Increasing level of tertiary education = increasing employability of the youth

Abstract

Cohesion policy is the principle investment policy of the EU. Its primary goal is to support formation of job opportunities, competitiveness of businesses, to enhance the economic growth, sustainable development, and to improve the life quality of citizens. And despite the fact that each of the member states established their own national goals in these spheres, they all share one interest. To be successful within the world market, one precondition must be met - the high-quality human resources which contribute to the production of the top and innovative goods and services. Tertiary education with the increasing preference of study fields and programs in relation to the narrow link to the economical and social needs as a response to the current needs of the labour market thus become one of the major topics of the cohesion policy for 2014-2020. The article presents the EU tertiary education key data, the specific features of the educational sector in the Czech Republic with the options for employability of university graduates within the labour market in continuity with the regional development.