Starlinger intern, 2024/01 - Issue 36
GIRLS’ DAY AT STARLINGER
Girls’ Day is a campaign day that takes place once a year to encourage girls and women to take up technical and scientific professions. This special event aims to increase the proportion of female employees in so-called “male professions” and to combat a shortage of skilled labour in the industry. Various companies, mainly from the industrial sector, invite girls from the fifth grade upwards to visit and give them the opportunity to familiarise themselves with jobs in technology, natural sciences, skilled crafts and trades, and information technology. To mark Girls’ Day across Lower Austria on Thursday, 25 April 2024, enthusiastic girls from the Weissenbach Music Middle School took up the tools at Starlinger and used the opportunity to ask questions. This allowed them to not only discover the exciting and varied range of training opportunities through active dialogue with employees, but also to gain practical experience. They tested voltage levels, filed and milled metals and gave free rein to their creativity. By trying things out for themselves, the schoolgirls soon overcame their inhibitions and got to know new career options. The visitors also had the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the trainee workshop, where they made small metal elephants. Getting to know our machines was another item on the agenda: Tape production systems, looms and printing machines were presented, and Starlinger employees explained how pellets are turned into fabric. The pupils also put their technical understanding of electrical matters to the test and learnt about the basics of circuits, while our technicians talked about their careers and everyday working lives. The girls quickly put aside their initial reticence and were so enthusiastic at the end that they would have liked to stay with us even longer! The teachers were also impressed and were full
of praise for our efforts. All in all, it was an exciting morning for everyone involved. Girls’ Day is not just a highlight in the calendar for young up and-coming talent, but also an important building block in youth development. Although there is still room for improvement when it comes to the proportion of women in technical professions at our company, initiatives such as Girls’ Day are having an impact: We are delighted that again a number of female apprentices will be starting their technical training with us in 2024!
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