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Situation Analysis

“Youth Employment Generation Programme in Arab Transition Countries – Jordan component” Inception Workshop 2 July 2012. Situation Analysis.

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Situation Analysis

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  1. “Youth Employment Generation Programme in Arab Transition Countries – Jordan component”Inception Workshop2 July 2012

  2. Situation Analysis • Jordan’s population is currently about 6.1 million. More than 70% of the population is under 30 years of age, which suggests that an investment in youth is a needed instrument for national development. Those between the ages of 15 and 24 comprise 22% of the population. • The project will be carried out at both the national an sub-national levels, with special focus on three governorates with high poverty and unemployment rates; Mafraq in the North East (Poverty Rate 31.9%, unemployment Rate 13.9%), Maa’n in the South (Poverty Rate 24.2%, Unemployment rate 19.0%) and Madaba in the Middle (Poverty Rate 14.9 %, unemployment Rate 21.0 %) The Project will focus at the policy level (national), and at intervention level (local).

  3. Introduction:

  4. Introduction: The principles to be implemented by the Jordan CO: • A national implementation plan designed to define the priorities, capacity gaps and technical assistance requirements for the project at the national level. • Increased opportunities for internships in private companies and or other institutions for youth (women and men as well as disabled). • Youth employment generation policies formulated through the provision of high-calibre advisory services to concerned public/private institutions.

  5. Introduction: • The project was started on 23 April 2012 and will end in December 2012. • This is a multi-country project and implementing by the UNDP country office. • The Project is targeting three Governorates : Mafraq, Ma’an and Madaba. • Main beneficiaries: at least 75 Youth from the three Governorates (men, women and people with disabilities) • Stakeholders: Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Higher Council for Youth, All Jordan Youth Commission and Private Sector.

  6. Key Achievements • Project team hired. • Project steering committee members identified: • Embassy of Japan • MOPIC • HCFY • MOL • Project focal points identified in the three governorates: • Developmental Unit • Development Zone Commission

  7. Key Achievements – Con. • Project Inception Conference: • knowledge exchange on Internship for youth • Project Media plan • Prepared, and shared with the Donor. • Started designing promotional material (banners, posters, leaflet, Etc). • 6 articles were published in the local news papers • Youth website: • The Project Website design is almost finalized and will be launched on July (www.undp-youthjo.com).

  8. UNDP-Internship programme: In order to address the challenge of lack of employability skills of the candidates, the project will provide them with the needed skills, to enable them to compete in the labor market. The project will also help them to seek job opportunities in private sector, by providing internship opportunities for 6 months, after undertaking detailed training courses on employability and life skills.

  9. UNDP-Internship programme:

  10. UNDP-Internship programme: Beneficiaries: • The project is targeting at least 75 interns (at least 25 from each Governorate) unemployed young people aged 18 to 26, with a special focus on, University and Community College graduates, High school graduates, with special focus attention to people with Disabilities. • The project provides equal opportunities to males and females.

  11. UNDP-Internship programme:

  12. Interns selection

  13. Basic Employability and Lifelong Learning Skills for Youth / Topic 3 weeks

  14. Statistics on received applicants

  15. Networking interns with private sector

  16. During and after the internship • M & E • Field visit • Monthly report • Hand over the programme to the Jordan government (MOL)

  17. National level • Mapping of youth employment policies and programmes started. A Brief presentation will be on that later

  18. Your patient appreciated Thank you

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