Strengthening Public Employment Services in English Speaking Africa

Employment services play a central role in implementation of the National Employment Policy and on-line job portal system is one of the core competences to efficiently and effectively operate the PES, especially in advanced economies. Where requisite conditions exist, many of the functions in PES can be carried out by the online electronic exchange system from matching jobseeker skills and vacancies, sharing the information of job openings, vocational training courses to job guidance through digital technologies. The system can also contribute to reduce PES operational costs through automation of services and tasks. Nowadays, this technical advancement provides a new opportunity for many developing countries, which lag behind in PES operation, to modernize their PES and expand outreach particularly to vulnerable groups, including women, with minimal physical expansion. In this project component, a Job Portal for the Namibia Public Employment Services will be developed to make an exemplary case in small developing economy. This will contribute to development of tools and guidelines for modernization of PES in developing countries.

Project symbol

RAF/17/52/KOR

Admin unit

CEPOL
EMPLAB

Start date

01/04/2018

End date

31/12/2021

Total allocation

625328

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

599893

Development Partners

Republic of Korea, Ministry of Labour

Country/Countries

Global
Malawi
Namibia

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all