Vocational school

Vocational schools form ( in German-speaking ) the school part of the dual system of vocational education. Their precursors are the holiday schools that were founded in the early 1800's.

Germany

The vocational school is since 1871 a school form in the field of vocational schools. Vocational schools were called to 1912 training schools. The vocational school gives the trainees during their vocational training as determined by the curriculum or the curriculum of the respective site content. It is one of the two pillars of the dual training system. She has the task to promote the education and the relevant technical education.

The vocational school has one or two vocational school days with a week 8 to 12 lessons, depending on the profession and the training year. Teaching time can also be combined into multi-week teaching blocks. This form is chosen in Germany especially in occupations with a small number of trainees ( so-called splinter professions or public service occupations, such as administrators, employee or professional employee for job promotion ), if they are taught in state or federal skilled classes.

The rest, so most of the time is used, it is at least provided the mediation required under the training plan contents in the operation to which the training contract has been completed.

The vocational school and thus the entire training concludes with a final examination before a ' competent authority ' - as the term of the Vocational Training Act - from. In Germany these are, for example, the Industry and Commerce (IHK ), the Chambers of Crafts ( HWK), the bar associations or management schools (also "Study Institute" called ).

The successful completion of vocational training is detected after completion of vocational school and passing a final exam in Germany with the certificate. Traditionally it in Germany nor the names ' journeyman ' ( in the craft ), ' Facharbeiterbrief ' ( in the technical professions in industry) or the ' IHK certificate ' ( mostly in the commercial sector ) are used.

The training duration is in Germany according to the profession 2 to 3.5 years. For shooting a training in Germany there are no formal prerequisites; a main, secondary school certificate or high school diploma or the equivalent qualification of the companies, however, assumed in most cases.

See also:

• Vocational school
• Vocational training contract
• Berufskolleg
• Place of learning cooperation

The Vocational Training Act of the Federal Republic of Germany provides a so-called dual system of vocational training. Apprentices are trained in two places. One of them is the vocational school, other training operation. While in training mode takes place practical training, general education and specialized theoretical content should be taught in the vocational school. However, in the vocational schools and training workshops with practical lessons in the sense of working school. Today this is called Action-oriented teaching. Legal basis for this is the curriculum framework and guidelines for the subjects concerned. There are general subjects such as German, policy and professional theoretical subjects which vary depending on the design profession, but also teaches professional practical subjects.

For trainees is the vocational school physical presence requirement, the benefits are confirmed by a vocational school certificate. The instructor is obliged to keep trainees to attend vocational school. The successful completion of vocational school usually allows, depending on the province, further school visits. In most cases, vocational schools are assigned to each craft or commercial occupations. Supervised the professional schools of the university relevant supervisory authorities. They are under the school laws of the respective state.

Austria

See Vocational School (BS ) in the education system in Austria.

Switzerland: Vocational School

Since 2004, the vocational schools hot in Switzerland vocational schools. The successful completion of vocational training is detected after completion of vocational school and passing a final examination in Switzerland with the Certificate of Proficiency. The period of training in Switzerland is three to four years. For the recording of a education there are in Germany and Switzerland, no formal prerequisites; the selection takes place solely by the companies.

The number of teaching days and hours is dependent on teaching, learning year and respective vocational school, but is in the curricula of the number given lessons per topic and subject. The professional education usually includes a lesson sport per week. In some professions, the classes will be held as a block lessons.

The Parallel Visit to the Vocational School, a mixed form of vocational school and graduation is possible. In the vocational school then the general subjects were to be adopted.