At the weekend the European Skills Competition for young skilled workers was held in Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium (EuroSkills 2012). At the event organized by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) the Hungarian team has achieved its best ever result by winning 5 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. This excellent performance placed Hungary as the fifth most successful among the 24 participating countries.

Among the best of their skill in Europe was building joiner Zoltán Ónodi, cabinetmaker Gábor Berkes, the Information and communication technologies team of János Csőke, Kristóf Kreszán and Sándor Zeke, the Mechatronics team of László Losonczy and István Ullrich as well as the Woodcraft Technology team of Ádám Sárvári, Gábor Berkes and Zoltán Ónodi.

A silver medal has been awarded to the Hungarian Floristry team and bronze medals have been bestowed on teams in the categories of Hairdressing, Maintenance cleaning, Waiter, Carpentry and Cook&Serve.
The Ministry for National Economy is proud to be the sponsor of this extraordinary team. We congratulate to the wonderful results for team leader Balázs Fekete, the competitors and their coaches and wish further great professional achievements!

More than 400 young competitors learning a skill have participated in EuroSkills 2012 in 44 crafts. The achievement of the Hungarian team which entered the competition with 20 participants in 11 categories is especially remarkable as almost each competitor could finish among the first three in his/her field.

(Ministry for National Economy)