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. The Forum _ 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 the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development

3. Tasks of the Forum _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)

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

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

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

9. Dual Apprenticeship 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

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

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. _ 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 7 th rank amongst EU regions; the youth unemployment rate was 6,7% (also 7 th ) Upper Austria

13. 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 Masterplan for Youth

14. _ 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 Promotion of Education and Employment

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.