Vienna starts offensive to save elementary education!

Vienna starts offensive to save elementary education!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna's mayor and educational councilor Bettina Emmerling welcomes the comprehensive training offensive of Minister of Education Christoph Return. This initiative aims to strengthen elementary education and to counteract the alarming shortage of skilled workers in this area. Emmerling particularly emphasizes the importance of early childhood education, which is crucial for the educational path and the equality of young people. In this context, investments in training positions and part -time offers are sought in order to sustainably increase the quality in early childhood care. [Wien.gv.at] (https://presse.wien.gv.at/presse/2025/06/04/emmerling-begruesst- training offensive-des-bildungsminmintin Minister-Fuer-area-and-elementary paedagogik) reports that the city of Vienna currently operates the Bafep21 with over 660 students and Students.

The training offer includes various formats, including the college for career changers and training for pedagogical assistance forces. In addition, a training program of the Viennese employee is offered funding fund (WAFF), which provides for targeted grants for professional relegations. Emmerling emphasizes that career changers are more conscious for the job and often remain in it for longer.

measures against the shortage of skilled workers

The shortage of skilled workers in elementary pedagogy is an urgent challenge. A need for around 6,300 specialists will be expected in Austria by 2030, with around 1,900 jobs in Vienna. In order to address this bottleneck, the weapon reacts with a multi-layered package of measures, which also includes a successful social media campaign. This campaign, which runs under the title "All Dear Ali", recorded impressive 67 million video calls between September 2024 and March 2025 and led to an increase in applications for training in elementary pedagogy by 71 percent. [Kosmo.at] (https://www.kosmo.at/alle-lieben-ali-emotional-serie-s- fachkraeftemangel-in-der-elementarpaedagogik/) emphasizes that the podcast "stories from progress", which started on May 26, 2025, is also part of this strategy. Moderated by Greg Pühringer, he treats the topics of professional reorientation and provides inspiring insights into new career paths.

Another important step to cope with the shortage of skilled workers is the information event "Job chance Pedagogy", which takes place on June 5, 2025 as part of the "Future Fit Festival". This fair offers targeted advice on training channels and funding opportunities in early childhood education. Since 2022, around 270 people have started a qualification in elementary pedagogy through the Waff program "Jobs Plus Training".

social and economic advantages

Emmerling also emphasizes the social and economic advantages of investments in elementary pedagogy. The initiatives of the waff and the training offensive are specifically designed to not only combat the shortage of skilled workers at short notice, but also to find long -term solutions that ensure the quality of early childhood education. Dji.de calls the shortcomings in the elementary pedagogy the most urgent problem and raises the necessity of sustainable measures.

Overall, it can be seen that there is a political and social willingness to tackle the shortage of skilled workers and to strengthen elementary pedagogy in Austria.