Trends in effective self-education of Russia’s youth in the future of labor competitiveness

• Main Authors: Natalya N. Glushach, Zenebe Тafesse Kinfu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics 2017-11-01
• Series: Otkrytoe Obrazovanie (Moskva)
• Subjects: youth; employment strategy; employer; employment service; social capital; quality of educational resource; adaptive management; in-depth interviews
• Online Access: https://openedu.rea.ru/jour/article/view/453

In the rapidly changing socio-economic and technical environment of the organization, the key factor in its adaptability, first, is the company’s employees, especially young dynamic people. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the current problem of youth employment, which seeks to identify constraints and motivations for career and mobility in the young people’s labor market. The following methods of study were used: the mass survey of young people, engaged in various economic activities; in-depth interviews with unemployed young people with secondary and higher vocational education; in-depth interviews with representatives of territorial employment services and employers. The study revealed that one of the major problems of youth employment is: 1. The imbalance in the labor market of offers of similar occupations by graduates and a lack of narrow specialists; 2. The proposed vacancies are of little interest to young people, as employers offer few quality jobs; 3. Young people who have a high motivation for development and who have received a quality education tend to be immediately employed in the desired work and continue to develop. The result of analysis made it possible to develop the educational system on the one hand and it should be commensurate with the economic, scientific, and technological demand of the regions. On the other hand, employers need to modernize their enterprises and create modern jobs. Thirdly, we are recommending young people to be self-motivated to professional development and have professional and educational activity.