Citation
(2002), "Austria provides new opportunities for young under-achievers", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 26 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeit.2002.00326fab.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Austria provides new opportunities for young under-achievers
Austria provides new opportunities for young under-achievers
Austria has introduced a scheme to give young people who leave secondary education without qualifications a second chance to gain vocational skills.
"Jobfabrik" combines practice-orientated project work with intensive guidance. As well as helping the young people towards a vocational qualification, the scheme seeks to impart key skills such as flexibility, reliability and a sense of responsibility.
Alongside project work and guided learning, the young people are given around five hours a week of theoretical tuition, based on their practical work and the general requirements of their chosen trade. Remedial teaching is also available, if necessary.
Young people who successfully gain a job through the scheme receive follow-up visits for their first six months in employment.