Enhancing labour market relevance and outcomes of higher education: Country note Portugal
This country note presents the results of an analysis of undertake Portugal undertaken
within the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative
project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European
Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions
enhance the employment outcomes of graduates by better aligning higher education provision
with labour markets skill demands. Portugal has a high the concentration of students
in short-cycle programmes in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and engineering.
These programmes have the potential to increase student enrolment in bachelor and
postgraduate fields of study that are connected with the digital and technological
transition of the economy, and so far have seen low enrolment. The success of short-cycle
programmes as pathways to further study will require a combined approach of improved
study guidance and student support. The country note reviews the system context, highlights
challenges faced by higher education institutions and, lessons learned from current
practice, and presents policy options.
Available from June 15, 2022
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