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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

Hafiz Leka /Head of the Employment Policy DivisionMinistry of Labour and Social Welfare

Department of Labour and Employment

Vocational Training Division Employment Division

7 Regional Employment Centres

Employment Fund Unit IT Unit

Unit against Child Labour Statistics Unit

Sector for Vocational Education Institutions

Planning and Programmes Development Sector

Quality Control Sector

Coordination of non-public vocational training providers

Employment Institution Sector

Sector for Design of Employment Policies

Public Works Projects Sector

Employment in foreign countries sector

8 Vocational Training Centres

23 Municipal Employment

Offices

Autor :Hafiz LEKA

Labour Market Classification

Estimated Total Population (1 July 2013)

1,811,372

Working Age Population (15-64v.)1.191.630

Elderly (65+)141.085

Children (0-14)478.657

Labour Force (15-64 age)483.193

Inactive Persons (15-64 age)706.436

Employed (15-64 age)336.364

Unemployed (15-64)144.829

Youth Labour Force (15-24)80.398

Unemployed youth(15-24)35.476

Employed Youth (15-24)44.922

B-ASK/ LFS - 2013

Labour Market Developments

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Employment (the level of increase in %)

11.7 3.2 1.8 2.2 2.0

Unemployment Level 30.2 29.0 28.7 28.1 27.4

National Programme for Economic Reform 2015-2017

Spec.O./Reforming and modernizing of

public employment services that meets the needs of the

labour market

Spec.O./Expanding the active

employment measures focusing on disadvantaged

women and men

Spec.O./Provision of quality vocational training services based on the needs of the labour market

S.O/ •Increase of employment among women and men •Skills development, and •Enhanced functional labour market

Strategic Objective

Actions in the Labour Market

Establishing Employment

Agency

Review VTC Training

Programmes.

E- registration of employment

vacancies

Address informal

employment

Licensing of non public

employment service

providers

Advancing the concept of “social

enterprises”

Development of Performance Management Framework for staff of the Public Employment Services

Profiling of jobseekers to improve targeted service delivery

Development of professional nomenclature ISCO 08 based on ILO standards.

Multi-channeling employment services for jobseekers and employers (EMIS)

Advanced Labour Market Information System (LMIS) and its integration with the Education Information System and other relevant institutions

Results and Indicators Matrix Baseline 2012

Target 2015 Participants

Number of ALMP participants 10,922 13,600

Youth 35% 50% 6,800

Women 30% 50% 6,800

Social Assistance Beneficiaries 11% 20% 2,720

People with Disabilities 1% 2% 272

Non-majority communities 10% 20% 2,720

Sectorial Strategy 2014-2020Action Plan 2014/2016

S.O./ 2EXPANDING ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET MEASURES FOCUSING ON WOMEN AND MEN WITH DIFFICULTIES TO ACCESS THE LABOUR MARKET

Review of active labour market measures Conduct feasibility study to identify ways in establishing a mechanism for sustainable financing of ALMPsExpand Active Labour Market Programmes - On the job training- Wage Subsidy - Internship,- Public works projects

Self-employment and entrepreneurship programme design and implementation

Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework for ALMPs

Labour Market Policies in Kosovo/ objective

Public interventions in the labour market aim at increasing its efficient functioning and improve the disbalance through general employment policy interventions, especially if focused on vulnerable groups in the labour market

Priority groups

Target groups

Long term unemployed

Youth

Elderly

People with disabilities

Imigrants/Minorities

Single Parents

Other priority groups

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Active labour market measures projects aiming at activating, supporting, stimulating employability, preventing long term unemployment, decrease of unemployment rates and

increase of employment rates (2014-2015)

MLSW mandated to design active labour market policies and measures, in the last three years and continuing developed and implemented several projects:

• Increase of employment among Vulnerable Groups • ALMPs for Employment Generation • Enhanced Youth Employment • Beautiful Kosovo II. Public Works Projects • Labour Market Integration of Repatriated Persons • Internship Opportunities • Employment Generation through Local Initiatives (Municipal Level)• Forestation and Reforestation (in cooperation with Forestry Agency)

Priority Groups in Kosovo

Performance Framework Sectorial Strategy Action Plan and other

Non majority communities Non majority communities

Long term unemployed

Women Women From rural areas

People with disabilities People with disabilities Juvenile

Social Ass. Beneficiaries Social Ass. Beneficiaries Elderly (50-64 age)

Repatriated Youth Youth (15-24 age)

Youth under 15 (?)

Single mothers (?)

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Low level of

Economic Develop

ment High

unemploy

ment rates

especially

among

youth

Limited capacities of Public Employment Services

Further

development of

active labour

market

measures

Limited budget for financing and expanding

active labour market measures

No legal

infrastructure

for

unemploymen

t benefit and

unemploymen

t protection

Low labour market

demand and

low skilled

labour force vs.

labour market

needs

Labour Market

Challenges