Alpine and mountaineering schools

An alpine or mountaineering school may only be established and operated with permission from the competent authority.An alpine or mountaineering school is an institution in which professional lessons are taught in mountain and ski tours, canyoning, sports climbing and mountain hiking. If you want to run an alpine or mountaineering school, you must apply for this to the competent authority and indicate the intended location and prove the required personal and factual requirements. The alpine or mountaineer’s training permit is granted for a specific location. Foreign vocational training can be recognised.

An alpine or mountaineering school may only be established and operated with permission from the competent authority.

An alpine or mountaineering school is an institution in which professional lessons are taught in mountain and ski tours, canyoning, sports climbing and mountain hiking. If you want to run an alpine or mountaineering school, you must apply for this to the competent authority and indicate the intended location and prove the required personal and factual requirements. The alpine or mountaineer’s training permit is granted for a specific location. Foreign vocational training can be recognised.

An application is required for:

• the approval of an alpine or mountaineering school

The following changes must be notified to the Authority:

• temporary suspension of operation
• permanent discontinuation of operation
• Waiver of the authorisation (return)
• Appointment of an alternate
• Relocation of the school’s registered office

Note: The Styrian Mountain Sports Act regulates professional lessons in mountaineering, canyoning, sports climbing or mountain hiking. In particular, instruction in mountaineering, canyoning, sports climbing or mountain hiking within the scope of the Styrian Mountain Sports Act does not fall within the scope of the Styrian Mountain Sports Act.

• School education
• Activities of the association, provided that the purpose of the association is the physical training of the members, the association is not aimed at profit and the activity is limited exclusively to the members of the association

But foreign schools and clubs as well as alpine or mountaineering schools from other federal states or states meet certain notification obligations!

for the service Alpine and mountaineering schools:

Abteilung 9 Kultur, Europa, Sport
Landhausgasse 7
8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Phone: +43 (316) 877-4321
Fax: +43 (316) 877-3156
Email: abteilung9@stmk.gv.at
Web address: http://verwaltung.steiermark.at

Public office hours
Montag bis Freitag von 8:00 bis 12:30 Uhr und nach Terminvereinbarung

Additional information

Office of the State Government of Styria, Division 9, Culture, Europe, Sport

1.    ENTRY FEE
A fee of EUR 14.30 must be paid for the submission of the application. A fee of EUR 47.30 shall be payable for applications for the grant of power or recognition of a qualification or any other legal requirement to pursue an activity.

2.    BEILAGE FEATURES
A fee must be paid for each supplement to be attached to the application. It is EUR 3.90 per din A3 sheet*. If the supplement is larger than a DIN A3 sheet, the fee per sheet of paper is EUR 7.20. The maximum fee is EUR 21.80.
* The law uses the term “arch”, which is paper whose side size does not exceed the size of two by 210 mm x 297 mm in one or both directions.

3.    COUNTRY COMMISSION SUPPORT
If official acts of the authorities outside the Office are required for the processing of the application, commission fees shall be paid for this. The amount of the Commission fee for each half hour commenced shall be per participating body.

• for administrative acts of the district administrative authorities: EUR 17.00
• for official acts of other authorities of the country: EUR 23.70

The authorities are obliged to issue the decision whithin six months after the application has been received. If the authority fails to decide within the specified deadline, you have the option of a „Säumnisbeschwerde“ . This Säumnisbeschwerde“ must include the name of the authority whose decision is pending. Additionally, the letter must state the request and provide evidence that the decision deadline of the authority has expired.

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• the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
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Authentication or signature of the application is not required.

An appeal is possible against rulings issued by an authority and shall be filed by the party within a 4 weeks term with the authority that issued the ruling of first instance (against rulings without investigation procedure within a two weeks term). The term starts with the receipt of the written copy of the ruling, in the case of oral pronouncement simultaneously with it.

The appeal shall indicate the ruling it contests, the authority that issued the ruling and contain a motion of appeal with the reasons. No more appeal is admissible if the party expressly waived the right of appeal after receipt or pronouncement of the ruling.

Each ruling contains instructions on the right to appeal and indicates the authority and the deadline for submission of such appeal.

Point of Single Contact Styria

Offices of the Provincial government of Styria
Department 12 - economy and innovation
Nikolaiplatz 3
8020 Graz
Telefon: +43 316 877 5905
E-Mail: eap@stmk.gv.at
Homepage: https://eap.stmk.gv.at

Office of the State Government of Styria
8010 Graz, Hofgasse 16

05.08.2024