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FORSCHUNG UND ENTWICKLUNG AN DEN SCHNITTSTELLEN BILDUNG, WIRTSCHAFT UND QUALIFIKATION

Governance and support structures to make apprenticeship training attractive to companies: The Austrian approach

Thomas Mayr 5.3.2013

Background I: Austria’s Social Partnership

Chambers as corporations under public law with compulsory membership

Federal and regional Economic Chambers – WKÖ (employers) Federal and regional Chambers of Labour – AK (employees) Chambers of Agriculture and Forestry (employers in agriculture)

Associations

Federation of Austrian Industry – IV Trade Union Confederation – ÖGB

Main roles

Consultative roles in policy making: legislation and administration Collective agreements Shared responsibility for entities such as: Social insurance institutions, Public Employment Service Service to their members  The role of Social Partners in VET policy making and delivery is embedded in a general structure and tradition of corporatism

Background II: Main initial VET programmes

Dual Apprenticeship training

• training enterprise (80% of time) and part-time vocational school (20% of time)
• demand led system: apprenticeship contract between enterprise and apprentice
• training is based on two regulations (ordinances): training company and school
• 200+ apprenticeships (“professions”) in practically all branches of the economy with a 2-4

years training period depending on the profession

• Access to regulated professions and basis for “Higher VET”: “Meister” and other

professional qualifications awarded by Economic Chambers

Full time VET Schools and Colleges

• combination of general and vocational education
• different types and duration (1-5 years)
• Double qualification in VET-colleges (5 years): VET-diploma and university access

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Proportion of students in VET at Sec II Austria: 76,8% EU-average: 52,8% Completion rate of Sec II Austria: 86% EU-average: 78,6% Early school leavers Austria: 8,7% EU-average: 14,4% Tertiary attainment Austria: 23,5% EU-average: 32,3% Youth unemployment Austria: 8,3% EU-average: 21,4% Labour productivity Austria: 116,3 EU: 100

Sources: Eurostat, OECD; latest year available (2009-2011)

Some statistics: education and economic indicators

Why do companies train?

Business case: return on investment Challenge: to move from informal arrangements to formal training with recognised qualifications Catalyst: institutions and governance structure, support to companies The Austrian approach: Content (profile of the different apprenticeship trades) is negotiated between Social Partners in the Federal Advisory Board Administration and competent authority: Economic Chambers act as intermediate bodies: accreditation as training company, organisation of the exam, award of qualification etc. and as contact points for companies Accompanying support measures: financial incentives, practical training guidelines, selection tools and services for recruitment, trainer academies and networks, services to

• rganise international mobility etc.

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ENTERPRISE BASED TRAINING SCHOOL BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING Federal Level Provincial Level Local Level

Ministry of Economics Federal Advisory Board (Social Partners) Regional Advisory Board Provincial Governor Apprenticeship Office (Economic Chambers) Training Company Vocational School

Regional Education Board

Ministry of Education

The system perspective: Governance of apprenticeship training

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Source: ibw

Research & Development institute Research & Development institute Support tools for recruitment Online vacancy platform Economic Chamber and PES

Apprenticeship training and its institutions from the perspective of an SME

Accreditation as training company Apprenticeship office at local Economic Chamber Economics Ministry CVET Providers of Chambers Trainer qualification Training guidelines Organisation of training alliances Economic Chamber

Before the apprenticeship Recruitment Training Exam / After the apprenticeship Before the apprenticeship Training Recruitment

private and public institutes

International Young Workers Exchange Mobility: work placements abroad Trainer academies and networks Financial incentives National competitions, Euro / World Skills Support/study material for examiners and apprentices Organisation of exam and awarding of qualification Excellency Award „Fit for future“ Research & Development institute Economics Ministry CVET Provider

• f Chambers

Apprenticeship office at local Economic Chamber Training for examiners

Exam / After the apprenticeship

Further information

VET in Europe. Country report Austria . Edited by ibw in the framework of Cedefop-ReferNet

http://www.ibw.at/images/ibw/bbs/bb_europa_12_en.pdf

Apprenticeship training: Dual vocational Education and Training in Austria. BMWFJ 2013; edited by ibw (http://www.ibw.at/de/infomaterial/5-infomaterial/i023/P235-apprenticeship) Learning for jobs. OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training. Austria

http://www.oecd.org/edu/45407970.pdf

www.ausbilder.at: practical information and support tools for training companies and especially trainers (BMWFJ, WKÖ; edited by ibw) www.bic.at: online tool for career guidance (BMWFJ, WKÖ; edited by ibw)

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ibw Institute for Research on Qualifications and Training of the Austrian Economy Rainergasse 38 1050 Wien www.ibw.at info@ibw.at

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