UN Analysis Final.pdf - United Nations in Cambodia

Agency Policy/ legislation Research Programme Partners./ Target Areas
Youth Employment and Social Dialogue (YEP)
Objectives: to create decent work and income opportunity for youth in
Cambodia through matching the training with the labour market and
by strengthening the role of employers in collaboration with other
stakeholders to provide youth with access to job market, information
and training for getting them ready employment.
CAMFEBA
Strategies/Main activities
• Developing a knowledge base to create a learning platform among
policy makers and stakeholders in order to improve understanding
of the issues in youth employment and form appropriate responses.
This is done through a variety of activities, including surveys (on
youth and employers), social dialogue, technical workshops, and
dissemination of policy recommendations and good practices.
• Policy advocacy is carried out promote greater inclusion of
Cambodian youth within policy and national development framework.
Also, the surveys’ results will inform education planners and
policy makers in the process of reform of educational system to
provide education of quality that equips graduates with necessary
skills demanded in the labour market in the long-run.
• Establishment of the Employment Resources Centre. The aim is to
disseminate job related information and job vacancies.
• Employability Skills programs are to train youth in critical skills
for work effectiveness and employability to enter workplaces
effectively.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality
(WEDGE)
Objective: to create a ‘business mind’ among youth and young women
and enable youth and their families to productively engage in income
generation and profitable business with improvement in business
management skills.
MoWA, MIME, MoLVT, CAMFEBA
Main activities:
Provide technical and financial support to Siem Reap Provincial Training
Center (PTC) to conduct training on business skills using the ILO training
toolkits - Gender and Entrepreneurship Together for Women in
Enterprise, Start and Improve Your Business – for students who study
vocational skills at PTC.
152 Situation Analysis of Youth in Cambodia