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Plenary Meeting Committee 3 & Conference on “Combating School Drop-out in Europe”

“Opportunities Lost - Resources Wasted - Society Suffering” Is Austria successful enough in combating ESL & Drop out?. Plenary Meeting Committee 3 & Conference on “Combating School Drop-out in Europe” 12.-13. Sept 2012, Sweden Herbert Seher, Austria. AT. SE. UK. Employment. AT. SE. UK.

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Plenary Meeting Committee 3 & Conference on “Combating School Drop-out in Europe”

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  1. “Opportunities Lost - Resources Wasted - Society Suffering” Is Austria successful enough in combating ESL & Drop out? Plenary Meeting Committee 3 & Conference on “Combating School Drop-out in Europe” 12.-13. Sept 2012, Sweden Herbert Seher, Austria

  2. AT SE UK Employment Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  3. AT SE UK Youth employment Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  4. AT SE UK ESL Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  5. UK SE Olympic Games 2012, Medals AT AT ? Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  6. Who is responsible for what? • Sport & fitness is not only a topic for schools, It is also a matter for families, kindergarden, social institutions, health care, leisure time activities, sport clubs, role models etc. • ESL is not only a topic for schools, It is also a matter for families, kindergarden, social institutions, health care, leisure time activites, sport clubs, (role models), politicians… Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  7. Overview… • Austria (Vienna) Facts & Figures • Austria (Vienna) Education • Austria (Vienna) Dual Vocational Education • Education – Challenges & Solutions • ESL – concrete • ESL – Efforts & Effects • Stay on Track • Market place – Best practices Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  8. Overview • Everything ok ? • Future prospects Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  9. Facts & Figures • Population: AT 8 Mio/Vienna 1,8 Mio Migr. 1,2/0,6 Mio • Languages: GE, Minorities: Slov, Hun, Cro, Rom, Slk, Cze (official languages in administration & schools) • AT- Government: SP&VP; (FP, GreenP, BZÖ) • Vienna: SP&GreenP; (FP,VP) • BIP (y/pp): AT 29t/VI 43t • Sectors (AT) Prim. 2%/Sec. 33%/Tert.65% Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  10. Facts & Figures • Employed: AT 3,5 Mio; Vi 900t • Unemployed: AT 4,8%/Vi 8% • Education/tertiary:AT 18%/Vi 24% • Dual VET: AT 40%/Vi 25% • Elementary (9y) AT 16%/Vi 17% • ESL 9,6 %; NEET: 75.000 Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  11. AT-Education System Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  12. AT-Education (Tert.) Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  13. Competences of BodiesS=Sustainment; P=Staff Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  14. Education Administrative structure Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  15. Vienna Board of Education • European Office: • International affairs and projects • Developing & Implementation of modern languages (Native Speaker Teachers) • Projects & co-operation: Centrope; Central-Europe; CEE, Danube-Region • Representation Vienna in EU-bodies, e.g. Eurocities (SAF WG Educ.) Conferences • Documentation; Publication; European Dimension Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  16. Dual VET- System • Voc. Training in 2 Places • Duration 2 – 4 y (3y) • Contracts/Remuneration • Companies (3-4d), • School (1 – 2d) weekly; 8-15 weeks blocked/y • Sufficient training positions? • Add.Training institutions Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  17. Integrative VET • Target groups: Special needs, no lower sec level, disabilities, not suitable youngsters • Approaches: Teamteaching small groups reduction on topics individual coaching etc. Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  18. Challenges & Solutions • Early educ.- KG obligatory • Interfaces (4/5y; 8/9y) – NMS (5-8 form) • 9th f & Poly – School reform • Voc Orientation & counseling – Prof. &Teacher • Social-class selection – School reform • Voc. Dual Educ – number of training posts; image; basics (soft & hard)- campaigns; career by apps • Soft skills-behaviour; MIT; reading comp. – screenings, lang.&read. programmes; promotion • New jobs-new skills – autonomy of schools; link toeconomy and technology; tertiary sect. (FHS) – research? Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  19. Challenges & Solutions • PISA – Standards; central examinations • Quality – TT • Segregation – better integration • National Road map • State versus private Schools • ESL – Drop out Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  20. Early School Leaving?Yes, we have! Compulsory schooling: not registered, not able, not willing • social abandonment; mainly in urban areas • Schools: Legal based facilities; networking with parents, child/social care; neighbourhood/community coop., penalty provision Efforts & Solutions: • Vienna: Truant officer: registering; prevention; intervention (standards) • AT: National Strategy Conference; Common guidelines (complaints & support); Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  21. Early School Leaving?Yes, we have! Secondary level II/ Age from 15 y (20%) • Problem: Registered, but no obligation, history of failing; social background (friends?), role models, no future?, migrants, change of residence Efforts & Solutions • School: student guidance; school psychology; social care/service; • street worker; networking with parents • intervention by youth coaching; programmes (best practice); peers; Vienna: Truancy officer Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  22. Early school leaving?Yes, we have! • Vocational Education Training: • „9th School year“ (obligat.) Dead end – just 30% continuing; later still high rateconsequences: ESL, drop out, change, apprenticeship • Why? Wrong choice; social & personal reasons;later-pull effect labour market; • Student counselling; education and job orientation; social worker; coaching (project) Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  23. Early School Leaving?Yes we have! • Dual Voc. Education: 30 % ESL Reasons: wrong choice; lack of social skills & behaviour, basics & motivation; personal and social troubles; problems at work • Unqualified, risk of exclusion & unemployment Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  24. Examples & Best practiceYes we can! „Stop Drop out“ (full time VET) multilat. • Risk detection • Personal profile • Flexible support & prevention Providing: Learn tools, material, counselling, teacher, trainer, job orientation (nw) www.stop-dropout.eu Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  25. Examples & Best practicesYes we can! • Network for Education, social care & sports, culture (KUS) 2 VET • Special offer: social workers at schools, support – learning difficulties & at risk, social skills, catch up VET-diploma; social integration by sport & culture; • www.kusonline.at Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  26. Examples & Best practicesYes we can J&W Youth & Work (private, social funds) VET • 2 VET – second labour market; network with Labour service, social and edu institutions • 2 VET - programme (training&school) • Make „job fit“ – continue apprenticeship (3y to labour market) – integrative approach • Prevention of ESL & exclusion • www.jaw.at Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  27. Example & Best practicesYes we can! School based management (2VET Vienna) • Offers: - Educ. & Job coaching: everybody on entry further advising - Tutoring „Learn club“: individually; subjects (also via E-Platform) - Coaching for reading: testing on access; - Personal counselling: private, personal, social - Social worker: special social problems - Legal advisor: job - link to: psychologist, doctor, police, streetworker….. www.bsbk.at Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  28. Examples & Best practicesYes we can! Youth coaching (ext. To AT) Sec II DE, TU, BKS, SI, CZ Cooperation Fed.Min. of Educ & Social affairs teacher & advisor & coaches & experts • At risk management: detection, first aid, SWOT-analysis, social advisor, learn & job counselling, experts – job trial… • Voluntary, free, duration 1 y max. www.neba.at/jugendcoaching Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  29. Examples & Good practicesYes we can! Stay on Track (Regioproject Vienna-Antwerp) • VET & 2VET: counter truant behaviour in school and on the job; prevent ESL; improve quality of guidance • Tool box; outcomes: • staff in schools compared counselling at school, transition to work & job • Trainers in companies on guidance & learning; • Importance of networking www.stayontrack.eu Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  30. Tertiary Education • 30% Drop out • Reasons: wrong choice; personal & social background; to overstrain oneself; conditions • Efforts & solutions: initial tests, better orientation & info, limitation of resources; fees? – Educ. Road Map Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  31. Future prospectsChallenges • Foster early detection • Professionalization of teachers, counsellors… • Coordination, standardization and synergy • National reform plan (NMS, 9 – 10, 11 y) • Integration (migrants, social selection…) • Illiterateness rate (reading…) • Back on track: Stay on Track - retention, • New approaches: production school, marks (repetition); modularization • NEET 75.000 Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

  32. Conclusion • There is more than a 2nd chance – LLL!!! Thanks for your attention! Danke schön! Herbert Seher, AT 12/09/12

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