Reduction in Educational Workforce: Ministry Proposes Eliminating 6100 Teaching Positions
Looking for educators in Vienna? About 2,000 teaching positions are up for grabs, and the recruitment process kicks off today! The Ministry of Education has advertised an astounding 6,100 positions, which equates to over 4,000 full-time teachers. The deadline to apply is May 9th. Head on over to this link to toss your hat in the ring. Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr is also welcoming career changers to give teaching a shot.
The employment landscape in Austria's education sector is as vast as its snow-capped mountains, with around 120,000 teachers working across around 6,000 schools, making it one of the country's biggest employers. Beyond the main recruitment drive, spots are frequently advertised during the school year to keep things flexible in case of parental leave, sick days, or swaps.
Vienna is hiring the most teaching staff as of now, followed by Lower Austria and Tyrol, each with roughly 1,000 positions available, and Upper Austria with over 600. Styria, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, and Burgenland have around 300, 300, 300, 200, and 200 positions up for grabs, respectively. In comparison, a total of around ten percent more positions (6,800) were advertised in the two preceding years.
If you're curious about teacher positions elsewhere in Austria or need more specific details, reach out to local education authorities, browse job portals and educational websites, or try networking with educators or educational institutions directly for detailed information. Remember that finding tailored employment information often requires a bit of digging!
- The recruitment process for approximately 2,000 teaching positions in Vienna started today, as the city has the most positions available compared to other regions in Austria.
- Education-and-self-development seekers looking beyond Vienna can find opportunities in Lower Austria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Styria, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, and Burgenland, with varying numbers of available teaching positions.
- To delve deeper into teacher positions across Austria or for more specific details, consider contacting local education authorities, examining job portals, and educational websites, or networking with educators or educational institutions.
- The Ministry of Education in Austria is also encouraging career changers to consider teacher recruitment as part of their education-and-self-development process and to apply for these positions.
