Support to skills councils in Moldova

In three workshops-sessions on 9 and 10 April in Chisinau, Moldova, ETF experts provided advice on setting up sector skills councils.
Four skills councils has already been established in Moldova - for agri-food business, construction, ICT and transport – and the country's VET strategy foresees setting up another eight for energy, trade, transport, information and communication technologies (ICT), and other sectors by 2020.
The ministry of education foresees permanent funding for the councils, and ministry of labour is preparing a law on professions, which will give legal basis for the national qualifications framework, sector councils and classification of occupations (nomenklatura). This law will also provide for a technical secretariat. Read more...