Strengthening the employability of youth in Montenegro

Knowing that youth development, empowerment and transition to labour market involves multifaceted approach, analyses and interventions, youth policy in Montenegro needs strong focus and dedication of resources for its implementation. Main issues in youth policy field, recognized through Analysis of policy, legal and institutional framework, 2013 (by UN Montenegro) in the areas of youth participation and employment, are: lack of systematic data and knowledge on youth, lack of strategies and policies on youth, poor human and financial resources in implementation of policies, insufficient inter-ministerial cooperation, poor infrastructure, ad-hoc and reactive planning, as well as lack of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. This integrated policy initiative will assist the government in better realizing the following: EU Agenda 2020 guidelines related to education system performance and facilitation of entry of young people to the labour market, UN Youth Strategies, EU Youth strategy, ILO Employment Policy Convention (2014), Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958), UN Commission for Social Development resolution adopted in February 2008. This initiative will enable expert support by the UN system to the young country in improving educational outcomes of young people, quality transition to the labour market, creating favourable conditions for decent work and overall youth empowerment. It will also support the ongoing close cooperation between UNICEF, UNDP, ILO and overall UN System with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as well as other national partners on policy. It will tackle three categories of normative work: (i) inform development of policies with evidence, (ii) support to government and others to develop and integrate the UN/EU norms and standards into legislation, policies and development plans, and (iii) support to government and others to implement legislation and policies based on the international norms, standards, and conventions.

Project symbol

MNE/15/02/OUF

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Budapest

Start date

01/11/2015

End date

31/08/2017

Total allocation

123332

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

115889

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Montenegro

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects