Highly Qualified Workforce
Eric Pleskow © Viennale, Robert Newald
“Austria offers an excellent technical infrastructure for producing films as well as highly qualified creative talent in all areas.” Eric Pleskow, long-time president and producer at United Artists and Orion, since 1998 president of the Austrian film festival Viennale.
Education and Training in Austria
The career-oriented and highly specialized education system in Austria is a key factor in the country’s economic success. Whether students specialize in technical training, economics or the arts, Austria’s high schools place great value on training for the marketplace. Two thirds of all Austrian employees have a high school degree. Austria therefore can offer any company a very desirable, qualified workforce. This positive development is one of the reasons, the 2007 edition of the internationally acclaimed World Competitiveness Yearbook ranks Austria in first place worldwide. |