Worldskills in Lyon

Young Styrians work towards precious metal at the World Skills Championships

Silvius Pink, chef from St. Jakob im Walde, has been preparing for the Worldskills for months(Bild: Juergen Fuchs)

The countdown is on: The World Skills Championships start in Lyon on September 10. Twelve young skilled workers from Styria will be competing in ten disciplines. Welder Alexander Pfleger and chef Silvius Pink from St. Jakob im Walde are preparing for the event.

Silvius Pink and his mother Christine bend their heads over a springform pan in the kitchen of Landgasthof Pink in St. Jakob im Walde. The blue sponge base still needs work - perhaps a little more flour or sugar? It is part of a buttercream cake in the national colors of France, which the 20-year-old chef will bake at the Worldskills. They take place from September 10 to 15 in Lyon.