VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
AND LABOUR MARKET
ISSN 2307-4264 (Print) ISSN 2712-9268 (Online)

Assessment of redundancy / insufficiency of qualifications of young specialists: review of Russian experience


Introduction. To address the shortage of qualified personnel in the sectors of the economy the national project “Personnel” will start on January 1, 2025. The federal projects that it  encompasses are aimed at  implementing such tasks as  effective employment of graduates of educational organisations, transformation of approaches to the professional development of working citizens, assistance in retraining and advanced training, and many others. The increasing role of  additional vocational education is  also due to  the discrepancy between vocational education and the needs of  the labor market noted by employers and, as a consequence, the need to improve personnel qualifications. Thus, one of the significant issues of personnel policy is assessing the need for additional training of young specialists in the initial period of their working career. 

Aim. Analysis of Russian experience in assessing the redundancy/insufficiency of qualifications of young specialists to determine the future need for the content of additional professional programs and forms of  training that can accelerate adaptation to  the requirements of employers. 

Methods. Review of publications covering the approaches of Russian researchers of the education system and labour market to assessing the redundancy/insufficient qualifications of young specialists. 

Results. The review of publications shows the diversity in Russian practice of approaches to  assessing the redundancy/insufficient qualifications of  young specialists. Determining the long-term need for the content of additional professional programmes and forms of  training in  order to  accelerate the adaptation of  young specialists to  the requirements of employers remains an urgent research problem. 

Practical significance. The results of the study can be used by specialists in the field of  education management, employers, heads of  educational organisations, representatives of the expert community to implement the main directions of personnel policy aimed at increasing the efficiency of personnel training, identifying and developing the resource potential of young specialists.


For citation:

Klyachko, T. , & Tokareva, G. (2024). Assessment of redundancy / insufficiency of qualifications of young specialists: review of Russian experience. Vocational Education and Labour Market, null(3), 32–52. https://doi.org/10.52944/PORT.2024.58.3.004