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Here you find information regarding the Austrian labour market, work and residence permits, the unique system of Social Partnership and the Austrian educational system that meets the needs of a competitive economy.

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Labour Market One of the fundamental strengths of Austria as a business location is its highly qualified and motivated workforce: Austria boasts to have the best employees in the world. Despite a comparatively low unemployment rate, Austria has a large pool of available skilled labour.
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Work and Residence Permits Here you find information regarding work and residence permits for employment and training purposes.
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Social Partnership Austria enjoys a particularly well-developed system of co-operation between the major economic interest groups both among each other and the government. Such co-operation was essential for the reconstruction of Austria after the Second World War and created the basis for further economic growth and social stability.
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Educational System One of the distinctive features of the Austrian educational system is the extensive co-operation prevailing between the business community and educational institutions.
The dual education system, which combines theoretical and practical teaching, is applied in preparing for careers requiring apprentice training as well as in higher vocational schools.
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The Red-White-Red Card Since 1 July 2011, the Red-White-Red Card has been in use for labour immigration into Austria from non-EU countries. With the introduction of this criteria-based immigration system (a scoring system), Austria has taken a pioneering role in comparison with other European countries.

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