> Educational institutions for nurses

Educational institutions for nurses provide vocational education and training and entitle their graduates to work as qualified general nurses ( Diplomierte Gesundheits- und Krankenschwester/Diplomierter Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger), paediatric nurses ( Diplomierte Kinderkrankenschwester/Diplomierter Kinderkrankenpfleger) or psychiatric nurses ( Diplomierte psychiatrische Gesundheits- und Krankenschwester/Diplomierter psychiatrischer Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger) (completion: written paper in a specialised field - Fachbereichsarbeit - and diploma examination). The programme takes three years and is offered at numerous sites in Austria.

Educational institutions for nurses include:

• Educational institutions for nurses responsible for general care (Schulen für allgemeine Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege)
• Educational institutions for paediatric nurses (Schulen für Kinder- und Jugendlichenpflege)
• Educational institutions for psychiatric nurses (Schulen für psychiatrische Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege)

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> Bridge course

Further education opportunity after an apprenticeship training preparing for add-on courses and VET colleges for people under employment.

> Add-on courses

Further education opportunity after VET school or a bridge course; lead to the Reifeprüfung Certificate and VET Diploma of the corresponding VET colleges.

> Vocational Matriculation Examination

Provides general higher education entrance qualifications for leavers of the initial vocational training system (e.g. holders of the apprenticeship diploma, graduates of VET schools), based on accreditation of prior learning; taken as external exam, i.e. without prior school attendance.