Development of

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Ministry of Education, Republic of Moldova

• Development of
• Vocational Education and Training in the Republic
  of Moldova
• Octavian Vasilachi,
• Chief of TVET department
  
• Chisinau, 11 July, 2011

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Structure of Education System
Level
Name of educational level
V
Higher Education
IV
Post-secondary technical/vocational
education (College)
III
II
Compulsory Education (gymnasium)
I
Preschool Education
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Main objectives

• To increase the level of professional training
  provided by technical vocational education
  through
• Modernization of technical vocational education
  according to the Copenhagen process and labor
  market
• Increasing the quality of education and training
  of competitive workers fit to meet the
  labor demand
• Enhancing the value of human and material
  resources

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Current situation educational institutions,
quotas

• There are 74 Vocational Education and Training
  institutions such as
• 2 vocational lyceums
• 49 vocational schools
• 15 trade schools
• 6 trade schools within prisons
• 2 private vocational schools
• Total quota (enrolled) 20 988 students at 85
  occupations, including
• State schools buget 19 434 elevi (92)
• contract 744 elevi (3,54)
• Private schools 140 elevi (0,66)
• Prison schools 810 elevi (3,85)

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Human Resources teaching and management staff

• Management staff 231 (10)
• teachers of general education subjects 502
  (22)
• teachers of specialty related subjects 313
  (14)
• instructors 1065 (46 )
• social educators 123 (8)
• Total 2234
• 1336 holders of higher education diplomas (59)
• 898 graduates of colleges and vocational schools
  (41)

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Conceptual and strategic basis

• Government Action Plan 2011-2014
• Concept paper regarding the development of
  vocational education
• Consolidated Strategy of education development
  for 2011-2015
• (Order of minister of education nr. 849 dated on
  29 November 2010
• Consolidated Action Plan of education sector
  (2011-2015)
• (Order of minister of education nr. 849 dated on
  29 November

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Priority areas for training

• services
• construction
• agriculture
• transport
• wood processing industry
• food industry 
• catering
• light industry

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Legislative Base

• Education Law
• Regulation regarding the organization of the
  contest for the director position in educational
  institution of following levels preschool,
  primary, secondary, special, complimentary,
  vocational and tertiary education

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Normative basis

• Regulations of organization and functioning of
   vocational  and trade schools (to be revised)
• Regulations of organization and development
  of admission/ enrollment to  vocational
  education (to be revised)
• Regulations of organization of graduation
  examinations in connection with trainings
  provision in vocational education (to be revised)
• The framework plan and curricula for general
  education and technical subjects for vocational
  schools providing 3 year studies.

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Normative basis

• Regulations regarding the functioning of VET
  system (to revised)
• 2 Government Decrees have been made and approved
• Decree nr. 749 dated on 18.08.2010 Regarding the
  reorganization of some VET institutions,
  (rationalization of VET institution network,
  reorganization of 10 institutions)
• Decree nr. 1146 dated on 20.12.2010 Regarding
  the reorganization of VET institutions (as a
  pilot exercise, the activity of Vocational
  lyceums nr.1 and nr.2 was extended until 2013).

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Fees for accommodation in hostels

• At present
• Students pay just 15 out of total cost of
  accommodation
• Fees vary between 15 lei - 80 lei per month
• 85 out of real expenses is not covered
• Actions
• A mechanism to lower the expenses for hostels
  maintenance is in place, endorsed by the
  amendments to the Government Decree nr. 196
  dated on 22.02.2007 regarding special means of
  the institutions under the Ministry of Education
• Revision of accommodation fees for regular
  students but keeping allowances for orphans and
  children from vulnerable families and allocation
  for this purpose of additional fund from the
  state budget.

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Tuition fees

• Tuition fees vary between 2380 lei and 4300 lei
• Average cost of one student covered by the state
  budget in 2010 was about 15 000 lei
• Actions carried out Government Decree nr.196
  dated on 22.02.2007 regarding special means of
  institutions under the Ministry of Education

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Schools endowment, cooperation with international
projects

• Period 2006 2008
• 2006 2,900,000 lei, 7 schools equipped (state
  buget)
• 2007 3,172,000 lei, 17 schools equipped (state
  buget)
• 2008 1,793, 329 lei, (project CONSEPT/LED
  Moldova)
• 9 000 (project MolAgri/ADA, KK,
  ME)
• Period 2009 -2010
• 4,851,187 lei (project CONSEPT/LED Moldova)
• 1,575,478 lei (project Hifab international)
• 33 640 (project ECONET/ KulturKontakt
  Austria)
• 141 000 (project MolAgri/ADA, KK, ME)

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Schools endowment, cooperation with international
projects

• Support provided by ETF in promoting the
  transparency and validation of skills and
  qualifications, continuing education of youth and
  adults, developing occupational standards etc.
• Vocational schools as centre of excellence in
  water and sanitary sector, funded by Austrian
  Development Agency
• Support provided by DFID to developing vocational
  education policy Support to implementation of
  NSD
• HIV Prevention in Eastern Europe, implemented
  by Training Centre CMB CFA Consulting Group,
  Germany

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Employment of VET graduates in 2010

• Total number of graduates - 13 238
• Employed
• Public enterprises - about 6023 (45)
• Private enterprises - 165 (1,2)
• Unemployed or continue their education 7050
  (53,8)

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Issues/Challenges

• Adjustment of normative documents/papers to
  current needs (Regulations, Nomenclator of
  professions, curricula for specialty subjects,
  Regulations regarding the attestation of teaching
  staff)
• Significant discrepancy between the educational
  offer of technical vocational education and needs
  of labor market
• Upgrading of teaching staff according to the new
  curricula contents
• Training instructors on psycho-pedagogical and
  occupational modules

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Issues/Challenges

• Lack of occupational and educational standards,
  as well as unique requirements regarding
  vocational training.
• Mismatch between theory and practice within
  specialty curricula.
• Shortage of specialty textbooks/manuals and other
  teaching materials necessary for vocational
  training.
• Lack of manuals renting mechanism, shortage of
  specialty books.

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Issues/Challenges

• Outdated technical and material basis in a number
  of schools.
• Equipment in schools workshops does not match
  the equipment in enterprises.
• Lack of information and computerization within
  VET system.
• Absence of quality ensuring system.
• Weak collaboration between educational
  institutions, businesses and local public
  authorities regarding practical trainings,
  internship and graduates employment.

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Solutions

• Development of efficient policy leading to
  increase the quality of VET system adjusted to
  changeable economic conditions.
• Rationalization of VET institutions network.
• Promotion of modern management based on
  performances in VET and oriented to enhance
  education quality

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Solutions

• Adjust the Nomenclator of professions and occupati
  ons to the exigencies of economy sector by
  inserting new occupations and modernizing the
  existing ones
• Develop the National Qualification Framework for
  vocational education and training.
• Develop occupational and educational standards.
• Establishment of certification systems of VET
  aligned to national and European requirements.
• Setting up of a system of initial and continuing
  education of VET teachers.

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Solutions

• Development of local manuals and providing
  schools with profile books and teaching
  materials.
• Strengthening partnership between state,
  employers and trade union based on Sector
  Committee in all areas of vocational training.
• Increase the transparency and cooperation between
  educational institutions, businesses, local
  authority, trade unions, community in the
  framework of School Councils.
• Strengthening the capacity of the Republican
  Centre of VET Development (IES) in order to
  provide technical vocational education with
  scientific, methodological and curricula support

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Options for Reconsidering the Vocational Education

• The following options for reconsidering
  Vocational Education are proposed (Draft
  Education Code)
• Vocational/technical education shall be
  provided in
• Vocational schools ( 3 years)
• Vocational lyceums (4 years)
• Vocational/technical consortiums (academic
  mobility with different terms programs)
• Note reorganization will be carried out
  gradually, depending on several factors schools
  capacity, facilities, admission, labor market
  demand,  working with businesses, etc.

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Va dorim succes!