Where to turn in your career? The Vienna Weeks show the way

What oppor­tu­ni­ties do I have after com­pul­so­ry school? I want to continue my education, is there financial support? How can I have my qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on acquired abroad reco­g­nis­ed in Austria? These are typical questions with which inte­re­sted people have been coming to the diverse events of the Vienna Weeks since 2015.

The Vienna Weeks are funded by the waff and organised together with a network of local edu­ca­tio­nal and coun­sel­ling orga­ni­sa­ti­ons. The aim is to reach poten­ti­al­ly dis­ad­van­ta­ged groups through outreach coun­sel­ling acti­vi­ties in their familiar living and social settings and to inform them about the wide range of career and further education oppor­tu­ni­ties at their disposal in Vienna. Important target groups include formally low-skilled adults of all ages as well as pupils before pro­gres­sing from com­pul­so­ry school to further education.

3s supports the coll­ec­tion of par­ti­ci­pan­ts data and uses it as a basis for esti­mat­ing whether the relevant target groups are being reached. On the basis of sta­tis­ti­cal analyses, on-site visits to the events and follow-up telephone inter­views with par­ti­ci­pan­ts, the Vienna Weeks as a format for outreach work are con­ti­nuous­ly improved.