“Faculty undergraduates and graduates are not as well prepared to enter the labor market as we would like them to be, theoretically or practically. We have to put through minimum training each candidate we recruit,” said Enache.
He added that everything would be easier if universities focused more on renewable energy and boosted the practical side through public-private partnerships.
In Romania young people who want to specialize in renewable energy have quite limited options, with the number of faculties offering such programs being low. Some higher education institutions first offered students the opportunity to study renewable energy last year. Universities who teach renewable energy include the Polytechnic University in Bucharest and the Technical University in Cluj-Napoca (western Romania).
Although young people who come to job interviews don’t have enough of a background to meet the requirements of a job in renewable energy, Enache said most applicants for the company’s jobs are college graduates.
“Most of those who want to work in this sector are young people, largely graduates of technical faculties, who are drawn by the novelty of our industry.” He also notes that applicants have lately widened their educational background by also taking courses in sectors connected to their college studies.
According to the latest information provided by the company, the turnover of the Monsson Group amounted to around EUR10 million at the end of last year.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)