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Supra-company apprenticeship training in Austria: a synopsis of empirical findings on a possibly early phase of a new pillar within VET

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 1 · Art. 17
Abstract

Since 2008, the Austrian Vocational Training Act has given young people the opportunity to obtain vocational qualifications in supra-company training workshops. In addition to the traditional full-time vocational school system and company-based apprenticeship training, a third vocational qualification path has thus been established. This article presents empirical findings on this innovation in skill formation and examines the question of whether conditions for the sustainable establishment of a third pillar for acquiring vocational qualifications are given with regard to regulatory, normative, and cultural cognitive dimensions. © 2020, The Author(s).

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Apprenticeship training youth unemployment skill formation Mismatch Path dependency

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Department of Educational Science, Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
Austrian Institute for Research on Vocational Training (ÖIBF), Vienna, Austria
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