From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova

This report sheds light on information sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing Moldova’s career guidance and in...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26508427/aspirations-occupations-role-information-educational-labor-market-decisions-moldova
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topic UNIVERSITY TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CAREER COUNSELING
SELF‐MANAGEMENT
COLLEGE
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER GUIDANCE
TEACHERS
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
TUITION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
LEARNING CENTERS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
CAREER
HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
CAREER PROSPECTS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
EDUCATION STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
COLLEGES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL COSTS
CAREER PLANNING
JOB SEEKERS
LITERACY
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
STUDENT INFORMATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
EDUCATION STATISTICS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
CAREER CHOICES
TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
GRADUATE
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CAREER CHOICES
JOB MARKET
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SATISFACTION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
LEARNING
GRADUATES
RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
TEACHING
STUDENT INFORMATION
OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FURTHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
CAREER PROSPECTS
COLLEGE EDUCATION
JOB‐SEEKERS
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
CAREER EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY
CAREER‐ CHOICES
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
WORKERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
SCIENCE
ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING
GENDER‐SPECIFIC
STUDENT
SCHOOLS
DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
LIFELONG LEARNING
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DISTANCE EDUCATION
LABOUR MARKET
JOB SATISFACTION
EXPENDITURES
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CAREERS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
GENDER DISPARITIES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TRADE UNIONS
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
HUMAN CAPITAL
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINAL OUTCOMES
CAREER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING
CAREER COUNSELING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
INSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
RURAL STUDENTS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA
DEGREES
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
LABOR MARKETS
ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
CAREER GUIDANCE
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
GENDER DISPARITIES
EDUCATION STUDENTS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
spellingShingle UNIVERSITY TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CAREER COUNSELING
SELF‐MANAGEMENT
COLLEGE
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER GUIDANCE
TEACHERS
SKILLED WORKERS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET NEEDS
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
TUITION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
LEARNING CENTERS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
CAREER
HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
CAREER PROSPECTS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
EDUCATION STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
COLLEGES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL COSTS
CAREER PLANNING
JOB SEEKERS
LITERACY
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
STUDENT INFORMATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
EDUCATION STATISTICS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
CAREER CHOICES
TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
GRADUATE
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CAREER CHOICES
JOB MARKET
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SATISFACTION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
LEARNING
GRADUATES
RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
TEACHING
STUDENT INFORMATION
OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FURTHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
CAREER PROSPECTS
COLLEGE EDUCATION
JOB‐SEEKERS
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
CAREER EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY
CAREER‐ CHOICES
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
WORKERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
SCIENCE
ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING
GENDER‐SPECIFIC
STUDENT
SCHOOLS
DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
LIFELONG LEARNING
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DISTANCE EDUCATION
LABOUR MARKET
JOB SATISFACTION
EXPENDITURES
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CAREERS
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
GENDER DISPARITIES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TRADE UNIONS
CURRICULUM
TEACHER
HUMAN CAPITAL
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINAL OUTCOMES
CAREER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
TERTIARY EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING
CAREER COUNSELING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
INSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
RURAL STUDENTS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA
DEGREES
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
LABOR MARKETS
ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL
SECONDARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
CAREER GUIDANCE
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
GENDER DISPARITIES
EDUCATION STUDENTS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
World Bank Group
From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description This report sheds light on information sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing Moldova’s career guidance and information systems for education and jobs, individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted during the 2015 school year with secondary and tertiary students, graduates, parents, and teachers. The data address, for the first time in Moldova, issues related to how students make choices, what information they use and what they lack, and what assistance they find useful. As previously noted, one issue with career guidance in Moldova is that non‐school actors are only minimally involved in such activities. This report highlights how career guidance involves numerous actors well beyond the education system by examining the sources of information that students use and extensively reviewing international experience. The remainder of the report is organized as follows: section two describes the methodology of the study, with an overview of what factors into educational and occupational choices and the data used to assess the role of information in Moldova. Section three presents the main findings from both quantitative and qualitative data. Section four discusses the policy implications of the findings and presents examples from other countries of systematic educational information and career guidance that could be useful in designing reforms in Moldova.
format Report
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
title_short From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
title_full From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
title_fullStr From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
title_full_unstemmed From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova
title_sort from aspirations to occupations : the role of information in educational and labor market decisions in moldova
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26508427/aspirations-occupations-role-information-educational-labor-market-decisions-moldova
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24755
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spelling okr-10986-247552021-05-25T08:49:42Z From Aspirations to Occupations : The Role of Information in Educational and Labor Market Decisions in Moldova World Bank Group UNIVERSITY TRAINING EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS CAREER COUNSELING SELF‐MANAGEMENT COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS SKILLED WORKERS CAREER GUIDANCE TEACHERS SKILLED WORKERS CAREER DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET NEEDS UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TUITION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING INSTITUTIONS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LABOR FORCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS LEARNING CENTERS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CAREER HIGHER EDUCATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS CAREER PROSPECTS GRADUATE PROGRAMS EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS COLLEGES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION SOCIAL SCIENCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EDUCATIONAL COSTS CAREER PLANNING JOB SEEKERS LITERACY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS STUDENT INFORMATION SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION STATISTICS QUALITY OF EDUCATION CAREER CHOICES TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING QUALITY OF EDUCATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES GRADUATE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CAREER CHOICES JOB MARKET CAREER OPPORTUNITIES JOB SATISFACTION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING GRADUATES RESEARCH UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BENEFITS OF EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TEACHING STUDENT INFORMATION OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FURTHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACCESS TO INFORMATION HIGHER EDUCATION TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION SYSTEMS CAREER PROSPECTS COLLEGE EDUCATION JOB‐SEEKERS BENEFITS OF EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL CAREER EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY CAREER‐ CHOICES TRAINING INSTITUTIONS COMPUTER SCIENCE WORKERS INFORMATION SCIENCE SCIENCE ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING GENDER‐SPECIFIC STUDENT SCHOOLS DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIFELONG LEARNING MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION LABOUR MARKET JOB SATISFACTION EXPENDITURES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CAREERS DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS GENDER DISPARITIES INFORMATION SYSTEMS TRADE UNIONS CURRICULUM TEACHER HUMAN CAPITAL DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FEMALE STUDENTS FINAL OUTCOMES CAREER EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS TERTIARY EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS HUMAN RESOURCES ON‐THE‐JOB TRAINING CAREER COUNSELING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES INSTRUCTION UNIVERSITY TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RURAL STUDENTS QUALITY ASSURANCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA DEGREES PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS LABOR MARKETS ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY EDUCATION CAREER GUIDANCE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS GENDER DISPARITIES EDUCATION STUDENTS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES UNDERGRADUATE COURSES This report sheds light on information sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing Moldova’s career guidance and information systems for education and jobs, individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted during the 2015 school year with secondary and tertiary students, graduates, parents, and teachers. The data address, for the first time in Moldova, issues related to how students make choices, what information they use and what they lack, and what assistance they find useful. As previously noted, one issue with career guidance in Moldova is that non‐school actors are only minimally involved in such activities. This report highlights how career guidance involves numerous actors well beyond the education system by examining the sources of information that students use and extensively reviewing international experience. The remainder of the report is organized as follows: section two describes the methodology of the study, with an overview of what factors into educational and occupational choices and the data used to assess the role of information in Moldova. Section three presents the main findings from both quantitative and qualitative data. Section four discusses the policy implications of the findings and presents examples from other countries of systematic educational information and career guidance that could be useful in designing reforms in Moldova. 2016-08-02T16:00:53Z 2016-08-02T16:00:53Z 2016-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26508427/aspirations-occupations-role-information-educational-labor-market-decisions-moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24755 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova