Supra-company apprenticeship training in Austria: a synopsis of empirical findings on a possibly early phase of a new pillar within VET

Since 2008, the Austrian Vocational Training Act has given young people the opportunity to obtain vocational qualifications in supra-company training workshops. In addition to the traditional full-time vocational school system and company-based apprenticeship training, a third vocational qualificati...

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Published in:Empirical research in vocational education and training 2020-11, Vol.12 (1), p.1-17, Article 17
Main Authors: Schlögl, Peter, Mayerl, Martin, Löffler, Roland, Schmölz, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apprenticeship training
Apprenticeships
Economic Sociology
Education
Educational Innovation
Foreign Countries
Labor Economics
Mismatch
Organizational Studies
Path dependency
Professional and Vocational Education
Qualifications
Skill Development
Skill formation
The Economics of Vocational Education and Training
Training
Vocational Education
Workshops
Youth unemployment
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Summary:Since 2008, the Austrian Vocational Training Act has given young people the opportunity to obtain vocational qualifications in supra-company training workshops. In addition to the traditional full-time vocational school system and company-based apprenticeship training, a third vocational qualification path has thus been established. This article presents empirical findings on this innovation in skill formation and examines the question of whether conditions for the sustainable establishment of a third pillar for acquiring vocational qualifications are given with regard to regulatory, normative, and cultural cognitive dimensions.
ISSN:1877-6345
1877-6345
DOI:10.1186/s40461-020-00102-y