Kiribati
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
- No
- 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)
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
Additional information:
The Ministry of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs (MWYSSA) has allocated specific financial resources to support youth through initiatives such as the Youth Loan Scheme, in addition to the Support Fund for Unemployment. These funds aim to enhance youth economic participation and reduce unemployment through access to credit and targeted assistance.Youth in the national development / employment strategy
- Youth in the national development / employment strategy
- Yes
Additional information:
• National Youth Policy 2022–2028 • Ministry of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs (MWYSSA) Strategic Plan • Kiribati Development Plan 2024–2027Countries with national goals for youth employment
- Countries with national goals for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
• National Youth Policy Framework 2018–2022: This policy outlines strategic areas such as education and skills development, economic participation, health and safety, and social cohesion, aiming to provide young people with opportunities to develop vocational and life skills, explore employment opportunities, and promote healthy lifestyles. • Ministry of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs (MWYSSA) Strategic Plan 2024–2027: This plan focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs to deliver gender- and youth-sensitive services, enhancing youth participation in community development, and integrating youth considerations across national development planning. • Government Manifesto: The Kiribati Government Manifesto includes provisions to provide support allowances for unemployed young people, aiming to reduce youth unemployment and support their economic participation.Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
- Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
The number of overseas workers aged 18–45 is targeted to increase from 2,500 in 2024 to 5,000 by 2027.Policy areas in national youth employment strategies
- Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
- Yes
- Enterprise Development
- Yes
- Education, Training and skills development
- No
- Labour Demand
- No
- Labour Law and Legislation
- No
- 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)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- 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)
- Informed
- Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
- Informed
- Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- 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)
- Informed
- Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
- Informed
- Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy
- Fully involved
- No
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Yes
- Consulted
- No
- Informed
- No
- Not involved
- No
Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
- Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
Youth Loan School for Business purposes only to promote self employment- Partnered with the Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Kiribati Development Bank of Kiribati. Capacity Building training- partnered with Commonwealth of Learning, and Kiribati Institute College and Marine Training Centre, Teitoininga (Women Catholic Non organization)Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies
- Women
- Yes
- Migrant Workers
- No
- NEETs
- No
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Low skilled workers
- Yes
- Rural workers
- Yes
- Other (please specify)
- No
Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
- Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
- No