Central African Rep.

1.Series

The Central African Agency of Vocational Training and Employment is not in charge of the unemployment statistics, but those concerning job-seekers and job offers.

2.Agency making the initial registrations of unemployed persons

Name of the agency:

Agence centrafricaine de Formation professionnelle et de l’Emploi
  • ACFPE (The Central African Agency of Vocational Training and Employment).

    Type of agency:

    Public service under a national authority.

    Name of the national authority:

    Ministry of Civil Service and Social Security.

    Location of the local offices making the registrations:

    In some areas only: Bangui, Berberati, Bouar, Bangassou, Mbaïki, Bambari and others.

    Type of services provided/administered by the agency:

  • Assisting job-seekers to find jobs;
  • Assisting job-seekers to establish their own business;
  • Assisting employers to find workers;
  • Vocational guidance;
  • Job-related training.

    3.The following information is registered about a person:

  • Name;
  • Sex;
  • Social security number (or similar identification number also used by other agencies);
  • Address of usual residence;
  • Date of birth;
  • Citizenship;
  • Nationality/ethnic group;
  • Educational/vocational attainment, with nine categories distinguished. Links to ISCED have not been established;
  • Current/past activity status, with two categories distinguished;
  • Type of work (occupation) of past or present job. Links to ISCO-88 have been established (class level);
  • Type of work (occupation) of job sought, with 11 categories distinguished;
  • Name and address of present or previous employer or work place;
  • Type of business (industry) of present/previous employer/workplace, with 18 categories distinguished. Links to ISIC have been established;
  • Previous registrations with the agency/service;
  • Other: duration of previous employment, training desired.

    4.Criteria used for inclusion of a person in the registers (R) and/or the statistics of unemployed persons (S):

  • Being without work (R) and (S);
  • Seeking work (R) and (S);
  • Availability for work (R) and (S);
  • Age (lower limit: 15 years; upper limit: 54 years) (R) and (S);
  • Being resident in the country (R) and (S);
  • Previously employed (R) and (S).

    5.-12.

    No information available.