Theme I: Reaching out to young job seekers through innovative technology and

public/private partnerships

“What Works for Youths in Employment Services?”

25 -26 September, 2014 Geneva, Switzerland

National Employment Agency

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Content

1. Cambodian Youth Profile

2. Youth Labour Market Challenges

3. Reaching out to young job seekers

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1. Cambodian Youth Profile

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Cambodian Population by Age Group; 2008, 2013, 2018, &2023

33.8 30.1 28.5 27.7

22.3 22.5 19.8 16.7

14.4 17.7 18.6

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25.3 25.4 28.1 30.8

4.3 4.4 5.0 5.7

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0-14 15-24 25-34 35-64 65+ Total population- right axis

Source: Cambodia Population Projection (NIS,2011) 4

36.0 34.3 29.7 25.1

23.2 27.0 28.0

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40.9 38.7 42.2 46.2

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Cambodian Working Age Population by Age Group; 2008, 2013, 2018, &2023

Source: Cambodia Population Projection (NIS,2011)

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Population by level of completed education and group age, 2013

Source: Cambodian Inter Censal Population Survey (NIS, 2013)

1.0 1.7 3.4

22.3 22.3

37.9

41.4 32.5

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32.6

30.7

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15-19 20-24 25+

Post-secondaryeducation

Upper secondarycompleted

Lower secondarycompleted

Primary schoolcompleted

Primary school notcompleted

None or only someeducation

%

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Cohort survival rate of student by grade; 2012-2013

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1000

Source: EMIS 2013/2014

• Low cohort survival rate of schooling decreases significantly during primary education and even shaper at lower secondary • Low (expected) marginal returns on education

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Reasons for not attending school among persons 6-17 years of age who are not attending school, 2012

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Other

No suitable school available/school is too far - Noteacher/Supplies

Due to disability - Due to long term illness (over 3months)

Must help with household chores

Did not do well in school

Too poor

Don’t want to

Too young

Must contribute to household income

Source: CSES (NIS,2012)

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Unemployment rate by age group, 2012

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15+ 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+

Cambodia

Urban

Rural

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8

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15+ None Primary Secondary Vocational University

Cambodia

Urban

Rural

Source: Cambodia Labor Force Survey (NIS,2012)

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% Unemployment rate by educational level, 2012

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Labour Demand by Skill Type and Sector by QIPs, 2010-2013

36,988

322,033

9,331

15,983

384,335

38,050

174,385

10,208

5,174

227,817

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Agriculture

Industries

Services

Tourism

TOTAL

Manager Engineer Technician Supervisor Staff Skill Unskill

32,800

1,201

4,370

23,289

3,940

Source: CDC, 2014

• Demand in skill and unskilled workforce is about 95% of total demand by QIP. • Skill workforce need at least Grade 9 + C1 or C2 or C3.

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2. Youth Labour Market Challenges

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• Cambodian labour force is characterized by a large number, 25.8%

in 2008 of young and low skilled workers.

• Its labour force is around 7 million, which comprise a large number

young people.

• Based on General Population census (2008) :

22.5% (Age 15-24)

17.7% (Age 24-34) and

25.4% (Age 35-65)

• More than 250,000 new workers enter the labour force every year.

Cambodia, therefore, is and will be facing the challenge of

generating more decent job for young people.

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• Lack of proper employment, vocational, and career

guidance/counseling, particularly for youth

• High drop out rate of student before grade 9 (barrier to

enter formal TVET system and resulting in large supply of

unskilled workers)

• More difficulties in entering into labour market (including

transition from school to work) due to curriculum do not

provide the right skill set (hard and soft) that respond to

the demand of employers

• Limited access to employment service

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3. Reaching out to young job seekers

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• Measures to Improve Skills and Labor Market Have

been emphasized in the top national development

policies and strategies

Rectangular Strategy Phase III

National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP)

• Setting up of the National Employment Agency (NEA)

in the 2009 was a key moment in getting

employment, LMI and career guidance services.

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NEA

(One-Stop Service)

Employers

Jobseekers Education/

Training Providers

NEA (One-Stop Service)

Employment Service

Labor Market Information

(Designated Statistical Unit)

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• The key functions of NEA are to:

– Deliver information services to job seekers, employees, employers, skill

training providers and the public to allow them to effectively interchange

information openly and provide them the opportunities to meet one

another.

– Provide new graduates, out-of-school youth and the unemployed with

labour market information and training information.

– Offer job placement services, career guidance, employment counseling,

technical and vocational training counseling, information about

occupational health, workplace safety, skills retraining.

– Conduct researches and develop labour market information system to be

kept pace with the current and future socio-economic development.

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How can NEA reach out to young job seekers?

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Online Service:

www.nea.gov.kh

Job Centers:

To be established in all provinces

Service Options

(NEA)

Service Options

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Job Advisory

Internet Service

Library Service

Interview Office

Job Centres

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To Support Skills Development and Employment for Youth in Cambodia

2013 - 2015

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Smartphone App for registering job seekers

• Will be used by employment officers for registering job-seekers in rural areas with no, or limited access to the Internet

• The CV is registered and stored on the smartphone (tablet)

• The CV can be transferred to the NEA CV-database as soon as access to Internet is available

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An Internship Programme for young job-seekers implemented

Intern Placement

2013 67

2014 (June) 124

Total 191

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Internship Opportunity

Support to job-seekers with disabilities

• The project supported young job-seekers with disabilities with active measures based on individual needs, such as: - transportation costs - minor workplace adaptations

• Cooperated with NGOs and NCDP (National Center for Disabled Persons) to help them get employed.

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Actions to support skills development and Entrepreneurship for youth in rural areas

Entrepreneurship Training

1- Phnom Penh City 25 Participants

2- Siem Reap Province 27 Participants

3- Kampong Cham Province 24 Participants

Total 76 Participants (5 Disabled)

Soft skills and Vocational Skills Training

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Phnom Penh

Siem Reap

Kampong Cham

Youth Career Guidance Units (YCGU) – General Concept –

Youth Center • Youth Center Function

• Youth Career Guidance Center function

NEA Job Center • NEA Job Centre Function

• Youth Career Guidance Center function

The mission:

to provide information on educations and occupations as well as vocational guidance to students on various levels of the education system and to young job-seekers in general.

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Recruitment Event for the Migrant workers

from Thailand

5th August 2014 to 31st October 2014

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National/Provincial Career Fair

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Employment Forum

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Recruitment Event at

Rural Area

Mobile Job Fair

-University Student

√Employment Service Introduction

√CV, Cover letter

√Interview Guideline)

√ Labour Market Information or Job

Opportunity

- High School Student

( How to choose a right skill for university )

√Skill

√Interest

√Character

√Value

Workshop (Career Guidance)

-Career Counseling

√How to Access to labor market

√ How to maintain the job , i. e, Soft Skill

√ CV, Cover letter Guideline

√ Interview Guideline

√ And Labor Market Information

Training

√ Writing CV, Cover letter Guideline

√ Interview

√Soft Skill

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Job Net

Job Library

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(www.nea.gov.kh)