Identifying the Importance of Competences and Acquiring them as Far as Students are Concerned – Research Romania Spain

Abstract

The all-around development of human resources, and human capital and increasing the latter’s competitiveness by connecting life-long education and learning with the labor market as well as the assurance of increased participation in a modern, flexible and inclusive labor market must represent a priority for all higher education institutions. By studying these aspects, work sociology and psychology can establish strategies for the development of human capital helping thus the labor market. Anticipating tendencies about the way in which individuals relate to the importance of competencies is crucial for developing an efficient strategy concerning the labor market. This paper presents the results of research whose aim was to identify the opinions of Romanian and Spanish students regarding the importance and level of competencies upon graduation in order to enter the labor market.