International vocational training
International economic integration has grown significantly in recent years and decades. Global business activities are increasingly important to companies and mobility of labourers plays an ever more decisive role.
It is also important to enhance the attractiveness of vocational education and training especially in times of skilled labour shortage. Internationally well established activities for this purpose are World- and EuroSkills competitions.
The international EuroSkills and WorldSkills competitions take place alternating every two years. Via the AustrianSkills the Austrian competitors qualify for WorldSkills and EuroSkills, where young people have the opportunity to challenge other international participants.
Internship abroad
International vocational exchange placements and internships offer adolescents the opportunity to learn about production and working methods in other countries and widen their cultural horizons. Skilled workers with experience acquired abroad are sought after by companies and help Austrian businesses gain footholds in foreign markets and maintain their position in these markets. Work experience and internships abroad of up to four months per training year are credited towards Austrian apprenticeship training periods.
The IFA Association (international young workers exchange) assists apprentices, pupils and instructors in finding work placements abroad.
Transparency documents - Europass
The Europass is a single document valid throughout Europe; it offers unified structured presentation of training backgrounds and is a means of helping individuals make their qualifications clearly understood and recognised in other European countries. The target is to increase transparency of personal skills and qualifications.
The Europass consists of the following five documents:
- Europass Curriculum Vitae (single format for writing individual CVs)
- Europass Mobility (to record skills, qualifications and competences acquired abroad)
- Europass Certificate Supplement and Europass Diploma Supplement (provide standardised descriptions of the nature and content of courses completed)
- Europass Language Passport (describes the bearer’s language skills)
Contact
Vocational Training: lehre_berufsausbildung@bmaw.gv.at