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Univ. Lekt. Mag. Markus Müllner ibw Austria – Research & Development in VET Rainergasse 38, 1050 Vienna, AUSTRIA +43 1 5451671 0 www.ibw.at Santiago de Chile, June 2014 [email protected] Austria source:austria tourism; stock foto RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERFACES BETWEEN EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND QUALIFICATIONS. key facts – Austria member of the EU: since January 1st, 1995 boarders: Germany and Czech Republic - north Slovak Republic and Hungary - east Slovenia and Italiy – south Switzerland and Lichtenstein - west population: 8.5 Mio. total area: 83.8 km² capital: Vienna (1.7 Mio people) federal states: 9 Unemployment rate: 4.3% (EU 10,8%) Youth Unemployment: 8,7 % (EU 23,2%) source: Statistik Austria, 2013 AUSTRIA, Data – FIGURES – FACTS, Eurostat Apprenticeship training and VET Apprenticeship training and VET source: ibw fotowettbewerb RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERFACES BETWEEN EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND QUALIFICATIONS. The Austrian education system 1 7 8 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Special needs school kindergarten Lower secondary school (expiring) Apprenticeship training (company and part-time vocational school) UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM Year 6 Primary school New secondary school VET SCHOOL VET COLLEGE Academic secondary school (lower cycle) Academic secondary school (upper cycle) UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL-LEAVING EXAM 5 PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Age PROFESSIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION such as post-sec. VET course, master craftsperson school, industrial master school Main initial VET programmes Dual Apprenticeship training (16+ year-olds) • • • • 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 basis for “Higher VET”: “Meister” and other professional qualifications • school based VET (16+ year-olds) • • • combination of general and vocational education different types and duration Double qualification in VET-colleges: VET-diploma and university access Training guarantee by AMS (Public Employment Service; supr. comp. training) • • Support in finding an apprenticeship in a company workshop based programmes in the framework of dual apprenticeship training Career decision in year VET school VET 10or college VET school or VET college 39.0 % 38.8 % grammar school AE: high school 22.2 % part-time vocational school (apprenticeship) 80 % of pupils in year 10 complete an apprenticeship or attend a VET school or VET college. source: ibw, Apprenticeship training overview 2013, p. 78 Characteristics of apprenticeship training „ Apprenticeship schoolbased training 20 % Learning by Doing Company part-time vocational school practical training 80 % The apprentice is in a training relationship with his/her company and, at the same time, pupil of an occupation-specific part-time vocational school. Apprentices by sections of the Economic Chamber 120,579 people are in an apprenticeship relationship. 43.4 % are trained as apprentices in the crafts and trades section. 7.6 % are in supra-company training (training without an apprenticeship contract in a company). source: ibw, Apprenticeship training overview 2013, p. 13 Training at the company Training at the company source: ibw fotowettbewerb 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: • The profiles of the different apprenticeship trades are negotiated between the social partners in the Federal Advisory Board • Administration and competent authority: Economic Chambers act as intermediate bodies between companies and the ministry of economics • Accompanying support measures: financial incentives, practical training guidelines, selection tools and services for recruitment, trainer academies and networks, services to organise international mobility etc. Training at the company • Company-based training curriculum: describes the competences which must be taught in the company • Activity description: learning outcome-oriented description of the competences acquired by apprentices by the end of their training uniform Austria-wide regulation by decrees for each apprenticeship occupation • Didactic approach: - training in a day-to-day working environment - under real-life working conditions - involvement of apprentices in the productive work process IVET trainer • IVET trainers: the companies’ trainers for apprentices - The majority of trainers train their apprentices on a part-time basis alongside their regular work. - Larger companies also employ full-time trainers as well as full-time training supervisors. • Prerequisite: - IVET trainer examination or - Completion of a 40-hour IVET trainer course or - Recognition of another qualification • Requirements: - subject-specific qualification - know-how of vocational education and - legal knowledge Training at part-time vocational school Training at part-time vocational school source: fotolia.com, ibw stock foto Organisation all-year-round at least on one full school day a week by block for at least eight weeks continuously or seasonally in block form => apprentices are obliged to attend => established for groups of apprenticeship occupations (such as construction, wholesale/retail occupations) => classes are organized on the basis of individual occupations (sometimes also related occupations) Training contents general education 35 % special instruction 65 % • occupation-related theory supplementing company-based training • complementary occupation-related practice • deepening and complementing general education • subject related foreign language classes The framework curriculum for each apprenticeship occupation is valid in the whole of Austria. Funding of apprenticeship training Apprenticeship training Funding of apprenticeship training source: fotolia.com, ibw stock foto Funding Training company The public Company-based training School-based training Apprenticeship remuneration Subsidies for the training company and apprentices Costs per person/year Costs per person/year about EUR 15,000* (11,200,000 CLP) Appr. tr.: EUR Supra-c.: EUR VET s./c.: EUR *depending on the sector, due to different collective bargaining agreements, and depending on the year of training 5,447 16,405 9,126 (4,000,000 CLP) (12,200,000 CLP) (6,800,000 CLP) This means that the greatest part of costs of vocational training in the apprenticeship training system is borne by companies. Source: ibw, Apprenticeship training overview 2013, p. 83 Funding of company-based training Training company => The direct costs of training are borne by the respective training company. – Apprenticeship remuneration Monthly payment for apprentices (The costs depend on the sector and apprenticeship year and range from about 400 EUR (300,000 CLP) to 1,500 Euro (1,100,000 CLP) per month In the final year, the apprenticeship remuneration is about 80 % of the corresponding skilled worker’s wage. Non-wage labour costs (sickness insurance, unemployment insurance) – Costs of training at the training company Provision of qualified IVET trainers Funding of additional training offers (such as courses, specialist training programmes, etc.) Source: ibw, Apprenticeship 2012, p. 18 Funding of school-based training School => The Federal Government and the provinces share the costs. • Costs for equipping part-time vocational schools with machinery, equipment and teaching material: the respective province • Costs for the teaching staff: Federal Government and the respective province (50 % each) Source: ibw, Apprenticeship 2012, p. 18 Figures, data and facts Figures, data and facts source: fotolia.com, ibw stock foto EU indicators - Unemployment rate of below-25-year-olds Germany Austria Netherlands Austria‘s youth unemployment rate is 8.7 %. 8,6% 8,1% 2011 2012 8,3% 8,7% 7,6% 9,5% Denmark 14,2% 14,1% Malta 13,8% 14,2% Luxembourg 16,4% 18,0% 20,1% 19,0% Finnland Czech Republic 18,1% 19,5% Belgium 18,7% 19,8% Slovenia Estonia United Kingdom Romania EU 27* (Together) Measures of youth employment: Sweden France 15,7% 20,6% 22,3% 20,9% 21,1% 21,0% 23,7% 22,7% 21,4% 22,8% 22,8% 23,7% 22,8% 24,6% Lithuania => Support for dual training Bulgaria => Training guarantee 25,8% 26,5% Poland Cyprus Hungary 32,2% 26,4% 22,4% 27,8% 25,0% 28,1% 26,1% 28,1% Latvia 31,0% 28,5% Ireland 29,1% 30,4% 33,7% 34,0% Slovakia Italy Portugal Croatia Spain Greece 29,1% 30,1% 35,3% 37,7% 36,1% 43,0% 46,4% 44,4% Source: EUROSTAT 53,2% 55,3% source: Eurostat Unemployment rate by educational attainment (unemployment rate acc. to international definition) Example for interpretation: Of 100 % of those who have completed compulsory school as their highest educational attainment, 9.2 % are unemployed. source: Statistics Austria (microcensus labour force survey) + ibw-calculations, elicitation 2012 ibw, Apprenticeship overview 2013, p.102 Useful information Links ibw Institute for Research on Qualifications and Training of the Austrian Economy www.ibw.at Career guidance system of the economic chambers www.bic.at For trainers: info and material www.ausbilder.at Info on aids for the selection process www.auswahlhilfe.at Quality in apprenticeship: tools and projects www.qualitaet-lehre.at Newsletters: Interesting themes and current important dates in the area of career guidance (appears 6 x per year) Info and downloads connected with apprenticeship (appears 4 x per year)