Youth Employment Policies and Programmes

SMALL COUNTRY, BIG CHALLENGES

LABOUR MARKET (2014):

Unemployment rate(Q4-2014): 27.6 % Activity rate (Q4-2014): 57.4 Employment rate (Q4-2014): 41.5

27.1% vs.28.4% Youth (aged 15-24): 50.4 %

About the country

Population

2.06million

Poverty Rate

30.4 %

EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

I. National employment strategy- 2015y.

II. National action plan for youth employment- 2015y.

III. Operational plan for active labor market programmes and measures

The National Action Plan for Youth Employment consists of four strategic goals

The Action Plan for Youth Employment consists of four strategic goals:• - Strengthening the system for managing the labor market (for

young persons)• - Improving the employment opportunities for the youth• - Fostering the youth employment via the development of the

private sector• - Providing the inclusion of disadvantaged young persons in the

labor market•

Aims Of the Operational Plan for active labor market programmes

• defining the type of programs and measures for employment• deadlines for implementation• successful coordination between stakeholders• reducing unemployment and providing smart sustainable

and inclusive growth

Self-employment Programme

• Annual Target: Support creation of 900 new businesses (start-ups) with 3,000 Euro in equipment and materials• Trainings for 1,500 unemployed on entrepreneurship and business

skills development • Counseling support by experts for Business plan development

• Support for registration of businesses (legal entities)

• Support in procurement of equipment and materials• Mentoring throughout the entire implementation cycle• Additional support of start-ups after registration phase

Remarkable 70 % success rate for start-ups

Over 80 % of beneficiaries are employed

39% increase of new jobs in the active companies

15 micro companies have grown to small companies employing over 250 people

Self-employment Programme

Fact & figures about youth

Over 6,700 unemployed young up to 29 years old have applied (31%) during 2007-2014

2,070 (31%) established micro businesses by young entrepreneurs

35 % women 65 % men

Success rate 70 %

Trainings in labor market demanded skills• Support national inter-institutional and business

sector cooperation for development and delivery of vocational training programms as per labour market needs

• 2014 target: Support of 232 unemployed to acquire skills demanded on the labour market, 30% od which young up to 29 years of age

• Development of model and procedures for training provision to groups facing social exclusion such as inmates, Roma, etc.

In the period 2008-2014

Created 91 new training programs

966 unemployed have been trained in demanded skills

41 % of those are young up to 29 years of age

35 % got employment within 6 months after the training

32 % women 68 % men

Trainings in labor market demanded skills

Internship Programme

• Annual Target: Young unemployed up to 29 years old

• Gaining practical learning and work experience in the private sector employer for 1,000 unemployed

• Financial support of 6.200 denars per month for three monts period of internship for each trained person

Internship Programme

In the period 2008-2014

More than 1.500 young unemployed gain practical work experience

More than 60% of the successfully finished participants are still employed without taking into account the year he completed the program

Community Works Programme

• In 2012 support started in creation of models for social services at local level for those in need

• Support enabling creation of effective models for inclusion of vulnerable groups of unemployed at local level as service providers

• On-job training of unemployed for acquiring new skills/competences

2014 Design Thinking Model (Stanford University) piloted with 5 municipalities

In the period 2012-2014

220 unemployed people got 6 months (short-term) employment)

11 820 direct final beneficiaries of provided services

In 2014 41% of 142 unemployed people were young up to 29 years of age

26% got employed during the programme duration

71 % women 29 % men

Community Works Programme

78 % women 28 % men

Subsidizing employment for young unemployed people up to 29 years by

exemption of paying contributions

Benefit: tax exemption in a period of 1 year for all social insurance contributions

Obligation: employment for additional 1 year after the subsidized period

In 1 year, more than 7.500 young unemployed have been employed through these legislative changes

Reaching youth todayFast, Up to date, Transparent Information

• Established 4 YOUTH Clubs at universities

• “Hot spot” on the latest employment opportunities

• Strengthening the links between potential employers and new graduates

•Over 1,000 personal visits and 50 organized promo events on different topics

Reaching youth todayFast, Up to date, Transparent Information

• A new app that brings all the latest job openings directly to your mobile

• Includes internships, volunteer positions and entry-level job placements

• Over 6,500 downloads, over 1,500 active users

• Almost 90,000 web users and 1,5 mil. visits www.prv.mk

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