Medal Ceremony Of The LuxSkills National Skills Competition Final;
Credit: MENEJ
On Friday 24 April 2026, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Education, Children and Youth announced the winners of the LuxSkills 2026 national skills competition after four days of competition at the "Schoulfoire" (school fair), which took place from Sunday 19 to Wednesday 22 April 2026.
Organised by WorldSkills Luxembourg, a unit of the vocational training service of Luxembourg’s Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, in cooperation with professional chambers, the event aims to bring together young professionals under the age of 25 in technical and manual trades and to highlight vocational skills.
Over four days, 111 candidates competed across 25 trades in a demanding competition. Participants had 22 hours to complete an assigned project and demonstrated their skills in front of approximately 20,000 visitors.
On Wednesday, juries across the different competition categories assessed the candidates. The medal ceremony followed in the afternoon, attended by Luxembourg’s Minister of Education, Children and Youth Claude Meisch, alongside representatives from business, education and the candidates’ families.
The winners included:
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Milling/industrial mechanics (CNC): Pit Stein
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Tiling: Nico Lutze
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Aircraft maintenance: Jonah Gasper
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Heating and plumbing: Bastien Schoer
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Web development: Anton Hryhevich
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Industrial control: Jim Schroeder
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Masonry: Nicolas Kronenberger
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Carpentry: Joé Jaas
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Timber construction: Uli Nottinger
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Robot systems integration (team challenge): Ornel Kovaci and Vincent Del Sordo
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Floral art: Julie Baulisch
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Hairdressing: Najiba Ashori
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Beauty care: Adriana Ferreira Ramos
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Automotive technology: Mikka Schoer
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Cooking: Patrizia De Vries
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Graphic arts: Natacha Dos Reis Gomes
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Metal construction/locksmithing: Philippe Blitgen
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Entrepreneurship challenge (team challenge): Alexandre Orlov and Felix Ostrowicz
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Sheet metal work/roofing: Dino Simoes and Colin Heiderscheid (non-competitive)
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Landscape gardening (team challenge): Max Oesch and Bjarne Weber
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Cybersecurity (team challenge): Diogo José Carvalho Fernandes and Rodrigo Marques Sa
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Hotel reception: Théo Thein
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Digital construction: Philippe Evan Laschette
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Forestry: Marc Frieden
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Roofing: Fidelis Jost
Heating and plumbing winner Bastien Schoer also stood out as the finalist with the highest overall score across all categories.
The winners of LuxSkills 2026 will take part in EuroSkills 2027, the European skills championship, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 September 2027, co-organised by Germany and Luxembourg.
