a widely recognised qualification framework and a register of professions are also currently lacking in the slovak republic in contexts such as the slovak republic where formal qualifications in some study fields are poorly understood in the labour market work experience may be used by employers as a screening tool for a set of skills and characteristics kurekova et al the ministry is in the process of developing a qualification framework in cooperation with stakeholders and this may contribute to correcting the existing information asymmetries and improve labour market matching first more substantial workbased learning throughout the slovak vet system would improve school to work transition