Abstract:
Ensuring student-centered training, oriented towards the labor market and carried out in partnership with sustainable
development actors ensures a favorable framework for increasing economic competitiveness, adapting production
processes to sustainable objectives and increasing the resistance of the economic environment to economic, social and
geopolitical vulnerability. The purpose of the research consisted in the analysis of the insertion of the graduates of the
University of Life Sciences in Iași (USV Iași) on the labor market. For this, a survey was carried out based on a
questionnaire administered to graduates after a variable period after their graduation. The data processing was carried out
using statistical tools agreed for the researched topic, including the TwoStep Cluster analysis. The results reveal an
insertion of graduates of 66.31%, percentage represented by 36.76% employees and 29.55% entrepreneurs, with small
differences between women (50.2%) and men (49.8%). Conversely, women preferred studies (19.1%) and employment
and men entrepreneurship (48.8%). Graduates of bachelor studies declared an employment of 22.6%, 6.5% continue their
studies. Among the employed respondents, 41.6% started a business or got hired in less than 3 months in the field of
completed studies (49.7%). Graduates of master's studies declared themselves employed in percentage of 81.3%, of which
40.2% are employees and 32.2% are entrepreneurs. The first form of employment or first entrepreneurial activity was
during studies for 28.8% and less than 3 months after finishing studies for 28.0%. Graduates of doctoral studies were
registered with the professional status of being employed for 38.7% of the respondents, of which 22.6% are employees,
9.7% are entrepreneurs and 9.7% are continuing their studies. The results recommend: the dynamic analysis of the
insertion of graduates on the labor market and their career path; analysis and correlation of educational plans and
developed skills in accordance with labor market demand; strengthening partnerships between USV Iași and public and
private economic organizations.
