Carina Kern: On the way to Europe's best!

Melker hairdresser Carina Kern: On the way to Europe's best!

Kilb, Österreich - This day everything revolves around the Euroskills 2025 in Kilb, which will take place from September 9th to 13th in Herning, Denmark. A total of eight young Lower Austrians have set off to demonstrate their skills at the European career championships. Carina Kern, a talented hairdresser who works in Oberndorf at the Melk in the salon in Oberndorf, is particularly in the spotlight. Meinverzirk reported that Carina already in the last competition, the Worldskills 2024 in Lyon, put her skill and even one Medallion for Excellence was able to accept.

The reception of the Chamber of Commerce in front of the competitions gave the participants the opportunity to exchange and network. The President of the Lower Austria Chamber of Commerce, Wolfgang Ecker, emphasized the importance of teaching for professional success and thanked the training companies for their outstanding work. Fortunately, a current survey shows that teaching in society enjoys a high reputation and is considered a solid basis for the professional future.

the participants and their way to success

The Lower Austrian team, which is made up of eight talented young specialists, is well positioned for the upcoming challenges. In addition to Carina Kern, these are:

• Lukas Miedler (concrete building, Habau, Horn)
• Sara Sinhuber (tiler, tiles and stoves Reiter, Gföhl)
• Raphael Beutel (mechatronics/automation technology, ÖBB Infrastructure AG, Vienna)
• David Herzina-Rusch (Mechatronics/Automation Technology, ÖBB Infrastructure AG, Vienna)
• Raphael Gremmel (commercial vehicle technology, Man Truck & Bus, Bad Fischau)
• Udo Gnadenberger (carpentry technology, carpentry and furniture store Grünzweig, Ziersdorf)
• Tobias Weißengruber (Digital Construction, ODE Informationstechnik GmbH, Vienna)

With their participation in the Euroskills, the young specialists not only fall in their respective professions, they also contribute to the promotion and appreciation of vocational training in Europe. The Euroskills are an international competition that has been taking place every two years since 2008 and gives young talents from around 30 countries the opportunity to show their skills. One goal remains to promote the exchange between the skilled workers and between industries and educational institutions, as is illustrated on Skills Austria

Future view and visions

Carina Kern is not only a competitive athlete in the hairdressing trade, but also has big plans. After the Euroskills, she strives to make her master and pass on her knowledge in apprenticeship training or training for future competitions. This course indicates that it wants to play a major role in the training of young talents.

The preparations for the Euroskills are intense. Carina emphasizes the great cohesion in the Austria Team, which enables the participants to support each other and grow together. It gets exciting in Herning, where around 600 young people from 32 countries are expected in 38 appointments. And the rush will be great: a number of visitors of around 100,000 people who want to experience the competition up close is estimated In total it can be seen that the EuroSkills not only represent a platform for the best young talents in Europe, but are also a solemn occasion to present the diversity and excellence of vocational training. It is therefore not surprising that Austria has always achieved top services, as Bibb reported.