AN OVERVIEW OF NELEX UPGRADED WEB PORTAL Emmanuel Igbinosun Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Emmanuel Igbinosun Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity

Presentation Outline  Basic Information  Normative Framework  Evolution of NELEX  NELEX Job Centers  NELEX Roles System  Experience Sharing – Lagos State  Next steps  Challenges  Basic Information  Normative Framework  Evolution of NELEX  NELEX Job Centers  NELEX Roles System  Experience Sharing – Lagos State  Next steps  Challenges

BASIC INFORMATION  What is NELEX?  National Electronic Labour Exchange  Where is it?    What is NELEX?  National Electronic Labour Exchange  Where is it?  

NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK  ILO Employment Services Convention No.88  The essential duty of employment services as stated in convention 88 (Article 1) is to ensure in co – operation where necessary with other public and private bodies concerned, the best possible organisation of the employment market as an integral part of the national program for the achievement and maintenance of full employment and the development and use of productive resources.  Provisions of ILO Convention 181 – Private Employment Agencies  Labour Act, CAP L1, LFN 2004  Establishment of offices for registration of applicants and notification of vacancies by employers.  ILO Employment Services Convention No.88  The essential duty of employment services as stated in convention 88 (Article 1) is to ensure in co – operation where necessary with other public and private bodies concerned, the best possible organisation of the employment market as an integral part of the national program for the achievement and maintenance of full employment and the development and use of productive resources.  Provisions of ILO Convention 181 – Private Employment Agencies  Labour Act, CAP L1, LFN 2004  Establishment of offices for registration of applicants and notification of vacancies by employers.

IN THE BEGINNING…  There were Employment Exchanges and Professional Executive Registries.  2004 Implementation of NEEDS led to a high demand for data as evidence of the 7 million jobs NEEDS was to create by  Activities of EE and PER were reassessed and transformation of manual procedures to electronic.  2006 NELEX Project Office was established at the Labour House, Central Business District.  There were Employment Exchanges and Professional Executive Registries.  2004 Implementation of NEEDS led to a high demand for data as evidence of the 7 million jobs NEEDS was to create by  Activities of EE and PER were reassessed and transformation of manual procedures to electronic.  2006 NELEX Project Office was established at the Labour House, Central Business District.

NELEX UPGRADES…  Improved access and user friendliness  Strengthen infrastructure and reduce multiple registrations  Expand Scope and accessibility  Improved visibility of our partners  Revenue generation and sustainability Capabilities  Labour Migration through approved channels  Improved access and user friendliness  Strengthen infrastructure and reduce multiple registrations  Expand Scope and accessibility  Improved visibility of our partners  Revenue generation and sustainability Capabilities  Labour Migration through approved channels

Job Centres upgraded…  Job Centres upgraded and equipped in  Lagos  Anambra  Delta  Abuja  Kaduna  Bauchi  Job Centres upgraded and equipped in  Lagos  Anambra  Delta  Abuja  Kaduna  Bauchi

NELEX Roles System… Private Roles Super admin Admin SLO PEAs Provider Roles Content Support ILM Public Roles Guest / visitor Jobseeker Employer NELEX

NELEX HOME PAGE…

 The Lagos State Experience

SOME SERVICES PROVIDED BY NELEX  JOB SEEKER  Registration  Placement  Vocational Guidance and Counselling  Training – Technical, vocational, entrepreneurship…  EMPLOYERS / RECRUITERS  Registration  Vacancy Notification  Application Notification  Transparent pre-selection of suitable candidates  JOB SEEKER  Registration  Placement  Vocational Guidance and Counselling  Training – Technical, vocational, entrepreneurship…  EMPLOYERS / RECRUITERS  Registration  Vacancy Notification  Application Notification  Transparent pre-selection of suitable candidates

NEXT LEVEL  Networking  Building Partnerships (PPP)  Networking  Building Partnerships (PPP)

CHALLENGES  Financial and Human Resources  Credible partnerships  Financial and Human Resources  Credible partnerships

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