Government assists in solving youth unemployment: minister
By Nigar Abbasova
Labor market remains dynamic sphere with frequently changing priorities by force outward factors formed though other spheres.
Azerbaijani labor market offers a competitive environment for jobseekers, often well balancing between the demand and supply.
Among the biggest challenges that graduate jobseekers face today are finding the most desired vacancy, as sometimes they found it difficult because of being simply labeled as too inexperienced.
Regarding the problem Labor and Social Protection of Population Minister Salim Muslumov said that requirements of the labor market in Azerbaijan have changed.
"Thinking that graduates will face no challenges in the process of job search and all companies will enthusiastically recruit them is obsolete," he said.
Muslimov believes that every person should create his work place by himself. "Surely, the government tries to render every assistance in this regards and employ young people, but yet applicants should possess modern way of thinking and education. We are ready to offer all open vacancies that exist in the job market,” he said.
The minister also pointed out the importance of organizing job fairs mentioning that this is considered to be one of the most widely used means of job provision in the world.
Addressing a labor fair which was held under the motto of “the first step in career”, the minister said that the country has managed to increase the level of employment rate among the youth as a result of the state program in this direction.
“Job provision for the youth is one of the priority areas of the State Employment Service. As much as 36 percent of the jobs, provided by the service in the first quarter of 2016, fall to a share of the youth while the figure of youth participants of vocational training and courses amounts to 60 percent,” he said.
Speaking about the integration of persons with disabilities to the job market he said that the work in this direction are under way. “More than 800 people were admitted for training in Vocational rehabilitation Center since its creation in December, 2013. Currently the ministry is engaged in the creation of educational centre for blind in Baku,” he added.
He also underlined that the ministry has already held eight job fairs in different educational institutions.
Previously the minister said that Azerbaijan is the leader among the CIS countries in solving the problems of youth employment mentioning that the measures taken to promote youth employment in the country are highly appreciated by the international community.
For last five years, the State Employment Service has provided employment for about 30,000 people. Majority of them are young people. In total, over the past 10 years, the number of people attracted to professional training courses by employment agencies and receiving additional education has almost doubled.
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