"1/3 of graduates leave Albania, choose to work abroad" - WB: The loss of an employee exceeds the benefits from remittances. Take action!
More than a third of people with higher education in Albania choose to emigrate. According to a recently published World Bank report, countries with the fewest higher education graduates also have the highest rate of emigration. Also, it is evident that a not insignificant part of high school graduates also emigrate to pursue higher studies abroad.
According to the World Bank, the emigration of highly skilled workers represents an obstacle to development when the costs to the country of origin of the loss of a given high-quality worker exceed the benefits of remittances.
Referring to the document, there are several factors that promote the emigration of qualified employees. "Pull" factors include proximity to the European Union, where demand for skilled labor is strong.
"Push" factors include limited job opportunities for some specialized professionals in the countries of origin.
There is very little scope for what countries of origin can do in terms of pull factors, but they can try to reduce the factors that drive brain drain, the report said.
The report recommends that increased wage and productivity competition in critical high-skill occupations could help discourage talented workers from migrating.
Small countries can focus on developing sectors where they have an advantage, such as personal and health services for tourists, which can become strong enough to retain skilled workers.
Countries of origin can also establish bilateral agreements with high-income countries to ensure that the benefits of migration are shared equally.
The Global Skills Partnership (GSP) is a collaborative model in which either the government or the private sector funds the training of migrant potential in the country of origin prior to migration.
This training also benefits students in the program who ultimately stay in their country and enter the local workforce, reducing some of the negative effects of brain drain.
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