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Emerging La Labor Market Data Sou

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towards digital TVET ET: The case of Mongolia

Pedro S. Martins

June 2018

Mongolia - Overview

• Began transition to market economy in early 1990s
• 3m inhabitants (avg of 2 per km2)
• 13k GDP per capita (PPP USD)
• Strong economic links with China
• Slowing GDP growth in recent years driven by commodity prices
• High poverty rate, at 29.6%
• Unempl rate of 9.7% (youth: 17.4%)

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National Sta tatistical O Off ffice – Main d data

• Census
• Population and Housing Census
• Surveys (sampling based)
• Labour Force Survey (LFS) – conducted monthly and disseminated quarterly
• Wage structure survey - 2010
• Labour cost survey - 2013
• Administrative data
• Registered jobseekers (monthly)
• Occupational accidents
• Industrial disputes
• Government employees

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Labour M r Market Information S System

Nat’l Empl Service, Research & Info Center

• Major body for labour market data and analysis, under Ministry of

Labour

• Author of several studies and reports, incl Wage Study, Labour Market

Demand Barometer, Graduate Employment Tracer Study Public Employment Services – LMIS component

• Repository of micro data, including vacancies, jobseekers, hirings,
• ccupational choice, migrations
• Further investment in jobcentres (eg training of caseworkers) could

enhance matching and data dimensions

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Traning services

• Significant concerns about skill gaps and mismatches
• Negative effects on employment, formality and productivity

Several programmes and projects to support TVET reform

• ADB’s Third Education Development Project, Japan Fund for Poverty

Reduction (2006-9): improving quality of TVET in public institutions, providing informal skills training for dropouts

• Skills for Employment (2015-): supporting econ diversification and

employer focus

• Increasing higher education responsiveness, Development of sector

councils, Strengthening different aspects of TVET

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Online Portals

99% of Mongolians aged 15-60 are estimated to have a mobile phone; 2.6m internet users 12+ online jobs platforms, incl:

• Unegui: largest portal, with 14k current vacancies (mostly low wage),

16k daily visits, and simple requirements

• Biznetwork: more advanced portal, targeted at professional users,

with 3k vacancies and 4k daily visits; hosted at Nat’l Data Center

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Conclusions

• Developed LMIS including several regular surveys and reports
• Important needs in TVET support and development
• Gaps in engagement towards jobcentres
• Significant number of existing platforms that generate micro data
• Potential gains from greater integration between platforms

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