{"id":8719,"date":"2026-07-15T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weidmannfibertechnology.com\/?p=8719"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:15:00","slug":"world-youth-skills-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weidmann-fiber.stg.cite.dev\/de\/news\/world-youth-skills-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Youth Skills Day 2026: Skills for a shared future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-cite-wordpress-theme-heading has-mb-sm has-md-font-size\" id=\"empowering-youth-with-future-ready-skills-for-inclusive-peaceful-and-sustainable-societies\">Empowering youth with future-ready skills for inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable societies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On World Youth Skills Day 2026, Merilin&#8217;s story is a powerful example of SDG 8 \u2013 Decent Work and Economic Growth \u2013 in action at Weidmann. For us, this means giving young professionals the space to build real skills, take ownership of meaningful projects, and contribute to work that drives both our company and the field forward. Empowering the next generation isn&#8217;t just a commitment \u2013 it&#8217;s how we grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8222;On World Youth Skills Day 2026, I want to share a bit of my story. My name is Merilin, and I started my career as a nursing apprentice, which is probably not the typical background for someone building AI infrastructure at a manufacturing company. But that detour taught me more about people and practical problem-solving than any textbook could.<br><br>Now, studying Computational Linguistics and working as an AI working student at Weidmann, I get to apply that curiosity where it matters. 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