The issue of mismatch on the job market has plagued Mauritius for years. Fresh graduates being the most affected. The authorities have been trying for years to solve the issue through the introduction of measures targeting youth unemployment.
Top jobs on the market
- Web developer
- E-Reputation Specialist/ Digital Marketing Specialist
- Financial analyst
- Talent Acquisition Management
- Food and Beverages Management
- Project management/ Complexe management / Facilitaty management
- SEM Specialist
- Community Manager
- Digital Marketer
- Accountant
- Bankers
- Compliance Officers
- Trust Accountant
- HR Coordinator
- Sales and Marketing
- Offshore (Client Accountant, Fund Administrator, Company Administrators, Manager – B&D, etc.)
- Business development management
- Civil Engineers
- Software developers
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
1. Education
- Teacher Training and Education Science
- Educational Psychology
- Special Needs Education
- Pedagogy & Curriculum
2. Humanities and Arts
(a) Arts
- Creative Arts
- Design and Technology
- Multimedia Technology and Design
- Theatre Arts/ Film Production
(b) Humanities
- Languages -Arabic, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Mandarin (Teaching)
- Translation Studies
3. Social Sciences, Business and Law
- Entrepreneurship Management
- Fund/ Trust Management
- Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
- Trust Law
- Logistics/Supply Chain Management
- Real Estate/Property Financing and Management
4. Science
(a) Life Sciences
- Bio-Informatics
- Biotechnology
- Marine Sciences
- Microbiology
- Nanotechnology
- Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Sciences
(b) Physical Sciences
- Geomatics
- Hydrology
- Oceanography
- Ocean Management Sciences and Engineering
- Legal Metrology
(c) Computing
- E-Commerce/ E-Marketing
- Mobile Application Development
- Network Engineering
- IT with Forensics- Cyber Law and Cyber Crime
- Software Development/Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Web Design
5. Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
- Engineering and Engineering Trades
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Hydrology/ Water Resource
- Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
- Marine/ Coastal/Offshore Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Product Design Technology
- Quantity Surveying
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Traffic/Transportation Engineering
- Thermal Engineering
(b) Manufacturing and processing
- Fiber Science/ Apparel Design
- Product Design Technology
- Textile Science and Technology
(c) Architecture and Building
- Architecture
- Green Architecture
- Interior Design and Decoration
- Landscape Architecture
6. Agriculture
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
- Aquaculture
- Bio-security/ Food Safety
- Veterinary Medicine/ Sciences
7. Health and Welfare
- Food and Nutrition (Teaching)
- Genetic Studies
- Podiatry
- Epidemiology
- Bio-medical Engineering
- Radio therapy
- Dental Mechanics/ Prosthesis
- Dental Technician (Equipment/ Maintenance)
- Nursing with special reference to: Intensive Care, Anesthesiology, Primary Care, Midwifery.
8. Services: Environmental Protection
- Disaster Management
- Energy/Resource/Sustainable Management
- Energy Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Ocean Disaster Prevention/Protection
POSTGRADUATE LEVEL
- Cloud Computing
- Disaster Recovery
- Network Engineering/ Network Security
- IT Governance
- System Integration Engineering
The LIPFS is also used as a reference document for the award of scholarships as well as for the introduction of new programmes and capacity building at the tertiary level.