This year, Industrieverein Sachsen 1828 e.V. is participating in the organization of the platform for the first time. Students, trainees and vocational school pupils with an (engineering) technical background have the opportunity to gain a closer insight into the innovations in the industry and make contact with potential employers at the event.

"Maintaining and expanding the competitiveness of Saxony's economy remains a key challenge when it comes to securing a sustainable supply of skilled workers. For this reason, VEMASinnovativ traditionally organizes a Skilled Workers' Day to coincide with the Intec and Z trade fairs. The aim of the event is to get school pupils and students in particular interested in technical professions and to offer exhibiting companies and institutions an uncomplicated opportunity to make contact with potential employees," summarizes Lars Georgi, Head of Network Management at the Saxony Mechanical Engineering Innovation Network VEMASinnovativ.

Keynote speeches, company presentations, job fair

This year's Skilled Workers Day includes a lecture program on career opportunities in the industry. Participants can look forward to keynote speeches from representatives of Saxon industry such as Simone Illing, Head of Human Resources at Starrag GmbH, Antonia Peters, Marketing Manager at FusionSystems GmbH, and Andi Ziermann, Sales Manager at BorsigG ZM Compression GmbH. Numerous company presentations are also on the agenda - for example from Bildungswerk der Sächsischen Wirtschaft gGmbH, IPlaCon GmbH, SPLU Experts GmbH and VisioRealConsult GmbH & Co KG.

Afterwards, a job fair offers the opportunity for companies and prospective specialists to make contact in an uncomplicated manner. Around 20 companies and research institutions from Saxony and Central Germany - including Hiersemann Prozessautomation GmbH, Heitec AG, N+P Informationssysteme GmbH, Profiroll Technologies GmbH, IMM electronics GmbH and Chemnitz University of Technology - will be taking part.

The companies can exchange ideas with potential employees and present themselves individually to the next generation of industry professionals. Students, trainees and vocational school pupils with an (engineering) technical background can find out about current job and internship vacancies as well as topics for final theses and get to know potential future employers from the metalworking industry and supplier sector.

Registrations for the Skilled Workers' Day can be made at http://www.vemas-sachsen.de. If there is a minimum number of interested participants, a bus transfer from Chemnitz, Dresden, Freiberg, Zwickau and Mittweida to the Leipzig trade fair will be offered for young professionals.