Education voucher of the Chamber of Labour

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Name of the instrument - Local language
AK-Bildungsgutschein
Name of the instrument - English translation
Education voucher of the Chamber of Labour
Scheme ID
9
Country
Austria
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for individuals
Sub-type of instrument
Lump-sum support
Type of entry
Example for a group of instruments
Short description

Members of the Chamber of Labour in Vienna can apply for the grant. The eligible education and training activities include computer and IT courses, job-related courses in the areas of work organisation and work environment, and language courses. The co-funding is fixed with an absolute amount of money (in 2020: EUR 120, EUR 170 for people on parental leave).

Level of operation
Regional
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Vienna
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Key instrument
Decision by the Chamber of Labour
Objective(s) and target(s)
To facilitate the AK members´ access to training
Year of implementation
2002
Operation/management
Chamber of Labour Vienna
Eligible group(s)
Members of the chamber of labour (employees).
Group(s) with preferential treatment
Individuals on parental leave receive EUR 170.
Education and training eligible
Computer/IT: basic and advanced courses for professional development as ECDL, programming languages; Job-related courses in the areas of work organization and work environment; Job oriented courses: Languages of the EU countries as well as Arabic, Bosnian - Croatian-Serbian, Chinese, Russian, Turkish; German as a Foreignanguage; Second language basic and advanced courses for Austrian Language Diploma; Courses to fulfil the Integration Agreement Catching up on apprenticeship qualifications; Courses preparing for Berufsreifeprüfung and University entrance exam; Selected courses in business administration, accounting, office administration, controlling, cost accounting, special courses for skilled workers.
Source of financing and collection mechanism
The Chamber of Labour provides the budget and the operational management of the voucher for its members. Every employee in Austria pays 0.5% of his/her income to the Chamber of Labour (mandatory membership).
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
When booking a course for a marked AK Wien course it has to be announced that one wants to redeem a voucher. The amount will be credited to the course bill with a maximum 120 (170 for parents on leave or for making up an apprenticeship degree).
Eligible costs
Specific arrangement
Volumes of funding
Not available
Beneficiaries/take up
Not available
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Not applicable
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Most relevant webpage - local language
https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/bildungsgutschein
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
Fleischer, Viktor , Hefler, Günter , & Markowitsch, Jörg (2011). Nachfrageorientierte Förderprogramme der beruflichen Weiterbildung für Unternehmen und Beschäftigte - Länderreport Österreich - ARBEITSBERICHT No. 7 Bericht im Rahmen des Projekts Effekte von nationalen Förderprogrammen der beruflichen Weiterbildung für Unternehmen und Beschäftigte im deutschsprachigen Raum. Wien: 3s reserach laboratory.
Hefler, Günter, Markowitsch, Jörg, & Fleischer, Viktor (2013). Diffusion und Handlungslogiken nachfrageorientierter Kofinanzierung individueller beruflicher Weiterbildung in Österreich. In B. Käpplinger, R. Klein & E. Haberzeth (Eds.), Weiterbildungsgutscheine - Wirkungen eines Finanzierungsmodells in vier europäischen Ländern (pp. 345-376). Bielefeld: WBV.
https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/service/broschueren/Bildung/Bildungsguts…
Wagner, Elfriede , & Lassnigg, Lorenz (2006). Alternative Approaches to Individual Training Leave to Combine Work with Personal and Professional Development. Vienna: Institute for Advanced Studies. http://www.equi.at/dateien/foerderung_von_weiterbildung.pdf
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