Professional and specialised training is regulated at the state level in the Vocational and Professional Education and Training Act (VPETA), LGBl. 2008 No. 103, and mainly corresponds to the dual-track system. The model provides for training at two learning locations: training in the company (practice) and teaching at the vocational school (theory).
As in Switzerland, the vocational education and training system is closely linked to the labour market. In 2017, 59 percent of school leavers opted for dual-track vocational education and training. In 2021, according to education statistics, only 53.8 per cent chose vocational training. A particularly large number of apprenticeship contracts were in the training fields of metal industry and engineering (259), organisation, administration (158) and technical occupations (82). Out of a total of 1,099 learners between two and four apprenticeship years, only five chose artistic and related professions, and eight opted for professions in the graphics industry.
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