Technical Support on Employment in Zambia

This project aims at more and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved employment and empowerment outcomes for youth. The ILO will continue to provide technical assistance to the government to ensure active labour market policies target young people and persons with disabilities. Specific support will be provided towards strengthening the implementation of the Affirmative Action Programme on Youth Empowerment and Employment, by ensuring that the capacities of government institutions involved in the programme are enhanced. Work will focus on support towards skills development in order to improve the employability of youth and persons with disabilities. This will be achieved through facilitating access to entrepreneurship development, business development services, finance and markets. Support will also be provided to the employers’ organisation to implement the prioritised actions identified in the national internship study, as well as for a baseline review of the pilot phase of the programme to inform future roll-out of the internship programme.

Project symbol

ZMB/16/02/RBS

Admin unit

CO-Lusaka

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

28/02/2018

Total allocation

224958

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

224958

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Zambia

Outcomes

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