Private agricultural vocational and technical schools – Notification of operation See explanation of the designation of:

The operation of a private vocational or technical school must be notified to the provincial government at least 3 months before the intended opening with proof of fulfilment of the legal requirements. At the same time as the notification of the intended operation of a private vocational or technical school, the education provider must also indicate the name of the school. Furthermore, the provincial government must be notified of the appointment of the director and of the teachers.

Unless otherwise stipulated by law, private vocational and technical schools are generally open to all students. The following are authorised to manage a private vocational or technical school:

a) natural persons with full legal capacity and who are trustworthy;

b) legal persons whose authorised representative bodies have full legal capacity and are trustworthy;

c) public-law bodies, legally recognised churches and religious societies and their institutions.

Appointment of the director and teachers:

(1) For the educational and administrative management of a private vocational or technical school, the education provider must appoint a director:

a) who is ethically and physically fit to practise as a teacher;

b) who has a teaching qualification for the relevant or a related type of school; and

c) for whom there are no circumstances that could be expected to have a negative impact on the agricultural and forestry school system.

(2) An education provider who fulfils the requirements set out in paragraph 1(a) to (c) may also be the director of a private vocational or technical school.

(3) The school provider may only employ teachers in a private vocational or technical school who fulfil the requirements specified in paragraph 1(a) and (b) and who have the teaching qualification for the relevant or a related type of school or another suitable qualification.

Tasks of the school provider:

(1) The school provider is responsible for financial and staffing provisions for the operation of a private vocational or technical school. Furthermore, the school provider must provide the necessary school buildings, classrooms and other school facilities, the structural design and furnishing of which must meet the requirements for the protection of the life and health of the pupils and staff, as well as the necessary teaching materials and facilities for the provision of first aid.

(2) The school provider must refrain from exerting any influence on the duties incumbent on the director of a private vocational or technical school under this Act, unless the school provider is the director, and on the teachers.

Mindestens drei Monate vor der beabsichtigten Eröffnung;

The operation of a private vocational or technical school must be notified to the provincial government at least 3 months before the intended opening with proof of fulfilment of the legal requirements. If the legal requirements are not met, the provincial government will prohibit the operation of the private vocational or technical school within 2 months of receipt of the notification. If the operation of the private vocational or technical school is not prohibited within this period, the school may be opened.

Proof of compliance with the legal requirements (personal details, premises, curricula, etc.)

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• Tyrolean state government, Abteilung Landwirtschaftliches Schulwesen und Landwirtschaftsrecht

The application does not have to be signed electronically – using a mobile phone signature (Handy-Signatur) or E-ID – or by hand. 

Sections 25 et seq. and 47 et seq. of the Tyrol Agricultural Schools Act 2012 (Tiroler Landwirtschaftliches Schulgesetz, TLSG 2012), Provincial Law Gazette No 88, last amended by Provincial Law Gazette No 90/2020.

Information can be obtained from the competent authority.