Objective(s)

The objective of this four year programme (December 2014 – December 2018) is to boost the (self) employment of young women and men living in urban and rural areas

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Key Activities

Improve and diversify employment promotion measures and ensure that resources are better managed
- Introduce entrepreneurship support as an activation measure of the National Employment Service
- Support the establishment of a regulatory framework for up-scaling work-based learning schemes for priority occupations
- Establish quality assurance and accreditation systems for more qualitative Vocational Education and Training / Vocational Skills Development institutions and programmes.
- Provide youth and other relevant stakeholders with better information on the current and future state of the labour market

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Target groups

Public policy bodies at central level, municipalities and local stakeholders in education, VET and employment; direct beneficiaries Roma and Egyptian communities, women, youth, vulnerable groups

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Results/Impact

1 - supported the process of revising the National Employment and Skills Action plan 2019-2022,
2 - preparing the necessary bylaws to functionalize the National Agency for Employment and Skills,
3 - furthered the reform process of the Active Labour Market programmes,
4 - supported NAVETQ in leading the first self-assessment process of the 44 public VET providers.