Apprenticeship at voestalpine

Valentina: “Like a detective looking for clues”

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As a third-year materials technician at voestalpine in Linz, 18-year-old Valentina shows that technical professions are by no means just for men.

Valentina kann die Lehre auch anderen Mädchen empfehlen.

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Valentina has always felt at home in the technical field. Before her apprenticeship, she completed a technical secondary school and then the polytechnic in her home town of Eferding. "I already knew voestalpine well, as my father often took me to work with him. My brother also works there," says the 18-year-old.

Apprenticeship in materials technology a stroke of luck
Valentina now seesthe fact that she chose an apprenticeship in materials technology as a stroke of luck: "I looked at  various apprenticeships, but nobody could tell me anything specific about materials technology," she laughs. "I got to know the profession better during taster days and thought it would be something for me - so I applied."

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"As a materials technician, I take samples of materials or produce them myself to check their properties. There are various methods for this."

Valentina, 18, Lehrling bei der voestalpine

As a materials technician, Valentina checks the quality of the various materials that are produced at voestapine. She uses measuring devices and equipment to apply various test methods, documents the results and evaluates them. Valentina: "I was positively surprised by the versatility of the job. The training is very varied, every day is different. You feel like a detective looking for clues."

Facts

Around 400 young professionals are currently being trained at the state-of-the-art training center in Linz. There are around 20 apprenticeships to choose from.

All information at www.voestalpine.com/lehre.