New experts for the little ones: WiFi Carinthia trains future heroes!

New experts for the little ones: WiFi Carinthia trains future heroes!

Kärnten, Österreich - WiFi Carinthia successfully completed the first graduate course for small children and day parents on May 29, 2025. The aim of this innovative program is to create new specialists for kindergartens, cribs and similar facilities. The first year was ceremoniously adopted, with 22 participants received their documents. Among the graduates is Thomas Gronold, a 50-year-old career changer who chose a meaningful profession. He would like to contribute his manual talent to the care of children, including with a self -made ukulele that he plans to use for the children's program.

The WiFi management, represented by Andreas Görgei, emphasizes that this course is an important step in the fight against the shortage of skilled workers in early childhood education. The State of Carinthia also supports this initiative as essential for the future of the daycare centers.

training goals and course details

The course offers comprehensive training for toddlers who are responsible for the pedagogical support and well -being of preschool children. Interested parties have the opportunity to complete the training course part-time, both in presence and online. The training is divided into 270 theoretical units by the aid organization Akademie Carinthia and 120 hours of internship. In the theoretical teaching units, legal framework conditions, aspects of childhood, didactics and specific fields of action of early childhood education are dealt with. The next course series begins on March 28, 2025, whereby the registration deadline is February 7, 2025. The course costs 2,750 euros, plus an examination fee of 95 euros. After a positive degree and a subsequent employment at the Carinthia aid agency, there is the possibility to receive a bonus of 1,000 euros net.

challenges in the field of specialists

The shortage of skilled workers in childcare is not only an increasingly important challenge in Germany. On May 21, 2024, a new overall strategy for combating this defect was presented in Berlin. This strategy, presented by Federal Minister of Family Affairs Lisa Paus, aims to improve the conditions for children, parents and pedagogical specialists. Forecasts show that between 2030 in daycare centers in Germany between 50,000 and 90,000 specialists could be missing. The strategy comprises around 50 recommendations for the acquisition of skilled workers, including improving working conditions and faster integration of people with foreign degrees.

One of the central points of the strategy is the need to invest in early childhood education in order to ensure long -term educational success and equal opportunities. As part of the KITA quality law, the federal government provides financial support of around 4 billion euros in 2023 and 2024 to promote measures to get skills and securing.