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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)
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 Culture, Community & Youth (MCCY) Ministry of Manpower (MOM) National Youth Council (NYC)

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Singapore has implemented broad-based employment policies and programmes that cater to the wider workforce (including graduates and working youths), as well as specific initiatives in place to support youth employment. The Government has also rolled out a range of support measures to help youths’ tide through the economic impact of COVID-19 while acquiring industry-relevant skills. The Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth (MCCY) and the National Youth Council (NYC) are complementing these efforts by providing more diverse opportunities. This includes initiatives such as the YouthTech Programme , which aims to equip youths with digital skills and work experience through traineeships with partner organisations, and the Youth Corps Internship Scheme (YCIS) which provides on-the-job training opportunities for students from IHLs through internships with community and social sector organisations. Key opportunities are also consolidated at Youthopia, a digital platform that serves as a first-stop resource portal for youths. Youths who are persons with disabilities (PwDs) can tap on the Open Door Programme, which helps to enhance the employability and increase employment options for, PwDs. The Enabling Employment Credit also provides employers with wage offsets for each Singaporean PwD earning below $4,000 a month that they employ.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Singapore has national goals and objectives to promote youth employment through different initiatives and programmes for five main areas: 1. Employment facilitation and provision of opportunities 2. Skills and qualification upgrading 3. Career guidance / mentorship 4. Support for entrepreneurship 5. Support for gig workers

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
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)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Consulted
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Consulted
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)
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)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Consulted
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Consulted
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)
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:
(1) The Mentoring Alliance for Action (AfA) is a key national movement co-led by NYC and Mentoring Alliance Singapore (MASg) to forge partnerships with public-private-people (3P) sector partners in strengthening mentoring effort and making mentoring accessible to all youths in Singapore. The AfA will support youths in: a. Career mentoring for those in transition through advice/ feedback to improve career opportunities (e.g. CV/ interviews/ skills), and wayfinding to communities and organisations for job opportunities; and b. Career mentoring for working youth through guidance on upskilling and career switch. (2) The National Jobs Council has spearheaded the national effort to bring together jobs and skills opportunities under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package to support local jobseekers, including graduates and working youths.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
Yes
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