BIFO Receives Up to 533,000 Euros in Government Support for Education and Work Advisory Services in Vorarlberg

Bregenz (VLK) – For almost 35 years, BIFO has been a competent contact for questions and concerns about education and work in Vorarlberg: young people and adults receive comprehensive and free advice at three locations (Bregenz, Dornbirn and Feldkirch). “The BIFO does important work both in orientation at the school-work interface and in the area of ​​further training, realignment and qualification,” as State Councilor Marco Tittler and State Governor Barbara Schöbi-Fink emphasized. The state government will support BIFO’s services with up to 533,000 euros in 2024, Tittler announced today (December 30). BIFO’s comprehensive range of services also includes the “Talent Check” – this year around 3,600 location discussions were carried out for parents and students.

The modern world of work is subject to constant change. Both young people who decide on a career and adults who want to further their education or reorient themselves need competent support in these questions. This is where BIFO’s individual advisory service comes in: BIFO analyzes personal competencies and skills and develops educational and career paths together. “This tailor-made advice enables you to make an informed decision about which direction your career path should take,” says Tittler. This is the first step for a (further) professional career: “If this is taken correctly, each individual benefits on the one hand and the economy as a whole on the other.” State Governor Schöbi-Fink continues: “Every year, many young people are faced with the difficult decision: to make a career choice from the various professions that corresponds to their abilities and inclinations to a high degree. Through the best collaboration between students, teachers and BIFO, BIFO’s offerings have established themselves as models of success.”
In addition to individual advice, BIFO also offers the “Pfiffikus” continuing education platform, information about education and careers on the website and many other offers such as the talent check, workshops or parents’ evenings directly in schools, institutions or online. BIFO’s consultations are free, provider-neutral and all content is treated confidentially.
The state of Vorarlberg will support BIFO in 2024 with a cost contribution totaling up to 532,783 euros. BIFO Managing Director Andreas Pichler: “Under the motto ‘Fantastic for new opportunities’, we would like to continue to provide competent information, advice and orientation on all topics relating to education and careers in 2024. We appreciate the support!”

Tasks of the BIFO
To support young people and their parents in making career decisions, the Career and Educational Information Office (BIFO) was founded in 1989 by the state of Vorarlberg and the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce. The main tasks and offers of “BIFO – Advice for Education and Career” are:

• Individual educational and career advice for young people and adults
• Information center about careers, schools, universities, further education
• Group consultations in the BIFO information center in Dornbirn
• Potential analyses
• Career checks especially for high school graduates
• Career information afternoons for compulsory school students
• Career orientation lessons at schools (in cooperation with the PH Vorarlberg, BIFO is significantly involved in the technical training of prospective career orientation teachers)
• Parents’ evenings at schools and online
• Organization of successful career orientation events such as the Vorarlberg Future Day “I’m going with you”, the “Girls’ Day” or “The Opportunity Days” (these real-life encounters, which are carried out as part of the BIFO project “Experience Careers in Vorarlberg”) achieved great results in the year Record number of participants again in 2023!)
• Comprehensive implementation of the “Talent Check” in Vorarlberg’s schools

Balance sheet of the “Talent Check”
Since autumn 2011, the “Talent Check” program has been actively supporting young people in the transition from the 8th or 9th grade and further school or vocational education. In the 2023 calendar year, after the talent checks, over 3,600 location discussions were carried out for parents and students at all middle schools and high schools with lower levels. In addition to the conversations conducted by the teachers, 1,460 conversations to determine the situation were conducted by BIFO’s location discussion moderators. At the polytechnic schools, over 900 students again took part in the talent checks and were then supported by BIFO with their parents in the location discussions with educational and career orientation. In 2024, the talent check will be offered again to around 3,100 middle school students, around 1,000 students in the lower secondary schools and around 1,000 students at the polytechnic schools and their parents. Detailed information about the talent check: www.talente-check.info

BIFO-Website: www.bifo.at

2023-12-30 08:02:15
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