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History
1895 Small school for winegrowers founded by Province of Styria,
central school in Maribor Slovenia
1920 After World War I (Maribor was not in Austria any more) Styrian Training Centre
for Fruit- and Winegrowing
1971 Training for Fruitgrowing is positioned in Gleisdorf (70 km away) Silberberg
specialises in Winegrowing and Vinification
2012 Fruitgrowing competence centre is placed back at Silberberg again
2014 In September Fruit&Wine branches start as a combined Educational Competence Centre for Fruit and Wine Production
Education for life and for a vocation
Modern Vocational School and Educational Training Centre for
• fruit production and fruit processing
• wine growing and vinification
• training and development in sensorics
• processing and marketing of high quality agricultural end products
Silberberg makes you ready for a successful future!
Agricultural area 142 ha (most of it rented out)
Vineyards 26 ha (4,3 ha organic)
Orchards and gardens 8 ha (5,0 ha organic)
Forests 360 ha
Others 4 ha
540 ha
Kitzeck Remschnigg Silberberg Schlossberg
Schoolbuilding
Built in 2014
Ground floor ferroconcrete
Floors 1 +2 in wood
6 classrooms
2 computer rooms
6 offices for teachers
1 meeting room
1 media room
Sensorics room and laboratory
Administration
Tech rooms, archives
Kitchen and training kitchen
Fruitprocessing area
Education in Silberberg
4 years after 8 years of school
No qualifying exam
Skilled workers for
fruit growing and fruit processing
viticulture and vinification
High percentage of practical
workshops
Residential school
Education in Silberberg
2 head teachers for fruit and wine
departments
Focus on sensory analysis
Project weeks
Optional subjects in the last year
Research paper in the last year
Transfer possible from other careers
Junior Company
Vocational matriculation exam
Prom (first weekend February)
Education in Silberberg
Current student numbers (2017/18)
99
Year 1 26 19 male 7 female
10 wine 16 fruit
Year 2 23 22 male 1 female
12 wine 11 fruit
Practice 18 11 male 7 female
16 wine 2 fruit
BLL 32 26 male 6 female
19 wine 13 fruit
And afterwards?
Managing family-owned wine estate or fruit
farm
Working at wine estates or fruit farms as
specialists for viticulture, vinification, fruit
growing, fruit processing
Working in jobs related to wine/fruit
Advanced level training for wine- and
fruitgrowers (professional master)
Vocational matriculation exam (10 months)
Transfer to HBLA – Klosterneuburg
Transfer to Winemanagement – Krems
Bonus year in apprenticeship
Year 1 (10 months)
Year 1
• 10 months from September to July
• Compulsory schooling
• Same curriculum for fruit and wine students
• Focus on
General subjects
Basics of specialised subjects
Agricultural Technology
Cultivating specialities
Plant protection
Vinification and sensorics
Agriculture in general
IT
Silberberg concept
Year 1 (10 months)Year 2
(8 months)
Year 2
• 8 months from September to May
• 2 project weeks
Shared subjects
General subjects (German, English, IT….)
Agricultural technology
Management and Controlling
Economy, Marketing, Politics and Law
Separate subjects for fruit and wine branches
Viticulture
Vinification
Fruit growing
Fruit processing
Plant protection
Silberberg concept
Year 1 (10 months)Year 2
(8 months)
Practical experience
Our students gain practical experience in one or more wine or fruit
growing estates – either in the region or far away, sometimes even
abroad.
Silberberg concept
Year 1 (10 months)Year 2
(8 months)
Silberberg concept
BLL = Betriebsleiterlehrgang
• 8 months from November to July
• 2 project weeks in the second semester
• Fruit and Wine branches have separate classes
• Focus on fruit and wine related expertise
• Focus on management training
• Students may choose 4 optional subjects
• A research paper and a final exam prove the competences
acquired at Silberberg
Year 1 (10 months)Year 2
(8 months)
Silberberg concept
Vocational
matriculation
exam (10 mths)
The way to University (graduation in German, Mathematics, English and
Economics) has been opened by a cooperation with another educational
institution (Maturaschule Benko) and a sponsor (Stefan Stolitzka owning Legero
company) awarded a grant of € 3.000 per student for the first 5 students who
take part in the program
Basics
Fees for residential school of € 320,-- per month and
expenses for activities during the school year
Government aid is possible in year 1 for residential fees,
in the years to follow for residential fees AND
school expenses
Schooldays
Monday (08:00 am) to Friday (04:20 pm)
Application
by end of April in person, per mail, e-mail or fax,
application forms available at the Silberberg
office in paper, per download, per e-mail