Launching a policy discussion on VET & Skills good multi-level Governance in Moldova
Moldova has been implementing VET reform aimed at supporting the socioeconomic development of the country. VET Strategy 2013-2020 represents the main policy document that outlines the reform process and sets medium and long-term objectives aiming at strengthening the sector, aligning it to the national context and meeting European integration aspirations ([1]).
Such Strategy for the Development of Technical Vocational Education (2013-2020) defines Moldova’s vision for reforms in vocational education and training from a lifelong learning perspective. In concrete, the Moldavian VET strategy 2013-2020 aims at:
- Restructuring and modernizing VET network, and establishing Centres of Excellence,
- Adjusting VET delivery to the labour market needs based on competences,
- Enhancing the quality of VET through new curricula and QA and NQF developments,
- Increasing teaching staff quality with student-centred lifelong learning approaches,
- Improving the efficiency of VET funding resources,
- Increasing VET attractiveness for the uptake of VET places by 10%.
The key objectives of this workshop are following:
- Sharing and exchanging among high level, other key country stakeholders and ETF, main views, ambitions, expectations and other key policy issues for implementing methodological approach on and review of VET & Skills good multilevel governance in the country.
- Collect relevant feedbacks to be incorporated in ETF final methodology-toolbox- to support smooth implementation of VET good multilevel governance review in the country.
- Agree with Moldavian high-level and other key stakeholders on the mutual approach and way forward to implement such institutional review based on ETF toolbox.
([1]) Many parts of this background is based on Torino process report Moldova (2018-2020)