Identification of Labour Market Needs for Vocational Education and Training in the Slovak Republic
The Slovak-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SNOPK) completed a survey named: "Identification of Labour Market Needs for Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Slovak Republic" within the EURASMUS+ European programme project named: National Authorities for Apprenticeships - Introduction of Elements Dual VET Slovak Republic. The project's partners were involved in drafting the contents of the survey questionnaire, specifically the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, the State Vocational Education Institute (SIOV), the State Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Esslingen Regional Academy (Landesakademie Esslingen), Germany, the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ) and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany (BIBB).
Industrial companies in Slovakia were the target group of this survey focused on technical professions. Employers in the SNOPK internal database were contacted, while the Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic and the WKÖ were involved in the distribution of questionnaires and the Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SOPK) also disseminated information on its website. These efforts resulted in the formation of a sample of 72 companies used to obtain relevant results from the survey of employer needs. However, the majority of those respondents are already committed to vocational training. According to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Education SR, 130 companies – mainly from the production sector - intend to introduce dual vocational as of September 2015. Overall, there are 3,685 industrial companies giving work to 10 or more employees.
Industrial companies in Slovakia were the target group of this survey focused on technical professions. Employers in the SNOPK internal database were contacted, while the Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic and the WKÖ were involved in the distribution of questionnaires and the Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SOPK) also disseminated information on its website. These efforts resulted in the formation of a sample of 72 companies used to obtain relevant results from the survey of employer needs. However, the majority of those respondents are already committed to vocational training. According to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Education SR, 130 companies – mainly from the production sector - intend to introduce dual vocational as of September 2015. Overall, there are 3,685 industrial companies giving work to 10 or more employees.