OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

Apprenticeship Programme in Austria

Lessons learnt from an OECD LEED Forum

Study Visit for Local Development Practitioners

April 2012, Linz

Michael Förschner (ZSI)

The Forum

_ Part of the activities of the OECD LEED Programme

_ Established with the support of the Austrian Ministry of Labour

_ Supported by DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

_ Activities co-ordinated by OECD, Paris, tasks carried out by the Forum office at ZSI, Vienna, and the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development

Tasks of the Forum

_ Identification and networking of the Forum network (new members and improved support to current members);

_ Information exchange

Meetings: Forum meetings, Forum Board meetings

Others: Country fact-sheets, CFE Insight magazine, Forum handbooks and thematic brochures, Forum web pages (e.g. online documentary base)

_ Policy advice (Capacity building seminars, study visits)

Overview on the Network

_ Ongoing identification of partnerships in 45 countries (50 countries served by the address database).

_ The Forum covers approx. 2600 area-based partnerships.

_ The mailing list “members” serves more than 2100 individuals.

Unemployment Rates in the EU (Feb 2012)

Source: Eurostat

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FIN FGB S

ROEST CY LV PL H

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BG SK LT PGR E

Totals

Youth (under 25's)

Importance of education and skills

Risk of unemployment for low-skilled youth compared with high-skilled youth, OECD countries, 2008

6Source: Off to a Good Start? Jobs for Youth, OECD

Unemployment by educational attainment

Source: AMS

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6,0%

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Compulsory School Apprenticeship Secondary School Higher Education

Austria 1990 - 2011

Dual apprenticeship

Dual Apprenticeship

Vocational school 20%

Company 80%

Dual Apprenticeship

Main characteristics

_ takes place in companies + vocational schools

_ typically 3 years (can be 2 or up to 4 years)

_ apprenticeship curricula officially approved

_ apprenticeship company approved by social partners

_ apprenticeship contract = specific form of employment

contract

_ differentiated wage levels

_ shared financing

Dual Apprenticeship

Different forms

_ Apprenticeship workshops

_ Interplant apprenticeships

_ Modular apprenticeships

_ Integrative Vocational Educational Training

Early school leavers

Main characteristics

_ 8.3% of 18-24 age group (2010), female 8.2%, male 8.4%

_ regional factors: double risk in cities

_ educational heritage: risk lower for youth from well

educated parents

_ migration factor: quadruple risk for youth with migrant

background, double risk for second and third generation

_ type of education: 42% drop out in higher secondary

vocational schools; 22% in higher education, 30% in

apprenticeships

_ the most industrialised region in Austria, with about 16% of the national population, Upper Austria provides 25% of total national exports. Two-thirds go to the Member States of the European Union.

_ active labour market policy has facilitated an unemployment rate of 3,7% in 2010, which means 7th rank amongst EU regions; the youth unemployment rate was 6,7% (also 7 th)

Upper Austria

A regional partnership between

- Upper Austrian Employment Service (AMS OÖ)- Government of Upper Austria- Social partners of Upper Austria- Social Welfare Department of Upper Austria- Provincial Education board of Upper Austria

Masterplan for Youth

_ Training courses and inter-company vocational training (state training guarantee)_ Courses for partial qualification_ Low-threshold opportunities for especially unprivileged youths_ Production schools_ Integrative apprenticeships _ Start Jobs _ Promotion of vocational training courses in companies_ Promotion of vocational training plus_ Company workshops

Promotion of Education and Employment

Contact

Forum office Vienna at ZSIMichael FörschnerLinke Wienzeile 246, 1150 Vienna, AustriaTel.: +43 / 1 / 49 50 442 - 75 Fax: +43 / 1 / 49 50 442 - 40 foerschner@zsi.athttp://www.zsi.at

Homepages: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/forum/partnershipshttp://www.forumpartnerships.net

Thank you for your attention.