{"id":24288,"date":"2025-02-03T08:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skilltracking.highereducation.ac.cy\/?p=24288"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:24:29","slug":"cyprus-bridging-the-gap-between-higher-education-and-the-labour-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skilltracking.highereducation.ac.cy\/el\/cyprus-bridging-the-gap-between-higher-education-and-the-labour-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus: bridging the gap between higher education and the labour market"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24288\" class=\"elementor elementor-24288\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e088f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e088f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_bg_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_laptop&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_position&quot;:&quot;center center&quot;,&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ebc20a\" data-id=\"2ebc20a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92dba06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92dba06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improving the link between higher education and the labour market has been a strategic priority of the Department of Higher Education (DHE) of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth. To address this goal, the DHE received funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the project \u2019Development of a national graduate tracking mechanism and design and implementation of an employers\u2019 skills survey\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccb732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ccb732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This 5-year project (2022-26) aims at establishing a comprehensive national graduate tracking mechanism to collect and analyse graduate outcomes from all higher education institutions in Cyprus. The project also ensures Cyprus&#8217;s participation in two waves of the European graduate tracking survey (EUROGRADUATE 2022 and 2026), and the design and implementation of a national employers\u2019 skills survey to evaluate employers\u2019 current and future skill needs. By providing high-quality longitudinal national data, these surveys aim to identify and address skill gaps, enhance graduates\u2019 employability, and improve the responsiveness of Cyprus&#8217;s education and training system to labour market needs.<\/p><p>The first two cycles of the graduate tracking survey and EUROGRADUATE were successfully completed in 2024. The first cycle&#8217;s national findings report is already available on the project website, with the second cycle&#8217;s report scheduled for January 2025. The first cycle of the national employers\u2019 skills survey is ongoing, with the findings report expected in spring 2025.<\/p><p><strong>Preliminary findings<\/strong><\/p><p>The first cycle of Cyprus\u2019s national graduate tracking survey provided valuable insights. Data were collected from graduates of the academic years 2016\/17 (graduate cohorts 1 and 5 years after completion of studies, T+5) and 2020\/21 (T+1) who completed programmes delivering qualifications at EQF levels 5, 6, and 7. Graduates from public schools of higher VET (MIEEK) also participated. A total of 1\u2009438 graduates participated in an online questionnaire conducted in Greek and English. The findings revealed high satisfaction with studies across both cohorts. Labour force participation was high (90% for T+5 and 82% for T+1 graduates), with most employed in Cyprus, in both the public and private sectors. Self-employment remained low (14-15%).<\/p><p><strong>Figure 1.<\/strong> Labour market participation and labour market outcomes of higher education graduates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ee25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93ee25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/skilltracking.highereducation.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cy-picture.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skilltracking.highereducation.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cy-picture.png 500w, https:\/\/skilltracking.highereducation.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cy-picture-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c6aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c6aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Significant skill mismatches were identified: 42-45% of graduates reported being overeducated for their current jobs, and 15-21% reported horizontal mismatch. Graduates frequently reported overskilling, rating their own hard, soft, digital, and green skills as higher than what their jobs required. Underskilling was less common, and was identified in specific areas, particularly in fields with rapidly evolving technical requirements. Over 50% of graduates participated in reskilling and upskilling activities, most of which were employer-provided, focusing on acquiring hard skills relevant to their job roles.<\/p><p>These findings underscore the challenge of aligning higher education outcomes with labour market needs, highlighting critical areas for policy interventions to address mismatches and improve graduates\u2019 readiness for the workforce. In 2024, the DHE shared these findings with relevant ministries\/policy-makers and other stakeholders, such as researchers, HEI representatives, career counsellors, employers to inform adjustments in policies, academic study programmes, and counselling practices in alignment with labour market demands. The findings were also featured in the project\u2019s social media accounts, helping to raise awareness of labour market trends and skill mismatches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6593a6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6593a6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_bg_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_laptop&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wdt_bg_position&quot;:&quot;center center&quot;,&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8c7f2f\" data-id=\"e8c7f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d10ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d10ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedefop.europa.eu\/en\/news\/cyprus-bridging-gap-between-higher-education-and-labour-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cedefop.europa.eu\/en\/news\/cyprus-bridging-gap-between-higher-education-and-labour-market<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improving the link between higher education and the labour market has been a strategic priority of the Department of Higher Education (DHE) of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth. 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