The Global objective of this project is to contribute to the implementation of the “Employment Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2019-2030” and its action plan, fostering decent job opportunities through effective labour market policies, offering quality career guidance and vocational education and training services to youth, adults, and special target groups, promoting social inclusion, cohesion and strengthening the governance of the labour market.
The specific objectives are:
1. To support the development of career guidance for adults in the lifelong learning context, including career services for special target groups (unemployed youth, military veterans, disabled) and specialised training programmes for target groups and their reintegration in the labour market
2. To support the institutional development of Vocational Training Centres (VTC), strategy and management of the VTCs to fit the context of local development.
3. To support the National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs (NO), to develop further the skills matching system in Azerbaijan.
The main beneficiary of the project is the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSPP). Part of this institution is the “State Employment Agency” (SEA) that provides employment opportunities which is responsible for organising active employment measures, managing unemployment insurance funds, establishing social protection related to unemployment and providing labour market analysis and control measures to detect informal employment. MLSPP aims to strengthen the role of SEA in organising short-term training courses for unemployed.
