The Ministry of Education wants to reduce paperwork in schools. In the last plenary session before the summer holidays, decisions will be made on, among other things, a digital student card, digital certificates and simpler data entry.
Simplifications are also planned when registering for a school and changing schools: proof such as a registration form no longer needs to be presented on paper when registering for the first time. Instead, they should come automatically from state registries. For applications, for example for co-insurance with legal guardians, a paper confirmation of attendance should no longer be required.
Digital ID as mobile phone app
The student card must become digital and available as a mobile phone app – comparable to the electronic driver’s license. According to the Ministry of Education, a corresponding experiment has been running since March 2023. Certificates should be available not only in paper form, but also in the form of signed electronic versions. The electronic service will run through the education portal bildung.gv.at, which is already in use.
Minister of Education Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) speaks of a “foundation for an online financial system for school administration.” This makes administration and communication easier. The law has been submitted to the National Council and can be reviewed until June 26. A decision on this must be made before the summer holidays, at the beginning of July.
Abolition of the VWA is not included in the law
The planned abolition of pre-scientific work (VWA) at AHS-Matura is not yet included in the digitization package. The Greens also see the need for action in this area. Young people who receive a lot of support from their parents currently have an advantage. Moreover, collecting secondary literature is not something that will be relevant later in the age of artificial intelligence.
Source: Krone
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