Ministry of Youth and Education launched a campaign to promote secondary professional education

MYE launched a new campaign for promoting secondary professional studies, which have the target to form a positive attitude towards the possibility to obtain vocational training. For the initial stage, which coincides with the time of admission exams at vocational school, which take place in the period August 15-25 for positions at TV and radio, there would be communicated spots with of informational nature, and in the offices and state subsidiaries “Posta Moldovei” and of “Banca de Economii”, there would be posted information about the usefulness of such training. According to the to MYE sources, this promotions were created to direct the training choice, and to imply trust in parents and students into the vocational training. According to Ministry’s data, professional training institutions had suffered the most radical changes in the last 15 years: the number of students enrolled dropped four times, half of such institutions ceased to exist, and as a result the number or professionals dropped twice. To find out more information about professional schools, MYE opened a hot line 23-33-51. Chief of Education Department, from MYE, Vasile Nogai told Info-Prim Neo that there are 70 schools in RM, of which 52 professional schools and 18 vocational. The enrolment in professional schools takes place in the same manner as in for third level education: according to the junior certificate level. According to the same source, the informational campaign takes place as a result of Vladimir Voronin`s initiative, to revitalize secondary education, given the fact that RM`s economy is short of qualified employees, in the light industry and agriculture, as well as imbalance of employee force. Enrolment is suitable for 85 professionals. The number of budgetary seats available is about 16k, an increase of one thousand comparing to last year. For the contract-based education, for the most solicited positions: computer operator, tailor and auto mechanics there are 1000 places available, the fee varying from MDL 800 to MDL 1700.