“Find Your Future Career”

Access-Chisinau, “Mihai Eminescu” Lyceum

According to National Center for Education Statistics

Problem : High-school students in Moldova do not know what profession they would like to choose

Change their profession

Keep their profession

86%

14%

Goals :

1. Show the quality of Vocational Education in our school

2. Find solutions to solve the problem

3. Completely eliminate career based insecurity

After interviewing IX-th form students in order to find out about the future career decision it was identified the following:

17,5%

29,5%

29,5%

2,5%

21%

Francophone

Exact science

Human science

College

Didn't decided

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

What students expect from their profession

7

11

166

3

4

12

11 1 Don't know

Family

Power

Money

Satisfaction

Glory

Succes

Experiences

Aptitudes

Girls

Reputation

Travel

Where they would be employed

26, 59%

1, 2%

5, 12%

1, 2%

3, 7%1, 2%7, 16%

Don't know

School

Hospital

Tourism agency

Private companies

Who influenced them in choosing their career

28

14

13

Independent decision

Family

Friends

School

Vocational Education

32

22

Nothing

Internet

Family

XI-th form Chosen Profession

30%

40%

30%

0, 0%

Don't know

Designer

Economy

Their expectations regarding their profession choice

10%

57%

13%

20%Experience

Money

Satisfaction

Hapiness

Who influenced them

100%

Family

Vocational Education provided at different levels:

70%

15%

15%

Lyceum-Nothing

Internet

Family

XII-th form “Do you know what career to choose?”

15%

85%

Don't know

Decided

Expectations

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Where they will be employed

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Employment

Degree of Vocational Education provided in the school

88%

12%

Nothing-Lyceum

Lyceum

Measures proposed by the students

For our school :

Optional vocational lessons

Provide Psychological tests

Career tests

Organize meetings with the graduates

Organize the Career Orientation week

For the Government:

Eliminate the Soviet educational system

Career Fairs

More fund allocations for the educational system

Vocational education in Europe

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