your name 7 The Role of Active Labour Market Policy Measures for Youth Employment in Montenegro Boban Gledović Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro Bratislava, May 24, 2016 Government of Montenegro

your name I. Overview of the Youth Labour Market in Montenegro II: Active Labour Market Policies for Youth key ALMPs in 2015 III: Future activities

your name Youth Labour Market Trends in Montenegro ( )

your name Key challenges: youth unemployment and inactivity Source: Monstat; Eurostat; National statistical offices (2015)

your name Active Labour Market Policies for Youth in Montenegro ALMPs in Montenegro include: information on employment possibilities and conditions; job mediation; professional orientation; support to self-employment; employment subsidies; adult education and training; professional rehabilitation of hard-to-employ persons; public works; scholarships/grants; other measures on raising employability, and decreasing unemployment;

your name Active Labour Market Policies for Youth in Montenegro Key youth-oriented ALMPs in 2015: I. „Professional training of persons with acquired higher education“ II. „Youth are our potential, let’s give them a chance!“ Other ALMPs for youth: -raising employment opportunities for persons with secondary education -subsidising employment of youth in seasonal jobs -career orientation and labour market in primary and secondary education institutions -first job experience -youth entrepreneurship etc.

your name I. “Professional training of persons with acquired higher education” Traineeship - programme with work experience Main goal/s – to increase employability and facilitate transition of young graduates into labour market -to provide young graduates with work experience and prepare them for individual and independent work; -to offer young people with tertiary education and without previous job experience a chance to gain knowledge, skills and competences needed for the labour market Key features: First introduced in 2012 Target group: young people with acquired higher education and no previous work experience; registered at EAM database as unemployed Duration: 9-month Employers: public and private sector Mentoring system Monthly remuneration: beneficiaries receive the amount of 50% of the average net salary in Montenegro Largest ALMP in the country

your name II. “Youth are our potential, let’s give them a chance!” Inovative youth programme created by EAM Main goal: to raise the level of entrepreneurial culture among youth in all Montenegrin municipalities Target group: persons under 30 years of age 3-month preparatory training on entrepreneurship and project writing 9-month work practice at EAM branch offices in each municipality Key outcomes: developed bussiness plans and created project applications (national and EU funds) Special targets: creating local employment teams and association of entrepreneurs; peer learning; developing local comunities Results: 135 bussiness plans for unemployed persons, 64 project applications and 3 entreprenurial clusters formed

your name Active Labour Market Policies for Youth in Montenegro Primary focus of ALMPs for youth: -knowledge, skills and competences -increase of employability -to facilitate transition from education to labour market -self-employment and improvement of entreprenurial skills -prevention of “scarring” and discouragement Overall aim: employment increase and unemployment decrease

your name Future activities Employment Agency of Montenegro - pilot project “Youth engaged in combating informal economy” Main goal: creating opportunities for youth employment and combating informal economy on the labour market 100 young people under 29 years of age 4-month training Youth will provide technical support to government officials working on jobs that include aspect of combating informal economy Implementation : EAM Partners: Ministry of labour and social welfare, Ministry of finance, Ministry of interior, Tax administration and Department for inspection affairs

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