Together with the Chamber of Commerce and kronehit, the “Krone” has stimulated the talent turbo with the campaign “Student seeks apprentice” and had hundreds of students present their company via video. After the online vote at krone.at, it’s now time for the final: our reporter Sarah Jahn was on site with the ten companies that our readers voted in the top 10. Today she is at the Woschitz Group, where Nico presents his company and internship.
Nico is 16 years old and is in his first year of training as an architectural draftsman at the Woschitz Group. With krone.tv reporter Sarah Jahn, he gives us exciting insights into his apprenticeship and his work – and explains what an apprenticeship at the Woschitz Group has to offer.
The Woschitz Group stands for innovation in the field of construction project technology. The Woschitz Group now consists of seven companies. Core competencies are structural planning, building physics, energy design, construction supervision, infrastructure construction and application research, as well as general consultancy in the sense of holistic construction supervision.
What does a typical working day at Nico look like? After starting the day at the office, where he initially makes reinforcement drawings, the 16-year-old drives to the construction site with his colleagues to carry out reinforcement inspections. To clarify: Rebar is the steel inserts in the concrete (reinforcing steel) and masonry, mainly to absorb the tensile forces created in the part by external loads. The components, their reinforcement and all built-in parts must be clearly indicated and dimensioned on the reinforcement drawing.
A very varied job
In any case, his job is “very varied, because I can always design something new and always discover something new on the construction site”, the student said during our visit. What he particularly likes about working at the Woschitz Group is drawing with the 3D model and reinforcement drawings, says the 16-year-old, who then creates the 3D models based on the architects’ plans, where the quotas are drawn. The static evaluation is made with these models and the reinforcement is drawn in, Nico explains his workflow.
As for the working atmosphere, the student feels “very comfortable and well supported” at the Woschitz Group, he emphasizes. Why did he choose this course? “Because I’ve always been interested in construction sites and I like drawing, and that’s why I’m very interested in it,” Nico said in an interview with krone.tv reporter Sarah Jahn.
Students are well integrated into the work processes
As an apprentice, he has a contact person in the company, but he can “always ask someone, and everyone helps me with a different project,” the apprentice explains. In fact, he is only allowed to model for small projects, “and for bigger projects I can then support the employees,” says the 16-year-old, noting that he really enjoys working for the Woschitz Group. “You are involved and you then have the opportunity to be placed directly in a profession, and we see that as a learning offensive,” emphasizes manager Richard Woschitz during our visit.
How can interested parties score points in the application? “Very clearly with interest, commitment and pleasure in an interesting job that the entire construction industry actually offers – and you can score a lot with us with that,” says the manager when asked by Sarah Jahn. As a student, Nico gets the chance to develop further, “with our experienced people we have in the office as trainers. We want to be tailored exactly to these activities, where it benefits him and where it benefits us as a company,” added office manager Walter Pichler.
What we could clearly see during our visit to the Woschitz Group: The group of companies is very committed when it comes to training their students and sees this as an opportunity to find future employees in the company. The Woschitz Group aims to showcase young boys and girls who may be less fortunate in their schooling and give them the opportunity to further develop their skills during their apprenticeship.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
