Vocational Education and Training in Austria, Volume 87Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1999 - Occupational training - 127 pages This publication provides a "moment-in-time" picture of the vocational education and training (VET) system in Austria, describing the system as representing a social partnership, a system of cooperation and conflict resolution between the bodies representing employees and employers, as well as the government. The following four choices provided by the VET system are described: (1) young people can opt for various vocational training pathways, alongside upper secondary general education, which leads to university entrance; (2) higher VET schools and colleges lead simultaneously to both university entrance and an occupational qualification; (3) secondary technical and vocational schools provide basic subject-specific knowledge; and simultaneously an extension of general knowledge; and (4) apprenticeship in the framework of the dual system provides young people, through simultaneous training in a company and a vocational school, with an opportunity to combine training and work experience. The six chapters cover the following topics: (1) general information about Austria; (2) structure of the education system; (3) the vocational education and training system; (4) organization and funding; (5) qualitative aspects (including teacher training); and (6) trends and perspectives. Appendixes provide acronyms and abbreviations, addresses of related organizations, and a glossary of 29 terms. (Contains 28 references.) (KC) |
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academies adult education agriculture and forestry apprenticeship apprenticeship centres apprenticeship training AUSTRIAN CENTRAL STATISTICS Austrian People's Party Berufsbildende Bundesministerium CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE chamber of labour commerce and industry companies compulsory education continuing training continuing vocational training Council on Vocational counselling cycle economic educa education and training education system employer employment rate European European Social Fund examination Federal Ministry funding higher education höhere Schulen Höhere technische Lehranstalt Initial Vocational Training institutes of higher legislation Lower secondary education master craftsman Matura Ministry of Education occupations OFFICE ÖSTERREICHISCHES STATISTISCHES Organisation of Schooling Österreich ÖSTERREICHISCHES STATISTISCHES ZENTRALAMT participation persons Pre-vocational course programmes promotion Public Employment Service pupils regulations Schooling Act secondary technical skills social partners specialised institutes STATISTICS OFFICE ÖSTERREICHISCHES STATISTISCHES JAHRBUCH 1996 structure technical and vocational tion training system unemployed upper secondary education upper secondary school vocational college vocational education vocational schools Vocational Training Act Wien workers