Projects & Services: Studies & Analyses


Projects & Services: Studies & Analyses

Analysing regional effects of further education and related public support schemes


The three-year research project aimed at deve­lo­ping a framework for studying the rela­ti­on­ship between further education and its support by public funding schemes and the economic deve­lo­p­ment on regional level. 

How can youth work support entre­pre­neu­ri­al thinking?


The overall purpose of the study was to ‘explore how youth work and non-formal learning can help to foster entre­pre­neur­ship and so com­ple­ment initia­ti­ves under­ta­ken in other sectors. 

Global com­pa­ra­ti­ve study of qualifications

This study was based on the com­pa­ra­ti­ve analysis of the profile and content of four voca­tio­nal education and training qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons in 26 countries across the world, and from four different continents. 

How to track the career paths of VET graduates?

Initiative on graduate tracking with regard to the “New Skills Agenda for Europe”. 

Mapping of initial VET qualifications

The key objective of this study was to con­tri­bu­te to better under­stan­ding of the com­pa­ra­bi­li­ty of qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons from initial voca­tio­nal education and training (IVET).

Measuring skills systems and coun­ter­act skills mismatch

The purpose of this contract was twofold: On the one hand, the project developed a metho­do­lo­gy and a policy tool – a skills moni­to­ring index – that can be used to evaluate the per­for­mance of EU Member States’ skills systems. 

Evalauation of Austrian study pro­gram­mes with limited admission

In 2014, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (bmwfw) com­mis­sio­ned 3s to evaluate the effects of paragraph § 124b UG (University Act) 2002. 

Evaluation of top-scho­lar­­ships in Lower Austria

3s was com­mis­sio­ned by the province of Lower Austria to evaluate its ‘TOP Stipendien NÖ’ (TOP scho­lar­ships Lower Austria) that support excellent and labour market oriented study pro­gram­mes in demand by the job market. 

Analysing regional effects of further education and related public support schemes


The three-year research project aimed at deve­lo­ping a framework for studying the rela­ti­on­ship between further education and its support by public funding schemes and the economic deve­lo­p­ment on regional level. 

How can youth work support entre­pre­neu­ri­al thinking?


The overall purpose of the study was to ‘explore how youth work and non-formal learning can help to foster entre­pre­neur­ship and so com­ple­ment initia­ti­ves under­ta­ken in other sectors. 

Global com­pa­ra­ti­ve study of qualifications

This study was based on the com­pa­ra­ti­ve analysis of the profile and content of four voca­tio­nal education and training qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons in 26 countries across the world, and from four different continents. 

How to track the career paths of VET graduates?

Initiative on graduate tracking with regard to the “New Skills Agenda for Europe”. 

Mapping of initial VET qualifications

The key objective of this study was to con­tri­bu­te to better under­stan­ding of the com­pa­ra­bi­li­ty of qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons from initial voca­tio­nal education and training (IVET).

Measuring skills systems and coun­ter­act skills mismatch

The purpose of this contract was twofold: On the one hand, the project developed a metho­do­lo­gy and a policy tool – a skills moni­to­ring index – that can be used to evaluate the per­for­mance of EU Member States’ skills systems. 

Evalauation of Austrian study pro­gram­mes with limited admission

In 2014, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (bmwfw) com­mis­sio­ned 3s to evaluate the effects of paragraph § 124b UG (University Act) 2002. 

Evaluation of top-scho­lar­­ships in Lower Austria

3s was com­mis­sio­ned by the province of Lower Austria to evaluate its ‘TOP Stipendien NÖ’ (TOP scho­lar­ships Lower Austria) that support excellent and labour market oriented study pro­gram­mes in demand by the job market. 

Analysing regional effects of further education and related public support schemes


The three-year research project aimed at deve­lo­ping a framework for studying the rela­ti­on­ship between further education and its support by public funding schemes and the economic deve­lo­p­ment on regional level. 

How can youth work support entre­pre­neu­ri­al thinking?


The overall purpose of the study was to ‘explore how youth work and non-formal learning can help to foster entre­pre­neur­ship and so com­ple­ment initia­ti­ves under­ta­ken in other sectors. 

Global com­pa­ra­ti­ve study of qualifications

This study was based on the com­pa­ra­ti­ve analysis of the profile and content of four voca­tio­nal education and training qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons in 26 countries across the world, and from four different continents. 

How to track the career paths of VET graduates?

Initiative on graduate tracking with regard to the “New Skills Agenda for Europe”. 

Mapping of initial VET qualifications

The key objective of this study was to con­tri­bu­te to better under­stan­ding of the com­pa­ra­bi­li­ty of qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons from initial voca­tio­nal education and training (IVET).

Measuring skills systems and coun­ter­act skills mismatch

The purpose of this contract was twofold: On the one hand, the project developed a metho­do­lo­gy and a policy tool – a skills moni­to­ring index – that can be used to evaluate the per­for­mance of EU Member States’ skills systems. 

Evalauation of Austrian study pro­gram­mes with limited admission

In 2014, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (bmwfw) com­mis­sio­ned 3s to evaluate the effects of paragraph § 124b UG (University Act) 2002. 

Evaluation of top-scho­lar­­ships in Lower Austria

3s was com­mis­sio­ned by the province of Lower Austria to evaluate its ‘TOP Stipendien NÖ’ (TOP scho­lar­ships Lower Austria) that support excellent and labour market oriented study pro­gram­mes in demand by the job market. 

Progress on vali­da­ti­on in the EU?

The objective of this study is to update the European Inventory on vali­da­ti­on of non-formal and informal learning. The study is coor­di­na­ted by ICF (BE) with 3s as con­sor­ti­um partner. 

Quality labels for Centres of Vocational Excellence

The deve­lo­p­ment of two labels and a Vocational Excellence Award are the subject of a project com­mis­sio­ned by ETF with 3s as coordinator. 

The future of voca­tio­nal education and training

Under the lea­der­ship of 3s, more than 100 rese­ar­chers from all EU member states are inve­sti­ga­ting the status and per­spec­ti­ves of voca­tio­nal education and training in Europe and preparing future direc­tions in education policy. 

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

Since 2015, the ‛Vienna Employment Promotion Fund’ – waff organises the ‛Vienna Weeks for Career and Continuing Education’, annual career guidance events. 3s supports the ‛Vienna Weeks’ con­duc­ting a quality monitoring.