Dual model of vocational education: Austrian example

• Main Authors: Tomić Milica, Spasenović Vera, Hebib Emina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pedagoško društvo Srbije i Institut za pedagogiju i andragogiju Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu 2015-01-01
• Series: Nastava i Vaspitanje
• Subjects: secondary vocational education; dual education; Austria
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0547-3330/2015/0547-33301501131T.pdf

Dual education, as a form of secondary vocational education means that education and practical training are held on two locations - in school and in a company (organization, factory) and that these two institutions jointly participate in the realization of vocational education. The paper presents an account of the functioning of dual education in Austria. In that framework special attention was paid to law regulations in this field, the modes of dual education, progression through the system and the perspectives of the young in the labour market. Among the key features of dual education which are, at the same time, considered the factors of its successfulness, the following stand out: active role of social partners in the conceptualization and realization of vocational education; intensive practical training of high quality; systemic interrelatedness of vocational schools and firms where practical training is provided, the compliance of the offer of educational profiles and the needs of labour market; the system of stimulation for the firms that provide professional training for students, clear legislation and the system of professional qualifications. Yet, the challenges of dual educations are not neglected in the paper.