A significant portion of the unemployed are university graduates, – M. Lutsky

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Education, Maksym Lutsky, stated that according to the results of 2011, eight people, including many graduates, applied for one vacancy.

In particular, commenting on his bill on the participation of employers in the educational process to improve the quality of training qualified personnel, he expressed the opinion that education should be inextricably linked to the labor market, UNN reports ( http://www.unn.com.ua/ua/exclusive/607862-pivtoramilyonnu-armiyu-bezrobitnih-ocholyuyut-vipuskniki-vnz-%E2%80%93-m.lutskiy/ ).

«According to the results of 2011, an average of eight people looking for work applied for one vacancy in Ukraine. The majority of the more than one and a half million army of unemployed people is youth, graduates of higher educational institutions. This situation arose due to the mismatch between the demand for labor and the offers that higher educational institutions provide. Therefore, employers should be involved in shaping the content of higher education,» the politician emphasized.

According to the people’s deputy, the amendments to the current law «On Higher Education» propose combining the interests of educational institutions and employers in ensuring high-quality training of qualified personnel and the development of scientific processes.

«It is important to introduce student success ratings for each semester and for the entire period of study. It should be available on the official website of the university. In addition, it is necessary to create a database with employers on the availability of vacancies in the labor market. Employers should be full participants in the educational process,» the people’s deputy explained.