Founded in 2010 the FBZ was the first Women’s Job Centre in Austria. Now there are several more spread nationwide. The FBZ is strongly supported by the Austrian Labour Market Service Agency (labour office). 

The women’s job centre (FBZ) offers information about the needs of the actual labour market and supports women on their way to participate in it. Each woman can decide about her further path or career. Solutions about the caring duties and other family problems will be found. At the longer end every woman should be able to finance her daily life by herself.

Education is a key word for becoming successful in professional and private life. Basic and further education means professional qualification on the one hand but also the increase of personal skills like self- and time-management on the other hand. Development of personal skills signifies also development of latitude. Aim of our advisory is to create solutions for job-seeking women and also for women re-entering the labour market. Monthly information events are organized to promote the wide range offers of the FBZ, like

- the service area with personal computer and internet for the clients

- the advisory area: clearing sessions are set up to talk about the ideas about further jobs (technically, caring, selling, administrating)

- career guidance

- workshops (in house training)

- external qualification (other educational institution)

- external courses (paid by the labour market service)

- practical training, vocational training

- or tailormade workshops created in reaction to actual needs of the labourmarket or groups of jobless people (like language trainings for migrants, PC courses for women 50+, courses regarding health&work, etc.) Quality management, networking and public relations are additionally done by the FBZ.