Austrian specialists win medals at WorldSkills in Shanghai

Austrian skilled workers achieved significant success at the WorldSkills vocational championships in Shanghai, China. The Austrian team secured a seventh-place ranking in the national standings, earning a total of four silver medals, six bronze medals, and 20 “Medals for Excellence”.

In the bricklaying category, Noah Trettenbrein from Lavanttal received a “Medal for Excellence” after completing complex masonry tasks, including constructing a yellow four-leaf clover from various bricks, within a 22-hour timeframe.

In the newly introduced field of process and procedural technology, Vincent Track from Tyrol secured a silver medal. Track, an employee of Novartis Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, achieved second place in his debut in this discipline. Overall, 32 of the 48 Austrian participants received recognition at the event.