Your Development for the career you wish ITU Arab Regional Development Forum Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Khalid AlQoud wwwkhalidalqoudcom 75 million young people are unemployed worldwide ID: 782204
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S2: The Development of ICT for Job Creation
Your Development for the career you wish
ITU Arab Regional Development Forum(Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain)
Khalid
AlQoud
www.khalidalqoud.com
Slide275 million
young people are unemployed worldwide
Globally young people are on average nearly three times more likely than adults to be unemployedFour out of every ten unemployed worldwide is a young women or manOver 1.2 billion
people in the world between 15 and 24 years of age
40 % of the world's unemployed are young people
Today Facts
Source: ILO, Trends Econometric Models, February 2013.
Slide3Source
: ILO, Trends Econometric Models, February 2013.
Global
youth
unemployment
and
unemployment rate, 1991-2013
Source: ILO, Trends Econometric Models, February 2013.
Slide4Bahrain has
unemployment rate which remained as low as 3.8 % with the number of jobless people going down from 7222 in October to 6788 in December 2012.
Mostly Young People
Slide5Effects more severe for youth entering the workforce with
education level below
university levelConsequences of youth unemployment
Youth are increasingly employed in
non-standard jobs, including temporary employment and part-time
work
Raise
risk of future unemployment and/or protracted period of unstable employmentValuable work experience is not acquired and professional skills may erodeIs likely to result in wage scars that continue to depress
employment and earnings prospects Is likely to become more serious the longer
youth unemployment crisis continues
Slide6employment
and economic policies to increase aggregate demand and improve access to finance;
education and training to ease the school-to-work transition; labour market policies to target employment of disadvantaged youth; entrepreneurship and self-employment to assist potential young entrepreneurs; and
labour
rights that are based on international labour standards to ensure that young people receive equal treatment.
We should
focuses on five policy
areas
Slide7What works for youth?
Comprehensive packages
of labour market measures targeting specific groups of young people
Balanced
strategies for growth and job creation
Business Start-up
Bank loans
for youthMultiple services for entrepreneurship, social enterprises and cooperatives developmentPlatforms for exchanging knowledge and lessons of what works
Employment services
Apprenticeships, skills training and other work-training programmes
Targeted youth employment action
through a
time
action
plans
Policiy measures
Slide8It’s not t
he role of government – everyone has a role to play
Young peopleParents, carers and familiesThe mediaBusinessesTeachersYouth workersOther professionals
Local authorities
SocietiesGovernment
Slide9W
e should build
A positive place for YPSupport for families
Community responsibility
Integration
Effective early help
Open markets
Innovative Space What this means for YP
A stronger voiceEarly help to succeed
New opportunities
A more positive place in society
What this means for local authorities
Services for young people support key outcomes
Young people must have a voice
Responsibility to improve
New guidance to clarify expectations
Slide10What this means for voluntary organisations
Recognition of role in lives of YP
A stronger voice
More open public services
Opportunities for innovation and growth
What this means for business
Business case for supporting youth organisations
Opportunities for engagementA responsibility to help YP play positive role in society
Government is tackling youth unemploymentTHE
CHANGE
ARE
YOU
What this means to YOU
Slide11Employability – investing in education
Equal opportunities – for men and women
Entrepreneurship – start and run businessesEmployment creation – as part of macroeconomic policy4E’sTo address youth unemployment
Slide12Local and regional action plans for youth employment.
Mobilizing financial resources for youth employmentLinking youth employment with education
Expanding on youth participation in policy and action: “No decision making without youth participating”The future needs
Slide13Let’s start
The Youth Employment Network (YEN)