Description
Country
Focus area
The Integrated Higher Education Graduate Tracking Database (Diplomás Pályakövető Rendszer, IHGTD) combines information on graduates’ careers with administrative data from the Higher Education Information System, the database of the Hungarian Tax Office, and the PES. The IHGTD provides skills intelligence through matching education and employment data. By looking at types of degree courses that graduates pursued and comparing this with their subsequent employment, a detailed picture of graduates’ entry to, and progression through, the labour market is provided. The database consists of four different research modules, questionnaires conducted yearly based on different population with different data collection methods, and linked with administrative data.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
Act CCIV. Of 2011 on Higher Education
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
2012
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
N/A
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by the EU
ESF
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Overqualification (individuals' qualifications/credentials are above their job's needs)
Underqualification (individuals' qualifications/credentials are below their job's needs)
Skill underutilisation (individuals' skills are not well used in their jobs)
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
Data on career outcomes help perspective high school students in the assessment of their employment outlook.
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Graduate tracing
The system tracks the career of graduates with four research modules, combined with administrative data.
Other
The Integration of Administrative Databases (IAD) is the module of Graduate Career Tracking System (GCTS), in which factual data stored in other administration data systems (National Tax Authority, National Health Insurance Fund, Ministry for Innovation and Technology and Student Loan Center) are linked anonymously to individual-level data stored in the Higher Education Information System (HEIS).
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
Students gain information on employment perspectives in different industries with different diplomas.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National agency
Educational Authority (Oktatási Hivatal)
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National ministry
Ministry for Innovation and Technology: It provides administrative data on employment.
National agency
National Tax Authority, National Health Insurance Fund and Student Loan Center: They provide administrative data on employment.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Young people making the transition from education into work
They gain information on employability related to different higher education programmes.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
Linking the survey data with administrative data is one of the key success factors of building an informative graduate tracking database.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
No evaluations or impact assessments conducted.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
Yes
The www.diplomantul.hu portal with online database access was launched in 2020.
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
No reports available.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
The instrument is sustainable, the data collection and provision is expected to continue in the following years with the current methodology.
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