Boosting youth employment using an integrated approach in the framework of DWCPs in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan

The proposed project is based on the national priorities, identified by the governments, employers and workers during technical discussions leading to the development of DWCPs in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. Boosting employment is viewed by the tripartite constituents of these countries as a decisive factor for national economic growth and poverty reduction, and boosting youth employment in particular is viewed as one of the priorities in these countries where demographic pressures are strong and labour markets are facing increasing cohorts of young entrants in the coming years. In recognizing the importance of youth employment, Azerbaijan has stepped forward as the Lead Country of Youth Employment Network (YEN). At the present stage, more efforts need to be made to expand the outcomes achieved during the first stage and to continue stepping up labour market interventions at both supply side (improvement of employable skills and entrepreneurial abilities of young women and men) and demand side (supporting conducive labour market policies and environment for job creation), accompanied by better labour market monitoring and dissemination of LMI. This could be achieved by applying an integrated approach to boosting youth employment that draws on various ILO tools and methodologies already piloted in the sub-region. The proposed activities also reflect the requests* for the necessary follow-up expressed by constituents and clear recommendation for continuity made in the final independent evaluation report. The proposal is strongly oriented to strengthening the capacities of social partners to develop their approaches to youth employment, and use social dialogue as an effective instrument to address the existing employment-related challenges. The ultimate goal is to combine job creation with decent and safe working conditions to boost productivity. *Letters of support are available at SRO Moscow.

Project symbol

RER/06/52/NET

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Moscow

Start date

01/07/2006

End date

30/04/2010

Total allocation

4290527

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

4290527

Development Partners

Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Outcomes

Skills Development