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Emerging La Labor Market Data Sou ources t 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 km 2 ) 13k


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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

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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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