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Kyrgyzstan

Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
No
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
No
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)
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:
• Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic • Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Kyrgyzstan includes youth as a target group in its National Development Strategy 2018–2040, which focuses on youth employment, education, and participation.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Kyrgyzstan's National Development Program until 2026 sets a target to reduce the overall unemployment rate to 5% by 2026, which includes addressing youth unemployment through various economic and employment initiatives.

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
No
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
Yes
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)
Informed
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Informed
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Fully involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Fully involved
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
Employers
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)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Fully involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Fully involved
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)
Consulted

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

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

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
No

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
No
Migrant Workers
Yes
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
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:
International Labour Organization, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)