Austrian young workers' movement

Austrian Young Workers Movement ; (ÖJAB)
purpose	Home sponsors for youth and multigenerational groups
Chair:	Wilhelm Perkowitsch
Executive Director:	Monika Schuessler
Establishment date:	1946
Number of employees:	650
Seat :	Vienna
Website:	https://www.oejab.at

The Austrian Young Workers Movement (ÖJAB) is a non-profit association and home provider of 23 student and youth dormitories , two-generation residential communities and one intercultural dormitory in Austria.

The association also offers stationary care as well as mobile care for senior citizens in three residential and nursing homes and is active in the areas of education , European work, integration , refugee aid and development cooperation.

ÖJAB was founded in 1946 by Bruno Buchwieser junior and is a youth organization that is politically and religiously independent. It provides around 4,600 places in Vienna , Salzburg , Graz , Krems / Donau , Eisenstadt , Mödling , Bad Gleichenberg , Güssing and Greifenstein .

Every year 2000 young people and adults, some of whom are socially disadvantaged, take part in ÖJAB's educational measures in the form of labor market integration measures and European and international cooperation . ÖJAB is active in the field of development cooperation with projects in Burkina Faso .

The Castle Miller Aichholz as part of ÖJAB Europe House Dr. Bruno Buchwieser in Vienna.

In total, ÖJAB operates at 40 locations in Austria, including 29 dormitories. It employs more than 650 full-time employees, including 500 in the care and education sector, as well as volunteers.

As of 2019, the Austrian Young Workers Movement has two subsidiaries : the property utilization of the Austrian Young Workers Movement Ges.mbH and Europahaus Wien GmbH in Vienna-Hütteldorf.

Purpose of the association

The association defines the goal of its activities in the following way: “ÖJAB offers all people entrusted to it the home and the belonging, which are necessary for growth, learning and maturing. The declared aim is for people to learn to manage their lives independently, regardless of their living situation and age. "

history

The remaining clapper from St. Stephen's Cathedral in the central office of ÖJAB in Vienna

The Austrian Young Workers Movement was founded in 1946 by Bruno Buchwieser junior , who at that time was the head of operations for the reconstruction of St. Stephen's Cathedral in his parents' construction company. At that time, the Buchwieser company employed young construction workers who came to Vienna from different parts of Austria. In order to provide accommodation for these young workers, Buchwieser and friends created a place to live for the workers in a bomb ruin on Himmelpfortgasse in Vienna. As a result, the first ÖJAB dormitory was built, where a community of young people developed - the “young workers' movement”.

Little by little, other dormitories were founded in Vienna and other cities in Austria, in which young people settled.

Since 1980 clappers from St. Stephen's bells, which were destroyed in 1945, have been hanging in the central office of ÖJAB, Mittelgasse 16, 1060 Vienna. (Photo) On the mosaic behind the bobbins, which was made by Hermann Bauch, you can see the burning St. Stephen's Cathedral from 1945.

The Austrian Federal President from 1974 to 1986, Rudolf Kirchschläger , was an honorary member of the Austrian Young Workers Movement and acted as advocate, adviser and patron of the association. The ÖJAB named a student residence hall after him, which was co-financed by all Austrian provincial governments: the ÖJAB-Haus Dr. Rudolf Kirchschläger.

The ÖJAB coat of arms

Soon after the founding of ÖJAB, the first members of the association created a coat of arms to clarify their central ideas and convictions:

the red-white-red field for the Austrian flag, to illustrate the commitment to Austria
the black, red and blue fields for the three parties that were represented in parliament when ÖJAB was founded were chosen to visualize party political independence
the cogwheel: as a symbol for the unifying work that is supported by the main goal of giving young people a chance
the cross in the middle of the coat of arms: as a symbol for humanism based on a Christian worldview

ÖJAB's fields of activity

The four main focuses of the ÖJAB are:

Students & youth
Seniors & Care
Education & Integration
Development cooperation

Students and youth

ÖJAB provides a total of 23 dormitories for students and young people in Austria. As a non-profit organization, ÖJAB offers home places in the lower price sector. In every dormitory there is a full-time dormitory manager on site, and the dormitory managers usually also live in the dormitory themselves. In this way, ÖJAB strives to implement holistic youth education goals, such as promoting tolerance, consideration and mutual trust as well as conveying common values for a respectful coexistence and the cultivation of friendships.

In every ÖJAB dormitory, students and young people are invited to joint activities and projects, with the dormitory management helping with the organization, for example in the areas of sport, music, theater, generations and social issues. ÖJAB is a member of the Austrian Federal Youth Council .

Scholarships

Every year, ÖJAB awards the following scholarships, which are named after the sponsors of ÖJAB youth social work and are granted to residents based on their social or financial support needs and good training success:

Dr. Josef Pühringer scholarship from ÖJAB, named after Dr. Josef Pühringer , former Governor of Upper Austria and honorary member of ÖJAB.
Hans Niessl scholarship from ÖJAB, named after Hans Niessl , former governor of Burgenland and honorary member of ÖJAB.
Dr. Rudolf Kirchschläger scholarship from ÖJAB, in memory of the late Austrian President Rudolf Kirchschläger, who was an honorary member and patron of ÖJAB.
Liese Prokop scholarship from ÖJAB in memory of the deceased Minister of the Interior and previously long-term Lower Austrian politician Liese Prokop , who was an honorary member of ÖJAB.

For students who need financial support for their place in an ÖJAB dormitory and who have successfully completed their studies, the international provider of telecommunications solutions Huawei donates three grants a year.

Seniors and Care

For elderly people in need of care, ÖJAB operates three residential and nursing homes with nursing and care services for the elderly in Vienna, Güssing and Salzburg. Thanks to public funding, they are open to everyone, regardless of their financial means. Personally furnished rooms and pets are allowed in the nursing homes, and children and young people are included in joint activities. The so-called "activating care" is practiced, the aim of which is to promote and strengthen existing opportunities and interests.

ÖJAB-Hauskrankenpflege Neumargareten enables people to take advantage of the care and support services in their home environment.

In the 1980s, people who had lived in an ÖJAB house in their youth expressed the wish to move to an ÖJAB home again at an advanced age. This was an occasion for ÖJAB to create nursing homes for senior citizens.

Education and integration

ÖJAB conducts national and international educational projects and advocates integration measures. Among other things, the BPI of the ÖJAB - Berufsspädagogische Institut, a private school with public rights, which ÖJAB is the school maintainer, serves this purpose.

In Mödling ( Lower Austria ) and Vienna , the BPI of ÖJAB primarily offers technical, commercial and linguistic vocational training, professional orientation and integration support in the job market, competence checks, a competence center for professional recognition and German courses (language level according to the European Framework of Reference A1 to B2). The measures and projects are mainly aimed at people from disadvantaged social backgrounds and also at refugees.

ÖJAB runs three production schools for young people from the age of 15 with strong special or socio-educational needs who have no training or career prospects . These support the young people on their way to an independent career and life.

Since the 1950s, asylum seekers and refugees who come to Austria from different parts of the world have been admitted to the ÖJAB dormitories - currently this is done in the ÖJAB houses in Greifenstein and Mödling. As part of projects by the ÖJAB Vocational Education Institute, refugees have the opportunity to take part in training and integration measures.

ÖJAB's European educational work includes European cooperation projects for vocational training and further education for young people and adults.

ÖJAB has been committed to the goal of a united Europe since 1947. She became a co-founder of the European Houses in Eisenstadt , Graz , Salzburg , Klagenfurt and Vienna as independent educational institutions. They still hold independent, Europe-related educational events today, for example the Europahaus Burgenland , which is located in the ÖJAB-Haus Eisenstadt student dormitory.

In its history, ÖJAB has often participated in youth exchange projects or organized them itself.

ÖJAB is currently conducting youth exchanges with Japan , namely with NIHON YUAI Kyoukai in Tokyo , whose president is the former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama , and with Kai-You-Kai in Wakayama , a member organization of the IYEO - International Youth Exchange Organization of Japan .

Development cooperation

In the area of ÖJAB development cooperation, the focus of activity is in Burkina Faso and technical vocational training and tailoring training for young women. ÖJAB has a representative office in the capital, Ouagadougou , and carries out various projects.

The aim is to improve the living conditions of the people in Burkina Faso. The project is financed through subsidies , cooperation partners and donations collected in Austria.

In 1961, ÖJAB started development cooperation in Burkina Faso (then: Obverolta). In 1970 she founded a technical and commercial college in the capital, Ouagadougou .

Since 1966, the Honorary Consulate for Burkina Faso and the seat of the Austrian-Burkinabe Society have been in shared office with the central office of ÖJAB at Mittelgasse 16, 1060 Vienna.

ÖJAB publications

Since June 2013, ÖJAB has published its own quarterly journal under the name “Senf. The ÖJAB magazine to have a say ”with reports on the areas of activity of ÖJAB and its projects and related topics.

Web links

literature

Susanne Seltenreich: The future begins today. Erwin Metten Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna 1957
Karl Heinz Ritschel: Bruno Buchwieser. Mission and goal. Edition Reinartz, Salzburg 1977

Individual evidence

^ Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 4 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 3 .
^ Gerhard Pahr: Vocational Education Institute Mödling. Institute for Vocational Training of the Austrian Young Workers Movement. Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 16 .
↑ Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso. Ed .: Vienna University of Economics and Business. Vienna 1997, p. 71 .
↑ Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 49 .
^ ^A ^b ^c ^d Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 2 .
↑ Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1997, p. 72 .
^ ÖJAB: About ÖJAB. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 38 .
^ Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 21 .
^ Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 24 .
^ Markus Gruber: The Europahaus of the ÖJAB in Vienna . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2012, p. 14 .
↑ Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 49 .
↑ Non-profit student dormitories. Austrian Students' Union, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
^ Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 8-9 .
↑ Activating care. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ Gerhard Pahr: Vocational Education Institute Mödling. Institute for Vocational Training of the Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 13 .
^ Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ Markus Gruber: The Europahaus of the ÖJAB in Vienna. Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2012, p. 14 .
^ Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 28 .
↑ Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso . Ed .: Vienna University of Economics and Business. Vienna 1997, p. 72 .
^ Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 26 .
↑ Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 50 .
↑ Mustard magazine. ÖJAB, accessed on September 23, 2019 .

[1] Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 4 .

[:0-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 3 .

[3] Gerhard Pahr: Vocational Education Institute Mödling. Institute for Vocational Training of the Austrian Young Workers Movement. Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 16 .

[4] Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso. Ed .: Vienna University of Economics and Business. Vienna 1997, p. 71 .

[5] Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 49 .

[:1-6] A ^b ^c ^d Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 2 .

[7] Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1997, p. 72 .

[8] ÖJAB: About ÖJAB. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .

[9] Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 38 .

[10] Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 21 .

[11] Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 24 .

[12] Markus Gruber: The Europahaus of the ÖJAB in Vienna . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2012, p. 14 .

[13] Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 49 .

[14] Non-profit student dormitories. Austrian Students' Union, accessed on September 23, 2019 .

[15] Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 8-9 .

[16] Activating care. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .

[17] Gerhard Pahr: Vocational Education Institute Mödling. Institute for Vocational Training of the Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 13 .

[18] Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .

[19] Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .

[20] Production schools . In: Network Professional Assistance. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .

[21] Markus Gruber: The Europahaus of the ÖJAB in Vienna. Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2012, p. 14 .

[22] Claudia Glöckl: The Austrian Young Workers Movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 1999, p. 28 .

[23] Jörg Kittl: Sustainability criteria for the evaluation of technical educational projects of development aid using the example of the Austrian training center in Burkina Faso . Ed .: Vienna University of Economics and Business. Vienna 1997, p. 72 .

[24] Elfriede Linsbauer: Everyday life in the young workers' village of Hochleiten (from 1952-1997) . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2015, p. 26 .

[25] Manfred Roth German: training of teachers for technical schools in Burkina Faso. Evaluation of a development cooperation project of the Austrian young workers' movement . Ed .: University of Vienna. Vienna 2001, p. 50 .

[26] Mustard magazine. ÖJAB, accessed on September 23, 2019 .