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Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
No

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
-The Grenada National Sustainable Development Plan 2035 -The Committee of Social Partners -Both the Poverty Reduction Plan and Blue Growth Strategy provides elements of youth engagement

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
At a national level, several projects and programmes have been adopted with the aim of promoting youth employment. Among these, there is the New IMANI Programme; the MPower Programme; Project 3. Project Fostering Level-Headed youth (FLY); 4. Project Actively Committed and Empowered (ACE) and the Yutbiz project which focuses on micro-finance.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
No

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
No
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
No
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
No
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
No
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
No
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
No
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
No
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Consulted
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
No
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Consulted
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Consulted
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Consulted

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
No
Consulted
No
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Partnership with many Private and Public stakeholders for direct form of training to provide an opportunity for young persons to be adequately prepared for the job market through On-the-Job-Training. This sub-levels are: - Persons who have academic or skill qualifications for targeted occupational areas, but just want the practical experience - Persons who completed their respective direct skills training and want the practical experience - Persons who want to acquire the respective skill set “on-the-job”, that was not offered in the direct skills training component Trainees are placed in the private and public sector. Potential partners (Managers, Business Owners, Head of Government’s Departments and other areas. The placement areas targeted are determined by: - Needs of the demand-driven sectors - Predominant skill set of the trainees - Attachment areas available Our Direct Skills Component of our programmes provide opportunities for young persons to acquire employable technical and vocational skills with a focus on the acquisition of technical and vocational skills. This component will offer TVET courses island wide. These courses are as follows:

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
No
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
No
People with disabilities
No
Low skilled workers
No
Rural workers
No
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
CDB- Part-financing for increasing capacity UNDP- part – financing for increasing capacity