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This study was conducted for the first time in Vocational Educationand Training (VET) institutions. The aim of the research is to establish what are the health-related knowledge and behaviors among VET girls and boys, as well as the life skills that can help them find employment.
The study was conducted among students aged 15-19 from 4 centres of excellence, 7 colleges and 9 vocational schools, a total of 20 VET institutions (12 institutions - part of the project and 8 control institutions).
The study assessed the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of 923 students related to their health and life skills. 

The study was conducted within the Project “Develop life skills and healthy behaviors of students in Vocational Education & Training for their development and job readiness”, implemented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with funding support of Austrian Development Agency (ADA) from funds of Austrian Development Cooperation in partnership withthe Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.

The Covid-19 pandemic impacted the fieldwork and caused many challenges in terms of human resources, costs and time, but it didn’t make it impossible. After trying different solutions, the survey staff managed
to complete the survey in 5 months (July-November 2020) covering more than 10,000 respondents net.

This brochure provides an overview of UNFPA’s Demographic Resilience Programme, which aims to strengthen the capacity of countries in Europe and Central Asia to respond to the profound demographic shifts the region is experiencing. Many countries in the region are grappling with how to respond to demographic trends like low fertility, population ageing and outmigration and their effects on the economy, social systems and services. With this new programme UNFPA offers a wide range of tools that help address population dynamics in a holistic manner, enabling countries to mitigate negative effects and fully harness the opportunities that come with demographic change.

National representative survey among the target segment - women aged 25-61 years. Sample: stratified, multistage probabilistic. Margin of error: +-3%. The survey was conducted under the coordination of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection, with the support of UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) within the ‘Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Republic of Moldova’ Project.