New apprenticeship package 2025: 20,000 apprentices start!

New apprenticeship package 2025: 20,000 apprentices start!

The new teaching profession 2025 brings significant changes for the approximately 20,000 apprentices in Austria who will benefit from it. The start of the first classes is planned for autumn 2025. There are currently around 106,500 apprentices in Austria who are trained in over 27,000 companies, such as 5min

A central element of the new teaching profession is the renaming of the teaching profession "Nah- und Distribution Logistics" in "letter and package logistics". This modernization, which has been in force since July 1, 2025, underlines the growing importance of the logistics industry in Austria. From autumn 2025, a total of 124 apprentices begin at the post office in this new profession, including 78 in the first year of apprenticeship and 46 in the second year of apprenticeship, which change from the old job profile.

training and specializations

The training in the area of "letter and package logistics" focuses on the entire process chain of the shipment delivery, with special attention to the "last mile". As part of this redesign, two specializations are offered: distribution and logistics centers. The specialization of distribution includes tasks such as tour planning, delivery and administrative management, while the logistics centers deal with sorting processes and conveyor technology, as well as OTS emphasized.

Minister of Economics Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer emphasizes the practical closure of this new teaching profession and the adaptations of the existing job profiles that take into account the latest technological and economic developments. Other reforms of the teaching profession include the redesign of six further apprenticeships and continuous modularization of the training that offers flexible design options.

labor market and advantages for apprentices

Currently, few apprenticeships are still available for the start of the teaching in September 2025. The Austrian Post attracts with attractive benefits such as the possibility of teaching with Matura and the financing of the driver's license with two years of service. Monthly apprenticeship income is between 1,000 and 1,900 euros gross. The new "Goodie" benefit platform also offers premiums and discount programs to make apprenticeship training as attractive as possible.

A total of around 200 commercial, industrial and service -oriented apprenticeships offer a total of around 200, the training period of which varies between two and four years depending on the profession. The new structure aims to optimally prepare the young talents for the challenges of the labor market, as the BMWwt . Further information and support for interested parties are available via the corresponding contact address.