YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

• Recently, the Ministry of Labour and Employment and UNICEF have signed a Statement of Intent to improve employment outcomes for the youth in India.
• According to Census 2011, every fifth person in India is a youth (15-24 years).
• UNICEF is a special program of the United Nations (UN) devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. ‘The State of the World’s Children’ is UNICEF’s flagship report.
• Important points:
•  It intends to provide a platform for cooperation between the Ministry and UNICEF to leverage the existing mainstreamed initiatives of both parties in select states.
• This will co-create and implement solutions at scale to tackle the employment and skilling challenges for adolescents and youth in India, with focus on vulnerable populations.
• Vulnerable Populations include young people with special needs, youth leaving care institutions, migrant youth, victims of child labour, violence, child marriage and trafficking and like other matter.
• Connecting young people with employment opportunities.
• Upskilling of young people on 21st century skills including life skills, financial skills, digital skills, vocations skills etc.
• Strengthening National Career Service (NCS).
• Support in Job forecasting by exploring the gaps.
• Supporting direct dialogue and the establishment of a feedback mechanism between youth and policy stakeholders.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT