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Youth Employment in Kosova Hafiz Leka Director of Labour and Employment Department

Youth Employment in Kosova Hafiz Leka Director of Labour and Employment Department Labour and Employment Department MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE. Unemployment in Kosovo. Unemployment rate in Kosovo is around 42.3 percent Characteristics of unemployment:

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Youth Employment in Kosova Hafiz Leka Director of Labour and Employment Department

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  1. Youth Employment in Kosova Hafiz Leka Director of Labour and Employment Department Labour and Employment Department MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE

  2. Unemployment in Kosovo • Unemployment rate in Kosovo is around 42.3 percent • Characteristics of unemployment: • Unemployment is predominantly long-term, • Principally affecting youth, • Affecting women • and those with limited education • Disparity

  3. Labour Market Measures in Kosovo • Employment information and assistance services, • Labour market training - Vocational Training, • Direct job creation through labour intensive public work projects, • Employment Subsidies,

  4. 1. Employment information and assistance services • a) Job seekers registration services • b) Counseling for employment • Career Development • Job-Search • Job-Preparation • Vocational guidance • c) Job vacancies registration services

  5. 1. Employment information and assistance services (cont.) • d) Vocational guidance and counseling • e) Matching job seekers to vacancies • f) Labor market information

  6. 2. Labour market training - Vocational Training • MLSW has a network of 8 Vocational Training Centers with 82 training officers including supporting staff. • In 2008, a total of 2304 candidates passed through vocational training centers, • Modular training system based on the individual needs, • 3000 pages of training and learning material, • Target groups: Priority is given to unskilled and semiskilled unemployed youth (16-24 age group). • In-company training

  7. 3. Direct job creation through labour intensive public work projects • Short-term labour intensive employment creation programmes are implemented in partnership with the concerned municipalities. • These programmes provide short-term employment for unskilled unemployed persons registered in Employment offices • Target group: Long-term unskilled unemployed

  8. 4. Employment Subsidies • Provides employment assistance (50% of total wage not more than Euros 100/month) to private companies or other institutions that require manpower trained through the existing vocational training centres programme. • Links between vocational training and labour market • In 2008, 1127 job seekers assisted, • Target group: youth trained through vocational training centres

  9. ONGOING PROJECTS • Employment Generation Project (UNDP) • KOSVET III EAR • LUX- Development • National Development Strategy • Youth Employment Action Plan • Employment and Training Strategy

  10. Strategic Priorities of Employment Strategy for Kosovo • Strengthening the Labour Market Information System as a core instrument for decision making • Development of the relevant institutions and social partnership; • Harmonization of the legal framework, in accordance with EU, • Better targeting and use of the Active Labour Market Programmes as the driving force to fight unemployment,

  11. Main challenges • Lack of trained and experienced staff: displays constraints in offering better service to job seekers, • Completion of the reform of the Public Employment Services • Access and impact assessment of employment and training services, • Transition from passive to active measures • Decentralization of responsibilities and tasks to the MEO and REO in administration and implementation of ALMPs. • Strengthening monitoring and evaluation system;

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