Vocational education and training (VET) plays an important role; 75% of all learners who have completed compulsory schooling are in VET programmes. Young people can choose from a wide range of dual track (apprenticeship) and mainly school-based programmes; there are about the same shares in both....

Vocational education and training plays a key role in the Austrian education system. At the end of compulsory schooling, approximately 80 % of all young people opt for a vocational course. They can choose from a wide range of schools and courses, offering not only extensive vocational...