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 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%) 2
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 3
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, occupational choice, migrations • Further investment in jobcentres (eg training of caseworkers) could enhance matching and data dimensions 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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