NEWS: Sofie Nia Nielsen from Hydraflex nominated Viborg Talent of the Year by Business Viborg

“We are very proud to see Sofie nominated. Sofie is a clear example of the value of giving young people who may not have chosen the right education in the first place, another chance. And thereby get her into an industry where she feels much more at home, and therefore can unfold her talent and be among one of the country’s most talented Industrial Technician apprentices,” says Niels Rahbek, Director of Hydraflex A/S.

PRESS RELEASE: HYDRAFLEX APPRENTICE IN INTERNSHIP AT LOCKHEED MARTIN

“We have a strong focus on giving our apprentices the best education, and the selection of Sofie is a huge recognition of her high professionalism and social skills, and at the same time the proof of Hydraflex’s great focus on apprentices, ” says a proud factory manager Esben Kristensen at the cylinder company Hydraflex A/S.

MEDIA COVERAGE: THE AUTO MECHANIC HAS BECOME FACTORY MANAGER AND HAS EVEN GREATER AMBITIONS

Esben Kristensen believes that it is wrong for young people to believe that a vocational education will close and not open doors for them.

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MEDIA COVERAGE: 19 years and youngest man at the CNC machines: I was tired of school and more interested in crafts

Oliver Simonsen is 19 years old and thus the youngest apprentice at Hydraflex. When he started his apprenticeship almost two years ago, it was important for him to get started on something where he could use his hands.

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MEDIA COVERAGE: Sofie’s new career path became industry

Sofie Nielsen, 24, is a trained sales assistant and later a web integrator. She had a hard time finding work after graduating, and today she is an apprentice as an industrial technician at the cylinder manufacturer Hydraflex in Viborg.

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MEDIA COVERAGE: Cylinder manufacturer with uproar: Take more apprentices, it’s not that hard!

The cylinder manufacturer Hydraflex in Viborg now comes with a clear call to other companies in the industry to take more apprentices onboard.

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PRESS RELEASE: OPEN YOUR DOORS FOR HAVING APPRENTICES! IS THE MESSAGE FROM HYDRAFLEX A/S

“We want to show other companies that it is not that difficult to have apprentices at all.”

MEDIA COVERAGE: THE JOBCENTER AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE FOUND EACH OTHER IN MENTOR SCHEME

Young people between the age of 15 and 29 are offered a vocational mentor if they have difficulty finding a job or starting an education. The scheme has already proven a success, and it has created increased mutual respect between business and the job center.

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