DEVELOPING STUDENTS' PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES, DESIRABLE ON LABOR MARKET; A POTENTIAL FRAMEWORK PROGRAM

Given the inconsistencies between graduates' professional training and their expectances in the field of professional competences, University of Craiova has started a series of projects in the field of students' professional training. Ongoing POSDRU project entitled Socio-human competences on labor market in South-West Oltenia region, ID 81762, has the general purpose of harmonizing professional competences of students attending socio-human faculties with those expected on labor market, by local employers. Up to this point of the project's implementation, two products have been elaborated in order to analyze the synchronization degree between competences pursued in the socio-human field and those expected on labor market [1], and to delineate a framework program of professional practice, in order to facilitate development of students' professional competences, desirable for employers [2]. This paper presents an impact study of the framework program of professional practice in the socio-human field, elaborated by us as part of the specified project, in which I took part from May to July 2012, having the role of Training Expert and the attributions in order to train practice tutors and to elaborate the program. The impact study is based on presenting methodology and results of the evaluation regarding the impact of the framework program of professional practice in the socio-human field. The methodology is based on managing and analyzing data of a questionnaire applied to direct beneficiaries of the framework program of practice ( students, caretakers and practice tutors), managers of institutions-to-be employers and University didactic staff of different specializations in the socio-human field. Impact study's results confirm subjects' adhesion to the framework program of professional practice.