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Sushil RamCYP Pacific Centre
Pacific regional Conference on“Investing in Youth
Employment”Held in Port Vila Vanuatu45 key stakeholders working directly with youth
employment/youth enterprise in the Pacific region.
Participants included Government, civil society, private sector and financial institution representatives from Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia; and international/regional organisation such as ILO, PYC, UN agencies and SPC.
Youth Employment Challenge
Youth unemployment – critical challenge The economic crisis has brought the
largest ever cohort of unemployed youth Almost half of the youth unemployed -45%
came from Asia and the Pacific, Youth unemployment affects:
14.7% in South East Asia and the Pacific
Pacific Youth EmploymentIn the Pacific: The Official Youth Unemployment Rate is
6.5% - ranges from 45% in Solomon to 5.3% in PNG. Problems of labour market information - Labor Market Information & Analysis underdeveloped,
available data is out-dated, each country has own criteria for determining who counts as unemployed
youth unemployment rate maybe higher than the official statistics
Youth unemployment has been more sensitive to the global economic crisis than adult unemployment
Young people are 3 to 5 times more likely to be unemployed than adults. 4 times in the Pacific
Economic realities in the PacificEconomic uncertainties and limited private sector
developmentSome of the world’s smallest economies are located
in the Pacific region young people in the Pacific region, like the
developing world, have limited access to education, job skills training, and self-employment opportunities.
High levels of youth unemployment in the Pacific are compounded by the low rate of entrepreneurship among young women and men
main cause has been the lack of skills and knowledge, support services, capital, and entrepreneurship culture
“Pacific Declaration on Investing in Youth Employment”
Recognized youth unemployment as a critical issue young people need to be the focus – and not the
indirect beneficiaries- of job creation policies the positive contribution that the CYP, ILO and PYC
have made, and the commitment to collaborate further
Importance of regional mandates, the MDG’s, Pacific Plan, the Pacific Action Plan on Decent Work, the Pacific Youth Strategy , and the Commonwealth PAYE
Endorsement of the Youth Employment advocacy initiative - to include Youth Employment on the “Pacific Island Forum Leaders 2011” Meting Agenda.
Key RecomendationsEmployment Creation Governments, the private sector and development
agencies were asked to put in place enabling environments for job creation
Need for governments to develop comprehensive policy on the youth employment at the national level
The Private Sector as one of the key stakeholders on youth employment should be involved to a greater extent in addressing the issue
Expand the Pacific seasonal Labour Scheme (Aust/NZ)
Key RecomendationsEmployabilityTo enhance employability of young people,
action be taken in the fields of access to education and skills training,invest in education and vocational training for
young people, and improve the impact of those investments
labour market information and early awareness to the World of Work.
Key Recommendation Entrepreneurship need to develop an innovative entrepreneurial
culture Entrepreneurship has become central to economic
growth Youth should be considered as part of the solution need to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship Human Resource Development and
Entrepreneurship Training, support services, apprenticeships
Capital, micro finance schemes, Product & market development Conducive environment for youth entrepreneurs
Key RecomendationsEqual opportunities
develop an inclusive society – all youths - are provided with equal access and opportunities including basic social protection.
Efforts should be made to provide opportunities to disadvantaged youth.
Regional Action Plan
1) Develop the Pacific Youth Employment Strategy: “PacificYES”- the CYP, ILO and PYC were entrusted to take the lead to develop the PacificYES
2) Development of National Youth Strategy or NAP - all countries present committed themselves to develop national Youth Employment Strategy and NAP.
Regional Action Plan Develop Pacific Youth Employment Network:
“PacificYEN”- to facilitate better coordination, resource mobilization, knowledge sharing and policy engagement.
Prioritizing Youth Employment - agreed to ensure that Youth Employment is given the highest priority with National and Regional agendas, including
Strategic Partnerships - The CYP, the ILO and PYC agreed to strengthen its partnership to further enhance Youth Employment policies and Programs
Key Recommendations to CYP
Policy formulation advocacy and technical assistance
Capacity building of key stakeholders dealing with youth employment
Entrepreneurship training, replicating the CYCI model in some Pacific Countries
Advocacy and knowledge sharing/good practices
Thanks