Functional Reviews of the Public Employment Services in the Western Balkans : Overview

Western Balkan countries face significant labor market challenges. Fostering job creation (more generally), increasing skills, and expanding access to formal jobs, especially for socially vulnerable groups, is of critical importance for the Western Balkans. The objectives of public employment servic...

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spelling okr-10986-356562021-06-04T05:11:30Z Functional Reviews of the Public Employment Services in the Western Balkans : Overview World Bank LABOR MARKET PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES UNEMPLOYMENT Western Balkan countries face significant labor market challenges. Fostering job creation (more generally), increasing skills, and expanding access to formal jobs, especially for socially vulnerable groups, is of critical importance for the Western Balkans. The objectives of public employment services (PES) are to assist adults in looking for jobs and improving their employability, thereby facilitating theirtransition to work. As part of the World Bank’s analytical and technical support to help build the capacity of Public Employment Services in the region, a set of functional vertical reviews of the PES have been prepared for five countries. This note summarizes key results from the functional reviews of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. 2021-06-03T19:12:42Z 2021-06-03T19:12:42Z 2018-07-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/586741622609334140/Functional-Reviews-of-the-Public-Employment-Services-in-the-Western-Balkans-Overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35656 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Montenegro Serbia
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PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT
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PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT
World Bank
Functional Reviews of the Public Employment Services in the Western Balkans : Overview
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Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Montenegro
Serbia
description Western Balkan countries face significant labor market challenges. Fostering job creation (more generally), increasing skills, and expanding access to formal jobs, especially for socially vulnerable groups, is of critical importance for the Western Balkans. The objectives of public employment services (PES) are to assist adults in looking for jobs and improving their employability, thereby facilitating theirtransition to work. As part of the World Bank’s analytical and technical support to help build the capacity of Public Employment Services in the region, a set of functional vertical reviews of the PES have been prepared for five countries. This note summarizes key results from the functional reviews of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
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