Education programmes are designed to equip young populations with the qualifications required to assume responsible roles in specific professions and in society generally. In this paper, the focus of the analysis is on the significance of a number of higher education programme characteristics in allocating Belarusian young higher education graduates across the labour market and how these graduates perform in their jobs. Graduate performance is analysed in terms of the match between graduates’ qualifications and employment requirements in Belarus. The findings provide relevant information for supporting the educational reform of Belarusian universities and increasing the employability of its graduates.

The Bologna process in Belarus has brought new challenges to Higher Education (HE) institutions in the country. HE sector in Belarus has been undergoing the transformational process from the traditional to new modes of learning. This article presents the survey data of Erasmus + KA2 programme project “Fostering Competencies Development in Belarusian Higher Education – FOSTERC” on the issue of learning modes in Belarusian HE and student learning outcomes. It also discusses the possibilities of encouraging competency-based education in Belarus by fostering mobility of HE teachers and HE students and HE graduates internships.