Alarming forecast

“Politicians must invest specifically in skilled workers!”

Apprenticeships must finally be upgraded, the economy demands.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

If you call a tradesman at the moment, you can expect a long wait. The shortage of skilled workers in Austria will become even more acute in the coming years. Tyrol's Skilled Workers Coordinator David Narr presents a thought-provoking forecast. He calls for apprenticeships to be upgraded.

It is not only the devastating storms of the recent past - and the associated major clean-up - that have clearly demonstrated this: In order for houses or apartments to be brought back up to scratch, skilled workers, skilled workers and more skilled workers are needed. However, these are increasingly becoming a "scarce commodity", as David Narr, Skilled Workers Coordinator at the Tyrolean Chamber of Commerce, warns once again. Looking into the future in particular makes him "dizzy".