Understanding the transition to work for first degree university graduates in Portugal

Galego, Aurora; Caleiro, António

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“…Data show that in some fields of education and training, there is an adjustment between the supply of and demand for graduates, such as “social sciences, business and law”, “engineering, manufacturing and construction” and “health and welfare” since these are simultaneously the most requested by the labour market and those producing a greater number of graduates. This finding corroborates the results in the literature that graduates in health, engineering, business and law are more likely to find a job in their educational area (Buonanno and Pozzoli, 2009; Galego and Caleiro, 2011; Frenkel and Leck, 2017). At the other end of the scale, “agriculture” has the lowest proportion of job offers registered by the IEFP (3%) and, similarly, presents the lowest share of graduates (2%).…”

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(Mis)match between higher education supply and labour market needs: evidence from Portugal

Olo

Correia

Rego

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse whether there is an adjustment between the Portuguese higher education supply and the needs of the labour market.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study is performed, using a quantitative approach, relating the job offers for graduates registered at the employment centres and the number of graduates by higher education institutions (HEIs) in Portugal, at an aggregate level and NUT II regions, by areas of education and training, over the 2003–2018 period. To understand how job offers and graduates are correlated, bilateral Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated.FindingsThe results show that, in large groups of educational areas, exists a match between the higher education supply and the labour market needs, with an emphasis on the fields of “social sciences, business and law”, “engineering, manufacturing and construction” and “health and welfare”. However, at a more disaggregated level, a mismatch in the sub-areas of “teacher training and education science” and “computing” was found since labour market needs are much greater than graduates by HEIs and the two variables are moving in opposite directions.Practical implicationsThe study has revealed important aspects that the educational policy should take into account in order to create the conditions for a gradual adjustment to the labour market needs. Also, the results demonstrate that some measures should be taken in short/medium term to avoid problems in the medium/long term.Originality/valueOne implication of this empirical study was the elaboration of a correspondence table to standardise the data analysis units from two different sources. As this correspondence did not exist prior to this study, this output is a relevant contribution to the research field. Another important contribution is the demonstration of a mismatch in some educational sub-areas that deserves special attention from educational policymakers.

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(Mis)match between higher education supply and labour market needs: evidence from Portugal

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Correia

Rego

2021

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“…Academic trajectory: Field of study, year degree completed, final grade, participation in extracurricular activities, international academic mobility and internships -Espejo and Ibanez (2006), Grayson (2004), Heijke et al (2003), Robst, (2007 and Wolbers (2003) noted that graduates from occupation-specific programmes have a much higher probability of making a successful education-job match than those coming from more general programmes. Buonanno and Pozzoli (2009), Frenkel and Leck (2017) and Galego and Caleiro (2011) discovered that graduates in health, engineering, business studies and law are more likely to obtain a job in their educational field.…”

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The Determinants of Education-Job Matching for Portuguese Graduates

Olo,

Correia,

Rego

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This paper deals with the determinants of education-job match for higher-education graduates, using a logistic regression model to identify explanatory variables related to sociodemographic, academic trajectory and institutional characteristics. The empirical analysis is based on an anonymous online questionnaire administered to a sample of graduates, from 2014 to 2019, in Portuguese institutions, of which about five hundred observations were made. Although the boundaries between universities and polytechnics are less obvious today, there are still some differences between the two higher-education subsystems regarding education-job match. The main ones are related to the field of study, gender, and the need to move away from home to study and work. Factors that improve the probability of education-job matching, common to both subsystems, were also found, such as having i) studied ‘social sciences, commerce, and law’ and ‘engineering, manufacturing and construction’, ii) attained good final grades, and iii) participated in extracurricular activities involving complementary training.

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“…Contudo, importa perceber ainda se estes fatores serão exclusivos da profissão de psicologia e se haverá um efeito da área de formação a este nível, como outros estudos parecem sugerir (e.g., Santiago, 2009). Especificamente em Portugal, um estudo de 2011 verificou que os diplomados em engenharia e em economia e gestão da Universidade de Évora tinham mais sucesso em encontrar emprego após a conclusão do curso, em comparação aos estudantes de artes e humanidades e de ciências sociais, como a psicologia (Galego & Caleiro, 2011). Embora não possam alterar o mercado de trabalho, as instituições de ensino podem promover mecanismos de empregabilidade, sobretudo tendo em conta que a falta de apoio na procura de emprego por parte da instituição de ensino é um fator que dificulta esta transição, como identificado no Estudo 2.…”

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O papel do estágio curricular em psicologia na transição para o mercado de trabalho: perceções e vivências de estagiários e psicólogos

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Brandão,

Paiva

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ResumoO estágio curricular é uma etapa formativa fundamental no desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional, proporcionando um contacto direto do estudante com o mundo de trabalho. Esta investigação explorou o papel do estágio curricular em psicologia na transição para o mercado de trabalho. Para isso, foram realizados dois estudos com design qualitativo. O Estudo 1 explorou como o estágio curricular é vivenciado por estudantes de psicologia, recorrendo a entrevistas semiestruturadas com três estudantes que estavam ou já tinham realizado o estágio curricular. O Estudo 2 descreveu como o estágio prepara os psicólogos recém-formados para o mercado de trabalho, recorrendo a um questionário aplicado junto de 30 indivíduos que trabalham na área da psicologia. Os dados foram analisados com recurso a análise de conteúdo temática e estatística descritiva. Globalmente, os resultados revelaram que as distintas fases do estágio curricular acarretam diferentes responsabilidades e níveis de autonomia e confiança e que o conhecimento e as competências desenvolvidas durante este processo são sentidas como promovendo o desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional, facilitando a transição para o mercado de trabalho. Apontam--se orientações que potenciem o estágio curricular em psicologia, considerando que esta etapa traduz uma experiência de aprendizagem rica para estagiários e futuros profissionais.Palavras-chave: estágio curricular em psicologia, transição para o mercado de trabalho, ensino superior, empregabilidade

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Understanding the transition to work for first degree university graduates in Portugal

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

(Mis)match between higher education supply and labour market needs: evidence from Portugal

(Mis)match between higher education supply and labour market needs: evidence from Portugal

The Determinants of Education-Job Matching for Portuguese Graduates

O papel do estágio curricular em psicologia na transição para o mercado de trabalho: perceções e vivências de estagiários e psicólogos

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