“Apprenticeship shines like gold” – 31,300 apprentices in their first year of training

2023-09-10 10:10:03

Austria’s “dual training” impresses with EuroSkills – 328 apprenticeships

Linz (OTS) – Despite all the – often general – criticism of the Austrian education system, the Austrian “dual system” of apprenticeship training must be excluded because it is an excellent one in the truest sense of the word, states the Upper Austrian Business Location Initiative (IWS). With seven gold, six silver and five bronze medals, Austria was the most successful of all 32 participating nations at this year’s European Skills Championships – the so-called EuroSkills – in Gdansk. “We particularly congratulate the medal winners, but also on behalf of all apprentices and training companies throughout Austria,” emphasizes IWS CEO Gottfried Kneifel.

With all due respect for an exclusively school-scientific educational career, the advantages of “dual training” should once once more be “brought to light”:

• Immediate professional experience with continuous knowledge transfer
• Earn your own money immediately
• Maximum practical relevance in the company
• High chances of being taken on, good job opportunities
• Further training opportunities, apprenticeships with a high school diploma – no dead end

There are currently almost 225 apprenticeships in Austria. If you add all the variants with focal points and main modules, you get a total of 328 apprenticeships. There are currently around 31,300 apprentices employed in their first year of training – and the trend is rising.

Questions & Contact:

Upper Austria Business Location Initiative
Prof. Gottfried Kneifel
IWS Managing Director
0664/4432858
www.iwsooe.at

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