The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Bridging the Skills Gap in the Labour Market
Session
Management, Business and Economics
Description
Vocational Education and Training plays a vital role in nurturing human capital and addressing the skills gap. Kosovo faces a high youth unemployment rate and a shortage of skilled employees in firms, indicating an education-to-labor market mismatch. This research explores Vocational Education and Training schools' potential in facilitating youth transition to employment through qualitative interviews with school coordinators across Kosovo. Despite Vocational Education and Training schools having a great potential for bridging the skills gap, they face barriers such as curriculum-labor market misalignment, limited business cooperation affecting dual education, low student motivation, and limited public awareness about Vocational Education and Training 's role in youth employability.
Keywords:
Vocational Education and Training, skills, youth, employment, labour market
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-95-6
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
28-10-2023 8:00 AM
End Date
29-10-2023 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.157
Recommended Citation
Zylfijaj, Kujtim and Shaqiri, Mentor, "The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Bridging the Skills Gap in the Labour Market" (2023). UBT International Conference. 11.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/IC/MBE/11
The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Bridging the Skills Gap in the Labour Market
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Vocational Education and Training plays a vital role in nurturing human capital and addressing the skills gap. Kosovo faces a high youth unemployment rate and a shortage of skilled employees in firms, indicating an education-to-labor market mismatch. This research explores Vocational Education and Training schools' potential in facilitating youth transition to employment through qualitative interviews with school coordinators across Kosovo. Despite Vocational Education and Training schools having a great potential for bridging the skills gap, they face barriers such as curriculum-labor market misalignment, limited business cooperation affecting dual education, low student motivation, and limited public awareness about Vocational Education and Training 's role in youth employability.