Transcript Moldova - World Bank

“Emergency” vocational training
programs
Republic of Moldova,
country exercise
Diagnosis, key issues
Lack of motivational education at all levels
(secondary, university, post-graduate)
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Brain drain, Rigid labor market
Poor financing (public, private)
Lack of leadership, entrepreneurial spirit
Student-interest driven education instead of market
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Traditionally state-run education, no much changes
in curricula
Education system, key figures
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Vocational 70
Colleges
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Universities 36, incl. 16 state, 20 private
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114 th students
137 qualifications
5,9 th teachers,
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37% PhD,
6% doctors habilitat
24% public finance (out of requirements), <3% of GDP (2002)
UNDP Human development index: 98 place out of 174
countries
Key causes of the problems
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Internal
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Conservatism in teaching methods,
Big focus on traditional theoretical training
Focus on knowledge, instead of skills
Lack of team spirit
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mismatch with real business needs
Traditional perception of free education
No demand for life-long education
“Emergency” vocational training
programs: Objective of the intervention
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Develop skillful versatile workforce in the short term
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Key institutions:
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business, firms
industry
Ministry of Economy,
Ministry of Education,
Competitiveness and Productivity Center
vocational training schools,
Target groups:
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Students
Firms,
teachers
Proposed activities
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Reach Agreement with the Ministries
Develop a “combined” training program, curricula
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soft skills at the institution
Technical skills at the selected enterprises
Training of enterprise trainers in soft skills
Short Study visits abroad
Visiting professors, coachers
Benchmarking
Licensing of the training institution
Accreditation
Invest in control & measurement labs (one per sector)
Cost estimate
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Total Cost:
15 mln euro,
+ 20% enterprise (customers) contribution
Duration -5 years
Institutions involved
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Role of Ministry of Education, Economy:
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Adjust legislation, monitoring
Other partners, donors:
NGO’s,
– business associations
- High performing teachers - practitioners
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Results indicators
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Number of “trained workers” 5000/year
initially
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Schools:
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Growing up to 15000/year in 5 years
pilot – 10, gradually involving up to 50
1000 – teachers from the vocational schools
1000 – “enterprise” trainers
Background information Moldova
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Team members:
Gheorghe Efros, Roman Lazu, Olga Ponomariov, Ion
Tighineanu, Alexandru Ghiduleanov, Petru Gaugas, Liviu
Oboroc
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Republic of Moldova, Chisinau,
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CPC, www.aria.md/cpc
State University, www.usm.md
Registration Chamber www.registru.md
Academy of Science www.asm.md
Youth for Progress www.youth-progress.org
Facilitator: Maria Luisa Ferreira