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Wiener Netze: Become an installer in 20 months

Melanie Endl (16) is in her 2nd year of training and will soon be a qualified installation technician. She is the only girl.

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Together with waff, Wiener Netze offers a special training program. In just 20 months, you can become a qualified installation and building services technician.

The shortage of skilled workers is prompting companies like Wiener Netze to get creative. Together with waff, they are offering a shortened training program starting in the fall: It takes just 20 months to train as an installation and building services technician. "The Viennese labor market needs bright minds and skilled hands. Wiener Netze's initiative hits exactly the right note and offers important incentives for all those who want to start a new career," says City Councillor for Economic Affairs Peter Hanke (SPÖ) during a visit to the training center.

Vienna's labor market needs bright minds and skilled hands. Innovative training programs are essential to successfully combat the shortage of skilled workers.

Wirtschaftsstadtrat Peter Hanke (SPÖ)

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Participants learn, for example, how the city's district heating supply works or what to look out for in gas boilers. The program is aimed at Viennese with a minimum age of 20 years, but especially at women, who are hard to find in the profession. There are 12 training places available and you receive 1400 euros during your training. Applications can be submitted until March 28.

Melanie Endl is in her 2nd year of training at Wiener Netze. Even as a small child, she enjoyed working with her hands and assembling boxes with her dad. Later, she did a taster day at Wiener Netzen and was immediately impressed. To this day, she has no regrets about her decision. So far, she is the only woman among a total of 29 apprentices. She encourages other women to go into engineering: "If you're talented with your hands, you should take the plunge and just drop in on a taster day. It pays off."