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Samoa

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.)
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:
Youth are included as a target group in the Samoa National Employment Policy 2021/2022 - 2026/2027.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Challenges to be addressed include access of youth to financing, strengthened collaboration on planning and programming, strengthening vocational training to absorb drop outs and promotion of agriculture as a viable career choice.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
No
Enterprise Development
No
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
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)
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)
Fully involved
Employers
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)
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)
No
Consulted
Yes
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
2024 The Samoa National Tripartite Forum (a high level forum in Samoa for employment) will oversee the implementation of SNEP. Therefore the strong partnership between implementing agencies and SNTF will enable success implementation of these particular objective to promote youth employment. ------ 2023 Strong partnership and collaboration with Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, civil society, There has been a dynamic growth in programs implemented over the years to provide income generation opportunities, and to build recognition of economic initiatives by youth; there is a need for better centralisation of data in order to get a good clear picture in terms of national coverage (total number of youth that have been exposed to economic development programs by gender, age, village etc) The role of the private sector is increasingly essential to building practical knowledge of youths on areas such as marketing, research, business acumen and low cost technological practices to maximise production as well as participating in TVET programs.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

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

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
2024 International Labour Organisation provides financial support and technical assistance in development of SNEP and the capacity building/seminar for our key implementing agencies ----------- 2023 ILO technical support through MCIL on trainings and awareness programs