World Bank Group2016-08-022016-08-022016-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24755This report sheds light on information sources and on gaps in educational and occupational choices in Moldova by presenting findings based on original data collected in 2015. To support the government in reinforcing Moldova’s career guidance and information systems for education and jobs, individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted during the 2015 school year with secondary and tertiary students, graduates, parents, and teachers. The data address, for the first time in Moldova, issues related to how students make choices, what information they use and what they lack, and what assistance they find useful. As previously noted, one issue with career guidance in Moldova is that non‐school actors are only minimally involved in such activities. This report highlights how career guidance involves numerous actors well beyond the education system by examining the sources of information that students use and extensively reviewing international experience. The remainder of the report is organized as follows: section two describes the methodology of the study, with an overview of what factors into educational and occupational choices and the data used to assess the role of information in Moldova. Section three presents the main findings from both quantitative and qualitative data. Section four discusses the policy implications of the findings and presents examples from other countries of systematic educational information and career guidance that could be useful in designing reforms in Moldova.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOUNIVERSITY TRAININGEMPLOYMENTLABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMSCAREER COUNSELINGSELF‐MANAGEMENTCOLLEGEPROFESSIONAL SCHOOLSSKILLED WORKERSCAREER GUIDANCETEACHERSSKILLED WORKERSCAREER DEVELOPMENTLABOR MARKET NEEDSUNIVERSITY GRADUATESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONTUITIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESTRAINING INSTITUTIONSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLABOR FORCEGRADUATION REQUIREMENTSLEARNING CENTERSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONCAREERHIGHER EDUCATIONEDUCATION SYSTEMSCAREER PROSPECTSGRADUATE PROGRAMSEDUCATION STUDENTSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSCOLLEGESINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATIONSOCIAL SCIENCESINFORMATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONEDUCATIONAL COSTSCAREER PLANNINGJOB SEEKERSLITERACYPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSPROFESSIONAL STANDARDSSTUDENT INFORMATIONSOCIAL SCIENCESEDUCATION STATISTICSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONCAREER CHOICESTRAININGTEACHER TRAININGQUALITY OF EDUCATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESGRADUATEECONOMICS OF EDUCATIONCAREER DEVELOPMENTGRADUATION REQUIREMENTSCAREER CHOICESJOB MARKETCAREER OPPORTUNITIESJOB SATISFACTIONVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONLEARNINGGRADUATESRESEARCHUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONBENEFITS OF EDUCATIONHUMAN RESOURCESEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMTEACHINGSTUDENT INFORMATIONOCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESFURTHER EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY STUDENTSACCESS TO INFORMATIONHIGHER EDUCATIONTERTIARY INSTITUTIONSEDUCATION SYSTEMSCAREER PROSPECTSCOLLEGE EDUCATIONJOB‐SEEKERSBENEFITS OF EDUCATIONHUMAN CAPITALCAREER EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGACCESS TO UNIVERSITYCAREER‐ CHOICESTRAINING INSTITUTIONSCOMPUTER SCIENCEWORKERSINFORMATION SCIENCESCIENCEON‐THE‐JOB TRAININGGENDER‐SPECIFICSTUDENTSCHOOLSDISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMSLIFELONG LEARNINGMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONDISTANCE EDUCATIONLABOUR MARKETJOB SATISFACTIONEXPENDITURESUNIVERSITY STUDENTSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSCAREERSDISADVANTAGED STUDENTSGENDER DISPARITIESINFORMATION SYSTEMSTRADE UNIONSCURRICULUMTEACHERHUMAN CAPITALDISADVANTAGED STUDENTSFEMALE STUDENTSFINAL OUTCOMESCAREER EDUCATIONPROFESSIONAL SCHOOLSTERTIARY EDUCATIONPROFESSIONAL STANDARDSHUMAN RESOURCESON‐THE‐JOB TRAININGCAREER COUNSELINGCAREER OPPORTUNITIESINSTRUCTIONUNIVERSITY TRAININGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSRURAL STUDENTSQUALITY ASSURANCEJOB OPPORTUNITIESUNIVERSITY DIPLOMADEGREESPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSLABOR MARKETSACCESS TO UNIVERSITYSCHOOLSECONDARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONCAREER GUIDANCETERTIARY INSTITUTIONSGENDER DISPARITIESEDUCATION STUDENTSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONUNIVERSITIESUNDERGRADUATE COURSESReportWorld Bank10.1596/24755