VET Schools and Colleges in Austria
This website contains a database in order to find technical and vocational schools and higher vocational colleges in upper secondary education in Austria - but sorry it's only in German.
It is a project by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, DG for Technical and Vocational Education and Training; in co-operation with students, teachers and guidance counsellors.
Schools and Higher Colleges - in VET upper secondary education - in Austria provide technical and/or vocational training from the ninth school year, in addition to a broad general education. VET schools and colleges comprise:
- Part-time Vocational Schools for Apprentices
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Schools and Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Crafts
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Schools and Colleges of Occupations in the Business Sector
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Schools and Colleges of Management and Services Industries
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Schools and Colleges of Tourism
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Schools and Colleges of Fashion and Clothing and of Artistic Design
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Schools of Social Occupations
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Colleges of Agriculture and Forestry
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Nursery Teacher Training Colleges and Colleges of Social Pedagogy
including special courses and pilot projects.
Many of them are provided for people under employment
Short film
If you would like to get a quick overview about our schools, click the link (dur. 3 min.) and choose the English version:
VET Schools and Colleges in Austria
Duration of schools for vocational education (ISCED 3B)
in general: 3-year course or 4-year course, the final exam is the Abschlussprüfung that enables to professional qualifications; some schools offer one-year and two-year courses (from ninth school year).
German: Fachschule, Handelsschule
Duration of colleges for higher vocational education (ISCED3A/4A)
five year course; the final exam is the Reife- und Diplomprüfung (Reifeprüfung and VET Diploma) that opens up access to tertiary education and also to regulated professional activities.
German: Höherere Lehranstalt; Bildungsanstalt, Handelsakademie
Other VET school types
- Post-secondary Courses (ISCED 5B), 4 - 6 semester; German: Kolleg
- Add-on Courses (ISCED 4A), 6 semester; German: Aufbaulehrgang
- Foreperson and Master Craftsperson Courses (ISCED 5B), 4 - 6 semester; German: Werkmeisterschule, Meisterschule
System of marks (grades)
1 = very good (best mark)
2 = well done
3 = satisfactory
4 = sufficient
5 = not sufficient (negative mark)
Duration
of a school year: from September to June, in general 40 weeks
of lessons per week: from 32 to 37
of a lesson: 45 min. or 50 min.
Useful links
Curricula
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