The first pioneers...
The inspiration of Herr Karl Friedrich Haas (ZVEH Germany) and AIE President in 1988-1989 stimulated Mr Hans Bartosch from Austria (WKO) and Mr Albert Amherd from Switzerland (VSEI) to start the project ‘Young Electricians Competition' (earlier WG3). Even though training systems were vastly different in the AIE member states and comparison of training methods was (and still is) difficult, these tree enthusiastic men started in June 1987 to execute a plan that Switzerland eventually worked out.
Other AIE member states gradually joined the group of supporters and participants.
In November 1992 finally it was possible to hold the first competition in the ‘Sion vocational training centre' of the Swiss association VSEI. We still owe the Swiss association our particular respect and thanks for the first initiative.
Starting from 7 participating countries, the competition climbed up to 12 european countries in 2008. Since then every two years the European Competition of Young Electricians was held in:
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
> 1992 - Switzerland | Johannes Auer (A) | Cina Yanik (CH) | Ralf Zimmermann (D) |
> 1994 - Luxembourg | Frank Schmitt (D) | Peter Schwarz (A) | Olivier Duchoud (CH) |
> 1995 - Germany | Andreas Engan (N) | Ralf Müller (CH) | - status quo/no third place |
> 1997 - Austria | Diego Jossen (CH) | Ralf Tilgner (D) | Franz Maislinger (A) |
> 1998 - Spain | Andreas Hillgruber (D) | Wolfgang Hausberger (A) | Alfonso Lino Garcia (S) |
> 2000 - Norway | Per Svensson (SE) | Enrico Müller (D) | Jeppe Tang Kristiansen (DK) |
> 2002 - France | Rolf Sorg (CH) | Andreas Pernul (A) | Gilje Tom Reidar (NO) |
> 2004 - Denmark | Norbert Franke (D) | Bjarte Hoff (N) | Markus Kapeller (A) |
> 2006 - Portugal | Reto Bischofberger (CH) | Peter Baagoe Larsen (DK) | Sven Bähr (D) |
> 2008 - Germany | Martin Conrad (CH) | Benjamin Dunst (A) | Domenik Göb (D) |
> 2010 - Madrid | Markus Stöger (A) | Bernt Erlend Fridell (NO) | Arno Conradin (CH) |