October 25th 2024, ‘Wanted – Promoting Access to Apprenticeships’ Kicked Off a Series of Events Focusing on Vocational Education & Training

IBW, IHS, L&R Social Research, öibf and WIFO held the first VET Jour Fixe on Tuesday, 15 October 2024. The event took place at the IHS (Josefstädter Straße 39, 1080 Vienna).
In these times of skilled worker shortages, this “Jour Fixe” was dedicated to the relevant future topic: ‘Wanted – Promoting Access to Teaching’. Its aim was to discuss approaches to take in tackling the issue.
To kick off the series of events, IBW, IHS, L&R Social Research, öibf and WIFO provided input on the following specific challenges and focal points:

Increasing Demands and Decreasing Entry Competences in Teaching? (Helmut Dornmayr, IBW)
Where is Potential for Apprenticeship Training Being Lost? (Mario Steiner, IHS)
Effectiveness of Gender-Sensitive Programmes (Nadja Bergmann, L&R Social Research)
Vocational Orientation – Status Quo and Need for Action (Roland Löffler, öibf)
Access to Vocational Training for Refugees (Julia Bock-Schappelwein, WIFO)

Johannes Kopf (CEO AMS) and Ursula Bazant (Head of the Railway & Apprenticeship Training Centre, ÖBB Infrastruktur AG) reported on existing strategies of their institutions and discussed these with the audience.
Afterwards, an informal dialogue exchange over snacks and drinks took place.