Educational supply is evaluated in the middle of the implementation period for the development plan.
This process is commissioned by the MoEC and supported by a national coordination group appointed by the MoEC. The MoSocH is also involved in this process. During this process the production of the qualifications is compared to the entrant targets and assessed in relation to the sufficiency of workforce (shortages among different professional and vocational groups, changes in professional roles and the service structure etc.).
Furthermore, the implementation of the actions defined in the national development plan for social and health care services is supported and assessed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health as well as research institutions governed by the Ministry.
More in general there is a continuous monitoring of labor force in Social care and Health, yearly reports from THL (through data from Statistics of Finland and Valvira). In addition, The Finnish Medical Association and the Finnish Dental Association together with Local Government Employers (KT, www.kuntatyonantajat.fi) collect information on physician and dentist shortages in municipal health centres. KT reports also the shortages of the medical specialists in hospitals. KT makes assessments every two or three years also on the shortages of other professional and vocational groups in municipal social and health care. These assessments on sortages are carried out in collaboration with the MoSocH.
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