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In Austria there is currently a lack of qualified employees in many important professions. However the Chamber of Labor criticizes that the discussion is one-sided Complaints about a lack of skilled workers are one side of the coin. The other is the willingness of companies to invest in apprenticeship training and the further training of their employees - serious omissions have been made here over the years which is clearly shown by the declining number of apprenticeships. There is also a lack of socially secure opportunities especially for employees without a professional qualification to catch up. This is where the federal government comes in.The results of the Corona job offensive so far show that the further training of job seekers by the AMS has led to fewer completed vocational training courses that really help employees on the job market comments AK President Renate Anderl on the job market data published on February 1st 2022 . It is clear that the urgently needed qualification of job seekers as skilled workers with vocational qualifications has not been sufficiently successful with this program.A rethinking of labor market policy is needed as to how people can be successfully supported in the demographic ecological and digital change in the economy. The topic of qualification must be a priority in the coming reform of the labor market if the need for qualified employees is to be met in the long term.Our demandsPresident Anderl and the AK therefore call on Labor Minister KocherTo focus on professional qualifications in the unemployment insurance reform.To anchor a right for employees to vocational training and further education with sufficient livelihood security for long training courses - the AK has developed a model for this with the qualification money.To create the necessary personnel and budgetary conditions in the AMS in the next few years. This means an additional 500 million euros per year for vocational training and 650 additional permanent positions for the AMS.
