Nope apprentices to go abroad again „on the Walz“

Zwazl/Wieser: free international experience on social partners ‚ Initiative „Let’s Walz“ strengthen the personality of the apprentices as well as companies and business location

St. Pölten (OTS) – third edition for the lower Austrian social partners ‚ Initiative „Let’s Walz“, with the lower Austrian apprentices for four weeks, a free internship abroad – in the UK, Italy, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Germany or Denmark – complete.

Austria-Wide Best Practice Model

„Our goal is that each apprentice has for once in his teaching as a part-time, work methods, and operations abroad. This strengthens the personality, improves self-awareness of our apprentices, promote the doctrine, and reinforcing our trainers, businesses and our entire economy,“ said Sonja Zwazl, the President of the economic chamber of lower Austria (WKNÖ), the „Let’s Walz“ has launched. Meanwhile, „Let’s Walz“ in Austria as a „Best Practice model“ and from the original WKNÖ Initiative is a joint action of the NÖ has become social partners. „So I can invite all the Interested young people and businesses are welcome to take up this option. The social partners provide a win-win Situation for all Involved,“ said AK NÖ-President Markus Wieser. „Against the Background of digitalization and industry 4.0. is it more important than ever to provide workers with the best possible perspectives and measures. Because it is all take on the way in the future!“

So far, 232 participants

„Let’s Walz“, you can participate in all of the lower Austrian apprentices from the 2. Year of training, the minimum age is 16 years. The application period runs until 29. In March, the solemn awarding of the scholarships will be awarded in a separate Ceremony on may 5. June. In the fall of 2019 or spring 2020, the apprentices actually „on the Walz“. Details on the application Procedure are found on the Internet at [www.wko.at/noe/bildung] (http://www.wko.at/noe/bildung). So far, 232 have already completed Austrian apprentices about „Let’s Walz“ an internship abroad.

Funding by the Federal government required

Funding for the scholarships is carried out by WKNÖ, AK NÖ, with the support of the Erasmus+ programme. WKNÖ-President Zwazl is of the essence in matters of foreign internships for apprentices, however, on a funding by the Federal government. „Internships abroad for apprentices are

an education policy matter. For me, this means that the Federal government is financially challenged, so that every apprentice in Austria has the Chance to deepen in the course of his education, his Knowledge abroad.“ So a student would cost in the AHS upper stage, the state of around 9,300 euros per year. For comparison: An internship abroad for apprentices once the training only costs 2,600 Euro, argues WKNÖ-President Zwazl.

Numerous NÖ-social partner initiatives for the teaching of

„Let’s Walz“ fits seamlessly into a whole series of initiatives in lower Austria have social partners for the teaching, such as the at the Pedagogical University of lower Austria implemented the Master-course on „career orientation“ or regional hubs for better networking of schools and enterprises in the regions. AK NÖ-President Markus Wieser: „we know from studies that The sooner the young people with the company come in contact and the practice meet, the higher the Chance that you decide for an apprenticeship.“