2000 trainees

Province of Tyrol sees success in nursing training

The province of Tyrol's training offensive in the care sector has been a success. This was emphasized on Friday by Cornelia Hagele (ÖVP), the Tyrolean Minister for Nursing and Health. With more than 2000 trainees, a record level has been reached. Cooperation with schools is also pleasing.

Ten Tyrolean schools are currently offering training as a nursing (specialist) assistant. 367 pupils aged 14 and over are currently taking up the offer of age-appropriate care training close to home. With these students, there are over 2000 trainees in the care sector in Tyrol - an all-time high.

In this way, we are promoting regional access and giving young people an early career orientation in the healthcare sector.

LR Cornelia Hagele

Furthermore, according to Provincial Councillor Cornelia Hagele, over 90 percent of graduates remain in the care sector: "In this way, we are promoting regional access and giving young people an early career orientation in the healthcare sector. Some have immediately chosen the path to becoming a nursing assistant and others are planning to complete a bachelor's degree."

Further training opportunities
Since 2020, young people have been able to complete the three-and-a-half-year training program with a focus on "nursing assistance" at seven vocational secondary schools. With the start of training in 2023, the model has been expanded to include the five-year "Nursing Assistant" course at two vocational secondary schools in Innsbruck and Zams. The five-year training model offers students additional professional qualifications and a school-leaving certificate, paving the way for further studies in the healthcare sector and beyond.

We prepare them optimally for everyday working life by teaching them a wide range of nursing processes, nursing techniques and basic principles of medical diagnostics and therapy.

AZW-Fachbereichsdirektorin Waltraud Buchberger

Practical training and cooperation with nursing schools make it easier for young people to enter the nursing profession. "We prepare them optimally for their everyday working life by teaching them a wide range of nursing processes, nursing techniques and basic principles of medical diagnostics and therapy," emphasizes AZW department director Waltraud Buchberger.