Regional Funding of CVET – Evaluation of the Salzburg Training Voucher
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The funding of individual costs for continuing vocational training through public subsidies has been firmly established in Austria for decades — in line with the responsibility for funding employees at the level of the federal states (Länder). Salzburg introduced a corresponding instrument back in 1998 with the Salzburger Bildungsscheck (engl. Salzburg Training Voucher), which aims to increase participation in adult learning. Between 5,000 and 6,000 applications for the grant are submitted each year.
The evaluation conducted by 3s focuses primarily on developments in the years 2018 to 2023 and analyses success and challenges of the grant to date. The objective is to identify and provide approaches for further development and fine-tuning of the programme’s design.
A comparison of the instrument design with similar funding instruments in Austria and Germany, makes it possible to identify specific features. In addition, administrative data from more than 30,000 funding applications submitted between 2018 and 2023 are analysed in order to identify the potential to improve governance and performance. Furthermore, an online survey with individuals funded in 2021 and 2023 is conducted. To address contextual issues and possible reform perspectives of the Salzburg Training Voucher, expert interviews are conducted with representatives of relevant stakeholders.
Read more about the results of the project carried out by Günter Hefler and Eva Steinheimer in the final report.
Project: Evaluierung Salzburger Bildungsscheck 2018–2023
Contact: Eva Steinheimer
Client: Land Salzburg
Duration: 04/2024 – 07/2024
