Training System MTESS - PARAGUAY National Vocational Training System MTESS - PARAGUAY Asunción, Paraguay April, 2017 www.sinafocal.gov.py

Mission Regulate, certify and accredit the processes of vocational training, with an inclusive approach at all occupational levels, guaranteeing and contributing to the productivity and competitiveness of the active labor force for the social and economic labor insertion of the beneficiaries, interlocked with the public and private sectors. (Created trough the Law 1652/2000) www.sinafocal.gov.py

Functions of the National Vocational Training System (Sinafocal) GOVERNING BODY FEPRINCO, UIP, ARP Workers Guilds Local Governments Functions of the National Vocational Training System (Sinafocal) * Formulate training policies * Manage the training fund * Certify training providers * Monitor the quality-relevance of the programs or courses. www.sinafocal.gov.py

The Ministry and its organization in terms of vocational training: INTERVENING ACTORS Labor Intermediation Execute training activities Regulate, certifies and validate www.sinafocal.gov.py

COUNTRY CONTEXT: YOUTH Relevance of the Youth Population in the Total Population and the Labor Market The 55% (3,827,488) of the Paraguayan population are less than 30 years old and the proportion of men and women is practically similar (49% men, 51% women). If we are talking about working- age population, considering a range of 15 to 29 years, this population represents 28% (1,919,282) of the total population. AGE GROUPS GENDER Total Age groups (%) Population Group Hombres Mujeres 0 – 14 years 982.986 925.210 1.908.196 27,60% Childhood 15 – 19 years 372.706 376.761 749.467 10,80% Adolescence and youth 20 – 24 years 329.972 314.976 644.948 9,30% 25 – 29 years 252.728 272.149 524.877 7,60% 30 – 59 years 1.114.488 1.204.919 2.319.407 33,50% Adulthood 60 years and over 367.399 411.806 779.205 11,30% Older people TOTAL 3.420.279 3.505.821 6.926.100 100,00% GENDER (%) 49,40% 50,60% www.sinafocal.gov.py

COUNTRY CONTEXT: YOUTH Youth Population and Education Of the young population of 15 to 29 years, according to data of the EPH 2015, 58% do not attend an educational institution; what becomes more critical in the rural area where the absence is 67%. As to the reason for non-attendance, young people aged 15 to 29 declare that they stop studying for economic reasons, where the 63% declared the need to work or the lack of resources at home. According to the data, the large proportion of young people in the country and the lack of attendance at a formal educational institution for economic reasons, makes the young people in Paraguay subject to specific policies. www.sinafocal.gov.py

Quality profesional training The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, through their institutions, the SINAFOCAL and the SNPP promotes quality vocational training as an active employment policy, boosting employability and successfully implementing strategies for: EMPLOYABILITY: Innovation in Teaching Methodology, aimed to update the instruction methodologies used un the country in the trainings centers, both in the Professional Promotion National Service and the Vocational Training Institutes of the private sector Joint construction with the Ministry of Education and Sciences of a Professional Qualifications Catalog that will allow the ordering of the existing training offer in both ministries. Strengthening of the Labor Observatory by developing initiatives with the objective of relieving the demand for companies professional training need. www.sinafocal.gov.py

Quality profesional training The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, through their institutions, the SINAFOCAL and the SNPP promotes quality vocational training as an active employment policy, boosting employability and successfully implementing strategies for: Development of a Paraguayan Model of Dual Learning through the technical assistance of the BIBB Professional Training Institute of Germany Strategic public - private partnerships for the development of training programs aimed to specific populations such as people with disabilities, indigenous populations, women, returnees and others Establishment of a Certification of Labor Competencies System, through the technical assistance of Chile Valora (Labor Competences Commission of Chile) organism widely recognized at international level www.sinafocal.gov.py

Quality profesional training The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, through their institutions, the SINAFOCAL and the SNPP promotes quality vocational training as an active employment policy, boosting employability and successfully implementing strategies for: GENERATION OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT: Strategic alliances with organizations for youth entrepreneurships development in rural areas, promoting the "Right to education and decent work for young people in the rural zones of Paraguay". (PLAN PARAGUAY) Strategic alliances with international organizations such as the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) for the generation of micro enterprises in rural areas aimed to young entrepreneurs. www.sinafocal.gov.py

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