“Children and adolescents of school age without institutional (pre-) school experience should be prepared for the entry into the school system by introducing orientation classes,” said today, Wednesday, ÖVP training spokesman. Nico Marchetti on the occasion of the meeting of the Education Committee, in which a change in the School Education Act, the Fundamental Act and the 2005 University Act was on the agenda. “Due to the increased family reunification in recent years, a strong influx of members of asylum and subsidiary protectionists took place to Austria. This was primarily associated with increased migration of children and adolescents,” continued Marchetti. An important measure in this context was therefore the stop of the family reunification. “This government ensures that our public institutions, our educational, security and social system are protected against further excess and overload.”
“Children and adolescents with a lack of knowledge of German are a big challenge for our education system – especially in city regions.” In many cases, a completely or partial illiteracy in which children and adolescents in Austria are already alphabetes are added. There are also often a lack of basic social skills. “Children from other cultures in particular lack the previous experience from a constant education system, as is established in Austria. Therefore, a quick solution for relief for our headmaster and teachers is and is necessary,” emphasized Marchetti. “Our goal must be that no child who does not have fundamental knowledge of German or cannot follow the lessons will come into the regular school lessons.”
The concept of orientation lessons stipulates that with every child who does not have sufficient school experience, an orientation discussion is conducted. School preliminary experiences, the level of literacy and other important information are recorded for everyday school life. The need for orientation (orientation lessons), at most in their own groups (orientation classes), is then decided.
The focus of this support is to impart basic knowledge about the functioning of the “School” system in Austria and the acquisition of first forerunner skills for language and writing as well as the mediation of basic values and basic rules for living together in a democratic society, (e.g. respect, tolerance, community, responsibility and self -determination).
Training offensive elementary education
In addition, it is also of crucial importance to make the educational sector for the future and to respond to the growing challenges in specific professional groups, for example in elementary pedagogy, Marchetti raises the “training offensive elementary education” with a pilot project to expand the training offers (such as proper bachelor’s degree, university teaching Universities and universities of applied sciences) to fulfill the technical employment requirements for elementary educators with evaluation in 2028.
Also included in the template is the creation of a legal basis for the possibility of displaying digital students at teaching universities. (Ending)