UNDP Moldova and the National Institute of Economic Research are launching the first Skills Observatory, mainly focused on youth and their active engagement. The innovation lab will conduct researches and experiments around topics of skills mismatch, underutilization and increased employability for young women and men, IPN reports.
The Skills Observatory was launched at the Professions and Youth Jobs Fair. “The goal of this Observatory is to analyze the labor market, identify skill mismatch problems, and provide policy support where needed to make young people better prepared for the labor market. The Observatory will also run small policy experiments, looking at how small change ideas for the public and private sector can improve the situation of young job seekers in Moldova”, noted Dafina Gercheva, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Moldova.
Around 2,000 young persons will be involved in the Observatory’s activities. The institution is located within the premises of the National Institute of Economic Research and will engage young people on a voluntary basis, with the occasion of specific experiments and activities. A dedicated webpage will be soon made available.
According to the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, each third young person is not present on the labor market in some way.
