Higher vocational education and training in Austria

Background, requirements, expectations

Coverbild: Higher vocational education and training in Austria
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Issue/Year (Volume) 1/2025 (54)
Page(s) 50-51
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The Federal Act on Higher Vocational Education and Training (HBB) entered into force in May 2024. It marks the end of a long discussion process whilst at the same time heralding the establishment of a new educational segment in Austria. This article describes the background details and key provisions of the law and indicates the expectations associated with it.

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Tritscher-Archan, S.; Hassek-Eder, E.: Higher vocational education and training in Austria. Background, requirements, expectations. In: BWP 54 (2025) 1 , S. 50-51. URL: https://www.bwp-zeitschrift.de/dienst/publikationen/en/20316
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BIBB, B. (Hrsg.) (2025). Higher vocational education and training in Austria: Background, requirements, expectations. Bonn: Franz Steiner Verlag

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The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training is an independent federal institution established under public law.