The system of training for tourism in Austria

The paper analyzes the structure and content of the education model in the tourism sector in Austria. The most important characteristics of the profile of tourism education are identified; "through" systemic nature, allowing the implementation of the principle of continuity of educational levels; practical orientation of these forms of educational activities, such as dual training or education at the institutes of applied sciences or in the form of part-time vocational school (before allowing the employment of graduates); a wide range of educational trajectories based on the modular structure of the course format; a comprehensive approach to solving the profile of tourism education; the enabling horizontal and vertical development of competencies; focused training for various groups of educational and career-oriented activities at all educational levels. The most important characteristics of the Austrian education system in the tourism sector can be further used in the comparative analysis of Western European models to determine the invariant parameters of effective systems of professional education.