Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of the Presidency recently published the “Informe Cero Nacional de Becas y Crédito de Apoyo Educativo”, which provides important insights into the job placement patterns of professionals across different educational levels. The report, covering the four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, was released in late 2022.
According to the report, professionals with undergraduate and technical degrees, graduates of the English Immersion Program, and those with professional technical training take an average of 4.07 years to secure their first job after graduation.
The analysis highlights the significance of strengthening professional families and knowledge areas through educational public policies. It reveals that both the formal and informal sectors seek employees with at least a primary-level education. While the formal sector primarily demands individuals with a university education, the informal sector places a greater emphasis on those with secondary education.
A noteworthy finding is that 39.1% of private sector employees come from the professional families of Administration, Finance, and Law, with Administration accounting for 29.5% and Commerce for 19.2%.
The report highlights that 73% of the job profiles demanded by companies fall within the professional families of Administration, Finance, and Law (53.3%) and Commerce (20%).
In terms of higher education programs offered and enrollment, the report reveals that the professional families with the highest average number of programs and annual percentages nationwide were Education (24.5% with 530 programs), Administration, Finance, and Law (21.5% with 466 programs), and Sociocultural and Community Services (11.3% with 244 programs). On the other hand, the professional families with the fewest programs are Personal Services (0.05% with one program), Transportation and Logistics (0.1% with three programs), and Textile, Clothing, and Footwear (0.2% with four programs).
The report concludes that the higher education system shows a strong capacity to produce professionals in certain fields, such as Socio-Cultural Services, Health and Welfare, Education, Arts and Humanities, Construction and Mining, Information and Communication Technologies, Physics, Sports and Recreation activities, as well as Generic Programs and Certifications. However, it emphasizes the need for the education system to more effectively align with market demands, despite enrollment and graduation rates in these fields surpassing employment rates in the private sector.