Local employment services to promote youth employment

Strengthening local employment services to promote youth employment: A case study

Local employment services facilitate local labour market transactions including matching jobseekers with enterprises seeking workers. These services are usually carried out by the government through a network of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) whose functions include job matching, providing labour market information and guidance services.

Strengthening employment services at the local level is considered as one of the activities needing support to ensure that youth are provided with greater prospects in their search for jobs.

The programme sought to increase young people's access to decent work, local and international stakeholders pooled their resources and expertise to address youth employment.