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OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

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). _ Part of the activities of the OECD LEED Programme

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OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

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  1. 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)

  2. _ 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 theOECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development The Forum

  3. _ 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) Tasks of the Forum

  4. _ Ongoing identification of partnerships in 45countries (50 countries served by the address database). _ The Forum covers approx. 2600 area-based partnerships. _ The mailing list “members” serves more than 2100 individuals. Overview on the Network

  5. Unemployment Rates in the EU (Feb 2012) Source: Eurostat

  6. Importance of education and skills Risk of unemployment for low-skilled youth compared with high-skilled youth, OECD countries, 2008 6 Source: Off to a Good Start? Jobs for Youth, OECD

  7. Austria 1990 - 2011 Unemployment by educational attainment Source: AMS

  8. Dual apprenticeship Company 80% Dual Apprenticeship Vocational school 20%

  9. 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

  10. Different forms _ Apprenticeship workshops _ Interplant apprenticeships _ Modular apprenticeships _ Integrative Vocational Educational Training Dual Apprenticeship

  11. 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

  12. Upper Austria _ 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 7th)

  13. Masterplan for Youth • 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

  14. Promotion of Education and Employment _ 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

  15. Contact Forum office Vienna at ZSI Michael Förschner Linke Wienzeile 246, 1150 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43 / 1 / 49 50 442 - 75 Fax: +43 / 1 / 49 50 442 - 40 foerschner@zsi.at http://www.zsi.at Homepages: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/forum/partnerships http://www.forumpartnerships.net Thank you for your attention.

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