“Opportunities Lost - Resources Wasted - Society Suffering”

Is Austria successful enough in combating ESL & Drop out?

Plenary Meeting Committee 3&

Conference on “Combating School Drop-out in Europe”

12.-13. Sept 2012, Sweden

Herbert Seher, Austria

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Employment

AT

UKSE

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Youth employment

AT

UKSE

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ESL

AT

UKSE

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Olympic Games 2012, Medals

UK

SE

ATAT ?

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Who is responsible for what?

Sport & fitness is not only a topic for schools, It is also a matter for families, kindergarden, social institutions, health care, leisure time activities, sport clubs, role models etc.

ESL is not only a topic for schools, It is also a matter for families, kindergarden, social institutions, health care, leisure time activites, sport clubs, (role models), politicians…

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Overview…

Austria (Vienna) Facts & Figures Austria (Vienna) Education Austria (Vienna) Dual Vocational Education Education – Challenges & Solutions ESL – concrete ESL – Efforts & Effects Stay on Track Market place – Best practices

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Overview

Everything ok ? Future prospects

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Facts & Figures

Population: AT 8 Mio/Vienna 1,8 Mio

Migr. 1,2/0,6 Mio Languages: GE, Minorities: Slov, Hun, Cro, Rom,

Slk, Cze (official languages in administration & schools)

AT- Government: SP&VP; (FP, GreenP, BZÖ) Vienna: SP&GreenP; (FP,VP)

BIP (y/pp): AT 29t/VI 43t Sectors (AT) Prim. 2%/Sec. 33%/Tert.65%

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Facts & Figures

Employed: AT 3,5 Mio; Vi 900t Unemployed: AT 4,8%/Vi 8%

Education/tertiary:AT 18%/Vi 24% Dual VET: AT 40%/Vi 25% Elementary (9y) AT 16%/Vi 17%

ESL 9,6 %; NEET: 75.000

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AT-Education System

Age15-18 or 19

Sec. Level IIUpper/medium l.

Sec. Academic S.GymnasiumTech.-Voc. S.Apprenticeship

Age 15 Poly-technical school

alternative

Age10-14

Second. Level I GymnasiumHauptschule /NMS !

Age6-10

Primary Level Pre SchoolSpecial needs

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AT-Education (Tert.)

Age from 18/19 y onwards

Post secondary&Tertiary Level

Univ.Univ. AScPH-Teacher Ed.Academies/Kollegs

Age 6-15y

Compulsory 9 years

!!! Interface problematic Prim/Second ISecond I/Second II9th sy

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Competences of BodiesS=Sustainment; P=Staff

Element. KG Sec IHS;VocSc

SI&SIIGym

Tert.Uni; PH;FHS

S - Loc/Reg S - Reg S - Fed S - Fed&alt.

P- Reg.Fed P –Reg/Fed P – Fed. P – Fed&alt.

CurriculaFed.

CurriculaFed.

CurriculaFed.

CurriculaFed.

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Education Administrative structure

Federal Ministry of Education, Culture and Arts

National system & curricula

Regional (Vienna) Board of Education

Implementation of federal guidelines; reg. application

Local/District Board/Local inspect.

Mainly compulsory education

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Vienna Board of Education

European Office: International affairs and projects Developing & Implementation of modern

languages (Native Speaker Teachers) Projects & co-operation: Centrope; Central-

Europe; CEE, Danube-Region Representation Vienna in EU-bodies, e.g.

Eurocities (SAF WG Educ.) Conferences Documentation; Publication; European

Dimension

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Dual VET- System

Voc. Training in 2 Places

Duration 2 – 4 y (3y) Contracts/

Remuneration Companies (3-4d), School (1 – 2d) weekly; 8-15 weeks blocked/y Sufficient training

positions? Add.Training

institutions

Apprentice-ship

Train. CompanyVoc. School

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Integrative VET

Target groups: Special needs, no lower sec level, disabilities, not suitable youngsters

Approaches: Teamteaching small groups reduction on topics individual coaching etc.

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Challenges & Solutions

Early educ.- KG obligatory Interfaces (4/5y; 8/9y) – NMS (5-8 form) 9th f & Poly – School reform Voc Orientation & counseling – Prof. &Teacher Social-class selection – School reform Voc. Dual Educ – number of training posts; image;

basics (soft & hard)- campaigns; career by apps Soft skills-behaviour; MIT; reading comp. – screenings, lang.&read. programmes; promotion New jobs-new skills – autonomy of schools; link to

economy and technology; tertiary sect. (FHS) – research?

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Challenges & Solutions

PISA – Standards; central examinations Quality – TT Segregation – better integration National Road map State versus private Schools ESL – Drop out

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Early School Leaving?Yes, we have!

Compulsory schooling: not registered, not able, not willing

social abandonment; mainly in urban areas Schools: Legal based facilities; networking with

parents, child/social care; neighbourhood/community coop., penalty provision

Efforts & Solutions: Vienna: Truant officer: registering; prevention;

intervention (standards) AT: National Strategy Conference; Common

guidelines (complaints & support);

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Early School Leaving?Yes, we have!

Secondary level II/ Age from 15 y (20%) Problem: Registered, but no obligation, history of

failing; social background (friends?), role models, no future?, migrants, change of residence

Efforts & Solutions School: student guidance; school psychology; social

care/service; street worker; networking with parents intervention by youth coaching; programmes (best

practice); peers; Vienna: Truancy officer

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Early school leaving?Yes, we have!

Vocational Education Training: „9th School year“ (obligat.) Dead end –

just 30% continuing; later still high rateconsequences: ESL, drop out, change, apprenticeship

Why? Wrong choice; social & personal reasons;later-pull effect labour market;

Student counselling; education and job orientation; social worker; coaching (project)

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Early School Leaving?Yes we have!

Dual Voc. Education: 30 % ESL Reasons: wrong choice; lack of social

skills & behaviour, basics & motivation; personal and social troubles; problems at work

Unqualified, risk of exclusion & unemployment

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Examples & Best practiceYes we can!

„Stop Drop out“ (full time VET) multilat. Risk detection Personal profile Flexible support & prevention

Providing: Learn tools, material, counselling, teacher, trainer, job orientation (nw)

www.stop-dropout.eu

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Examples & Best practices

Yes we can!

Network for Education, social care & sports, culture (KUS) 2 VET

Special offer: social workers at schools, support – learning difficulties & at risk, social skills, catch up VET-diploma; social integration by sport & culture;

www.kusonline.at

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Examples & Best practices

Yes we can

J&W Youth & Work (private, social funds) VET 2 VET – second labour market; network with

Labour service, social and edu institutions 2 VET - programme (training&school) Make „job fit“ – continue apprenticeship (3y to

labour market) – integrative approach Prevention of ESL & exclusion www.jaw.at

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Example & Best practicesYes we can!

School based management (2VET Vienna) Offers: - Educ. & Job coaching: everybody on entry further advising - Tutoring „Learn club“: individually; subjects (also via E-Platform) - Coaching for reading: testing on access; - Personal counselling: private, personal, social - Social worker: special social problems - Legal advisor: job - link to: psychologist, doctor, police, streetworker….. www.bsbk.at

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Examples & Best practices

Yes we can!

Youth coaching (ext. To AT) Sec II DE, TU, BKS, SI, CZ

Cooperation Fed.Min. of Educ & Social affairs

teacher & advisor & coaches & experts At risk management: detection, first aid,

SWOT-analysis, social advisor, learn & job counselling, experts – job trial…

Voluntary, free, duration 1 y max.www.neba.at/jugendcoaching

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Examples & Good practices

Yes we can!

Stay on Track (Regioproject Vienna-Antwerp) VET & 2VET: counter truant behaviour in

school and on the job; prevent ESL; improve quality of guidance

Tool box; outcomes: staff in schools compared counselling at

school, transition to work & job Trainers in companies on guidance & learning; Importance of networking

www.stayontrack.eu

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Tertiary Education

30% Drop out Reasons: wrong choice; personal & social

background; to overstrain oneself; conditions

Efforts & solutions: initial tests, better orientation & info,

limitation of resources; fees? – Educ. Road Map

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Future prospectsChallenges

Foster early detection Professionalization of teachers, counsellors… Coordination, standardization and synergy National reform plan (NMS, 9 – 10, 11 y) Integration (migrants, social selection…) Illiterateness rate (reading…) Back on track: Stay on Track - retention, New approaches: production school, marks

(repetition); modularization NEET 75.000

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Conclusion

There is more than a 2nd chance – LLL!!!

Thanks for your attention!Danke schön!