While looking for the recent references on what are the most appropriate initiatives to facilitate the education-to-labour market transition and youth recruitment and retention in agriculture and food systems’ related activities? that should be considered in this report:
I found that ADB approved new $400-M loan to back Jobstart program in Philippines. This will support the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE) Jobstart scheme for at-risk youth in Phillippines. JobStart is a five-year-old DoLE program to enhance employability via one-on-one career coaching, technical skills training, and paid internships with private sector employers.The ADB helped design and implement the JobStart pilot project to assist the school-to-work transition of at-risk youth — those who are out of school, unemployed, and not getting any training.Young people struggling to find jobs after they leave school is a persistent problem in many developing countries including in the Philippines. Thus, creating wage jobs for the youth is critical to helping reduce poverty and income inequality in these countries.More than 200 employers have so far partnered with the government under the JobStart program, benefiting more than 20,000 out-of-school youths about three-fifths of whom are women and more than two-thirds coming from low-income households.The ADB and the government of Canada helped fund the pilot program, now, there are 35 Local Government Units (LGUs) administering the program nationwide in Philippines.
More Information:
https://www.adb.org/news/features/giving-hope-young-filipinos-through-j…
https://www.bworldonline.com/adb-approves-new-400-m-loan-to-back-jobsta…
https://policyblog.uni-graz.at/2017/08/jobstart-philippines-a-promising…
Ms. jaya surya kumari manthena