Youth Employment in Kosova

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

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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,

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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

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1. Employment information and assistance services
(cont.)

• d) Vocational guidance and counseling
• e) Matching job seekers to vacancies
• f) Labor market information

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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

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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

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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

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ONGOING PROJECTS

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

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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,

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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