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Tonga

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
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:
Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
- Tonga National Youth Policy - National Migration for Sustainable Development Policy. One of the thematic policy areas is to address the needs of children, adolescents, and youths.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Tonga National Youth Policy (TNYP): - Build youth capacity on employment opportunities and encourage youth enterprises. - Promote and strengthen youth employment programs. - Improve regulatory framework and legislation on employment opportunities for youth.

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
No
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
No
Labour Law and Legislation
No
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)
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)
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

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

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

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
- Partnership with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI) and one of Tonga’s vocational training institutes - the Ahopanilolo Training Institute (ATI), to implement a pilot Apprenticeship Program in 2024. The pilot program was developed in 2023 with the assistance of the ILO-Pacific. - Govt’s career information program - 2021 & 2023/24. This is an awareness program to provide youth with information on possible future career options while as school.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
Yes
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:
- Technical and financial assistance to develop youth employment initiatives such as the apprenticeship pilot program 2023/24 (ILO-Pacific). - Technical and financial assistance to establish the Youth Entreprenership Council (YEC) under the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI), however, it was not successful (ILO-Pacific). - Pathway to Employment 2024 (Social Protection initiative by the World Bank in partnership with Govt and TCCI) (WB). - Pacific Youth Engagement, Empowerment and Economic Pathways (PYEEEP) with the Pacific Community (SPC).