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Olha Mulska, Taras Vasyltsiv, Ruslan Lupak, Iryna Biletska, Oleh Mykytyn
MEASURES TO BALANCE THE LABOUR MARKET: AN INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM
Abstract:
The study aims to identify imbalances, obstacles and opportunities for realizing the capacity of institutional partnership between employers and vocational education institutions (the case of Lviv region in Ukraine) to balance the labour market. The study is based on the general scientific methods of research – analysis, synthesis, logical generalization and decomposition, as well as special methods – sociological survey and the method of weighted harmonic mean. The methodological tools of the sociological survey include a three-part questionnaire aimed at identifying business needs for workers and business willingness to employ graduates of vocational education institutions (VEIs), as well as substantiating the opportunities for cooperation between VEIs. The study shows that there is a significant shortage of workers in the region (especially locksmiths, construction workers, turners, electricians, etc.) in such economic sectors as water supply, sewerage and waste management, agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining and processing industry, service sector, etc. The authors reveal a low level of cooperation between VEIs and businesses or that of a purely formal nature, which affects the extent to which enterprises are staffed by workers. They also identify a significant need for coordination between businesses and VEIs to meet the demand for workers and the specific occupational and qualification characteristics of graduates. The study reveals the main obstacles to the spread of dual education and substantiates promising areas for its modernization.
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Angel Angelov
THE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROJECT –
A FINANCIAL MECHANISM FOR CREATING A SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET
Abstract:
The article aims to present the Bulgarian policy in the education sector in search for opportunities to create and maintain a sustainable and effective relationship between the labour market and higher education. The study draws attention to the effects of a project, developed and tested in recent years, related to conducting practical training of students. The outcomes show that the availability of similar financial mechanisms contribute to creating and strengthening the relationship between higher education and the labour market.
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Andrey Pochtovyuk
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERESTS OF ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
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This paper focuses on the relationship between the state, individuals, employers, and universities based on methods of quantification. The conclusion drawn is that higher education is the basis for socio-economic development and efficiency of the labour market, which could be used by governments in the formation of a policy regarding higher education through the vocational and qualification conformity indicator.
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Nataliya Makovskaya
FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR THE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES OF ENTERPRISES (BELARUSIAN EXPERIENCE)
Abstract:
The article presents the results of scientific research on the role of labour factors, fixed-term employment contract, in particular, in the innovation activity of organizations of Belarus. The influence of the fixed-term employment contracts on the innovative activity of enterprises has been identified. It has been proven that the smaller scale of the organization, the more often they use a fixed-term employment contract. It is proved that if organizations have a fixed-term employment contract, they are more innovative and innovative organizations are active.