Vienna is investing 11.75 million euros in the future of youth!

In Vienna there is an alarming shortage of skilled workers, especially in the areas of health, pedagogy, care, social affairs, IT and climate protection. In order to counter this acute need, there is a new training program for 1,000 job seekers who are registered with the AMS Vienna. This program is financed by the city of Vienna in cooperation with the Waff and the AMS Vienna with 11.75 million euros. In addition to unemployment benefits, the young people receive a monthly training subsidy of 300 euros and are expected to obtain practical qualifications in four years. In December 2024, 27,387 young people aged 15 to 24 were unemployed, whereby this age group recorded the strongest increase in unemployment, as reported.

The AMS Vienna offers a wide range of qualification and consulting services that are of great importance for job seeking people. These not only include non -profit and socio -economic employment offers, but also a current course catalog that shows further training opportunities. The clients are encouraged to discuss their further training requests with their AMS advisors and actively use the AMS training database. It is important to note that there is no legal entitlement to certain subsidies, as the AMS Vienna informs. The measures of the city aim to integrate young people back into professional life as quickly as possible, which is of crucial importance in the current situation in order to fight the shortage of skilled workers, so Ams Vienna .