1. Promotion of Active Employment Policy Measures –
Training, Vocational Training and Further Training
through Various Educational Programs
Belgrade, September 2018

2. Mission To provide successful mediation on the labour market,
Developing high quality according to the needs of clients,
Strengthening the knowledge, skills and abilities of the staff and
Establishing partnership with the key – players on the labour market

3. Labour market characteristics in RM:
Low activity rate
High unemployment rate (specifically among young people)
Relatively low employment rate
Long-term unemployment
Existing of informal employment
Low mobility and flexibility on the labour market
Low qualification structure of the unemployed, lack of working experience and skills
Mismatch between the supply and demand on the labour market

4. Labour market in the RM Labour Force Survey (II.2018)
44.9 % - employment rate
21.1 % - unemployment rate
56,9 % - activity rate
Registered unemployed within ESA ( ) 
19 % - young unemployed (15-29 years old)
58 % - long-term unemployed (registered as unemployed in a period of 1 year or more)
57 % - non-qualified and semi-qualified unemployed

5. Youth unemployment
Registered unemployed within ESA ( ) 
By gender
- 50 % female
- 50 % male
By education
20 % - without any education or completed primary education
4 % - uncompleted secondary education
45 % - secondary education (3 and 4 years)
31 % - university and higher education

6. Supply and Demand on the Labor Market
Graduated lawyer
Graduated economist
Graduated teacher
Graduated social worker
Graduated high - school
Confection technician
Economic technician
Mechanical technician
Chemistry technician
Salesman
Confection sewer
Locksmith
Waiter
Demand
IT engineer
Programmer
Construction engineer
Mechanical engineer
Electrical engineer
Architect
Economist (bank)
Graphic engineer
Doctor in medicine – specialist
Construction technician
Mechanical technician
Graphic designer
Тailor
Waiter
Baker
Shoe maker

7. Main services: On the local level (Local employment centers)
On the central level
(Central office)
Satisfying demand for new recruitments
Promoting long-term cooperation

8. Annual Operational Plan for Active Employment Programs and Measures and Services on the Labor Market
 Two types of programs and measures:
- Linked directly to employment (trainings on a demand of a specific employer, self-employment, subsidizes…)
- Support employability (trainings for general skills, trainings for skills demanded on the labour market, internship,….)
* 30% of all participants in the active employment programs and measures is envisaged to be young people up to 29 years of age

9. Self-employment (entrepreneurship)
Goal: Support for the unemployed to start their own business
Target group: 1176 people
Description: Participation in the program will be carried out in accordance with the successfully completed training for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills, successfully completed questionnaire, developed business plan-positively evaluated by an expert commission.

10. Internship
Goal: To increase the employment possibilities of young people and their easier integration on the labour market
Target group: 1088 unemployed young people up to the age of 29 and unemployed up to 34 years of age with a minimum of secondary education
Description: Support in acquiring certain knowledge and skills for young people without any previous working experience, practicing for private employers in a period of 3 to 6 months
Financial support: 9000 denars (150 EUR) monthly for the interns

11. Trainings in 2018
Тhe trainings aim to improve the skills and qualifications of the unemployed persons for their more successful integration into the labor market
On the job training on a demand of a specific employer,
Training for professional qualifications according to employers' demand,
Training for demanded occupations and crafts
Training for acquirement of skills

12. On the job training on a demand of a specific employer
Goal: To provide unemployed people skills in accordance with the needs of a specific employer
Target group: 100 unemployed people
Description: Training in a period of 3 months in the employers’ premises. After the completion of the training, the employer is obliged to employ at least 50% of the trainees.
Financial support: 9000 denars (150 EUR) monthly for the trainees
3000 denars (50 EUR) lump sum for employer per trainee

13. Training for professional qualifications according to employers' demand
Goal: To provide training for professional qualifications according to the needs of the employers
Target group: 100 unemployed people
Description: Training in a period of 2-6 months in the premises of the training providers (vocational education centers/schools and other providers which have verified programs for training). The employer is obliged to employ at least 50% of the trainees.
Financial support:
9000 denars (150 EUR) monthly for the trainees
30000 denars (500 EUR) lump sum for the training provider per trainee

14. Training for demanded occupations and crafts
Goal: To provide training for demanded occupations and crafts, personal assistance for disabled people, qualifications for “green jobs” …
Target group: 400 unemployed people
Description: Training in a period of 4 months (out of which 3 months in the premises of the training provider and 1 month in the employers’ premises). Training providers have to have programs verified by Center for Adult Education.
Financial support:
9000 denars (150 EUR) monthly for the trainees
30000 denars (500 EUR) lump sum for the training provider per trainee

15. Training for acquirement of skills
Goal: To provide training for certain skills on a basic and advanced level, regarding IT skills, foreign languages …
Target group: 850 unemployed people
Description: Certified training in a period of up to 6 months, depending on the type of training

16. Thank You For Your Attention
Employment Service Agency
of the Republic of Macedonia