Lietuvoje stebime socialinių darbuotojų trūkumą, tačiau žvelgdami į absolventų rodiklius matome, kad didžioji dalis socialinio darbo absolventų nedirba socialinio darbo. Šiame darbe buvo siekiama nustatyti veiksnius, kurie sąlygoja socialinį darbą dirbančių absolventų pasitraukimą iš socialinio darbo veiklos. Analizės rezultatai parodė, kad svarbiausi veiksniai yra studijų rezultatai, psichologiniai, ekonominiai veiksniai ir gyvenamoji vieta.

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.

Higher education provides graduates with both monetary and non-monetary benefits. Globalization and technological developments foster utilitarian approach, therefore the transmission of competences that are relevant in labour market is an important target for higher education institutions. The paper presents findings of research on the match of generic competences of higher education graduates to labour market needs. Research population consisted of graduates of EU member states and Turkey; the issue was analysed through nine sections. Mainly, graduates lack field mastery, time management and ability to work under stress; they have over-developed competences of international orientation.