Employment market und training

Training institutions and a broad catchment area guarantee a supply of qualified labour

The city of Wels lies at the heart of Upper Austria - embedded in one of Austria's largest financial areas.
Within the 45 min car drive catchment area, 368,000 people are employed by various companies.
Around 2,500 companies employ more than 30,000 workers, half of whom are labourers and half white-collar workers.
AMS - Job-Room - Service for companies
At the Wels 'Arbeitsmarkt-Service' (employment market service), you will receive free support in identifying the best employees for your company.
Everything is in place to train the skilled workers of the future:

The dynamic expansion of the technical college - in close collaboration with the economy - guarantees to provide skilled labour for the following fields in the future:

Automation:Engineering - mechatronics/finance
Bio:Tech - bio and environmental technology
Info:Matic - industrial informatics
Innovation:Management - innovation and product management
Material:Engineering - Materials and processing technology
Mechatronics:Management - mechatronics/finance
Micro:Sensorics - Sensorics and Microsystems
Eco:Energy - Eco-energy technology


860 students are currently following 8 courses of study at the Fachhochschule Wels.