1. Youth Employment Fund Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran
and Social Affairs
Assistant Minister, Mrs Ljiljana Dzuver
Skopje, 16 April 2015

2. Labour Market in Serbia
LMI (15-64)
IV Q 2014.
LMI (15–24)
IV Q 2014
Activity rate
61.2%
27.2%
Employment rate
50.4%
15.8%
Unemployment rate
17.6%
41.9%
Inactivity rate
38.8%
72.8%

3. The Joint Program “Support to the national efforts in promotion of youth employment and management of migration”
May 2009 – May 2012
Implementing Agencies: IOM, ILO, UNICEF, UNDP
National implementing partners: Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Ministry of Youth and Sport, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, NES, RSO, Commissariat for refugees, social partners
Funding: US$ - Spanish MDG Fund and GoS
Beneficiaries: Disadvantaged youth in 52 municipalities (5 regions)

4. 3 main levels of intervention: Policy level Institutional level
The Joint Program “Support to the national efforts in promotion of youth employment and management of migration”
Aim: to improve the overall socio-economic position of youth, with special focus on increasing their participation in the labour market, activation (primarily the disadvantaged youth), development of migration policy and management of youth migration, with the overall goal of sustainable human capital development.
3 main levels of intervention:
Policy level
Institutional level
Programme level

5. Youth Employment Fund
Aim: to increase the employability of youth through their participation in active labour market measures package
Financial support in training, employment or self-employment for 3000 unemployed youth
Total Budget – 3,8 million US$ (state budget contribution 1,9 million US$)

6. Youth Employment Fund
Target group – unemployed youth (15-30) with low level of qualifications registered as unemployed with NES – min. 3 months
Priority – PWDs, Roma, returnees, IDPs, beneficiaries of social welfare and services of centres for social work

7. Youth Employment Fund Active labour market measures
Training – institution-based training and on-the-job training
Employment – work training programme, work trial programme, employment subsidy programme
Self-employment subsidy
NES role – tailor made approach in the process of counselling and selection of the unemployed and employers for the participation in the ALMM

8. Youth Employment Fund - Results
2.837 disadvantaged youth trained and employed through YEF (15-30 years old, with low level of education).
Training
Employment subsidy programs 635
Self-employment subsidy
Roma – 15%, PWD – 6%, Social welfare beneficiaries – 8%

9. Youth Employment Fund Lessons learned:
Strong ownership and support by the national partners of crucial importance
Necessity to establish strong links between planning, statistical database, development and intervention/measures
Good targeting, piloting new measures
Innovative programme design

10. Youth employment programs in Serbia
First Chance program
Professional Practice program
Practice work for non-qualified
Youth Employment package

11. Participation of youth in ALMPs
ALMM in 2014
Youth up to 30
Total
Women
AJS1
19.416
9.908
AJS2
567
409
Job clubs
2.372
1.464
Job fairs
17.849
9.021
Training for entrepreneurs
3.032
1.377
Professional practice programme 29 17
LM training
540
232
Training for specific employer 1
Functional primary education for adults
682
310
Self-employment subsidies
167 77
Job creation subsidies 23 12
Public works
462
177
Wage subsidies for PWD without work experience 41 10
Support measures for PWD 3 2
T O T A L
45.184
23.016

12. Thank you!