Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark

The Economic Chamber of Styria (number of paid staff: approx. 400) is one of the nine regional State Chambers located in the city of Graz, the capital of the province of Styria. Membership of the State Chambers is compulsory. Thus, all Austrian companies currently in operation are members of the chamber, which equates to around 430,000 businesses drawn from a diverse selection of business areas such as trade and craft, commerce, industry, transportation, tourism, services industries, finance and insurance. The Economic Chamber of Styria supports around 68,000 businesses.
The Institute for Vocational Training of the Styria Economic Chamber (WIFI Steiermark) is one out of 9 regional WIFI institutes with 15 branches in the province of Styria. The WIFI Steiermark is the market leader for vocational training at various levels and supports learners in promoting and advancing their careers. Every year, more than 40.000 customers come to the WIFI Styria and attend more than 3.000 courses, seminars and training programs. In total more than 800 trainers teach at 15 training facilities, with the main site situated in Graz. The courses take place at various levels, starting with preparation courses for the final apprenticeship examinations right up to Master of Science courses. Special attention is
paid to courses in various disciplines to enable the participants to remain competitive in a dynamic market environment or push their entrepreneurial spirit.
The WIFI Steiermark training courses take place in different business fields, e.g., Technology, IT, Languages and Business Management. The WIFI Steiermark offers studios for various areas such as wood processing, welding or car mobility especially for technical training, and, as a result, is a market leader in vocational training. The WIFI Steiermark prides itself on keeping a finger on the pulse of industry innovations and transformations and offers unique courses dealing with automation, programming, electrical engineering and digital transformation.
The R&D department Room 466 of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce has a lot of experience in international projects, especially in the framework of Erasmus+. Especially in the areas of talent management, sustainability and new learning, Room466 develops innovative results to strengthen companies and employees in the skills and competences they need for the future.