Occupational careers of alumni of „Bildungsanstalten für Kindergartenpädagogik“ (BAKIP) – Secondary Vocational Schools for the Training of Nursery School Teachers

Analysis of occupational careers of alumni of secondary vocational schools for the training of nursery school teachers. Those may be attended upon successful completion of grade 8 of compulsory education.

Applicants have to do an aptitude test, which assesses musicality, creativity, agility and communication skills. These colleges end with the "Reifeprüfung" / TVE-Exam which provides students with the qualifications necessary to work as nursery school teachers and as supervisory staff. Apart from providing their students with standard entry qualifications for university, colleges for the training of nursery school teachers aim at qualifying their students for jobs in nursery schools (in case of additional training also in day care centres for school children), jobs in children’s homes and day homes for children and teenagers and for youth work outside schools. Methods: desk research / data analysis, qualitative interviews with stakeholders and alumni, online survey of about 3.000 alumni.