Tunisia Employment: Alternative Solutions and Specific Measures
9 March 2012
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Text: Vocational Training and Employment in Tunisia - The Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment is organizing a national congress on employment during the third week of April. During the first two months of 2012, employment market indicators recorded 8,781 direct offers and 14,498 internship offers.
Applications for employment within the vocational training program reached 21,400 in January and February 2012, compared to 18,864 during the same period in 2011.
Even in these times of crisis, employment is still the subject of dynamic action, where all stakeholders have been called upon to redefine strategies and specific measures taken at regular intervals.
The issue of employment remains the major concern for all segments of society and in all regions of the Republic. It is also a concern for the provisional government, which has been convinced since the revolution of the paramount importance of this sector in supporting development efforts, safeguarding individual dignity, and preserving social stability and peace.
In recognition of this importance, the government has implemented a specific employment program for a year now. This program is timely in supporting existing programs, which are being improved to optimize the role of mechanisms for promoting the employability of higher education graduates who have been unemployed for years.
In view of the current employment situation, the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment has implemented an emergency plan based on four key areas: the creation of new salaried jobs in all sectors (public, private, civil society, etc.), the implementation of the 2011 public sector recruitment program, the promotion of employment within associations and national organizations, the development of entrepreneurship and the creation of micro-enterprises with support for promoters.
Currently, the ministry is working through urgent solutions to support young higher education graduates who lack self-financing to implement their projects in certain regions.
Furthermore, the ministry has decided to provide graduates with upgrading in new areas, such as professional syndicates, accelerate the rate of business creation in the regions, support businesses in difficulty, and preserve existing jobs.
After a year, the ministry plans to organize a national congress on employment during the third week of April to diagnose the current situation and the problems of the employment and unemployment market at the national and regional levels, evaluate the results and systems of independent employment and business creation, and propose alternative solutions to existing obstacles.
The congress's work will also focus on presenting concepts and recommendations for implementing a policy that meets the aspirations of young people and the expectations of the regions.
Political parties, civil society, and all relevant bodies will be involved in a national debate, contributing to the review of employment and unemployment issues, thereby conveying their ideas and proposals on the subject.
Employment Market Indicators
According to the activity indicators of the National Agency for Independent Work (Aneti), the first two months of 2012 recorded 8,781 direct offers compared to 10,094 during the same period in 2011, a decrease of 13%, while internship offers reached 14,498 compared to 17,487 during the first two months of 2011 (-17%).
Regarding job applications, the number of new registrations decreased from 27,457 during the first two months of 2011 to 23,428 in 2012 (-14.7%). Conversely, the total number of job seekers at the end of February increased to 300,637 compared to 187,442 in 2011.
Other indicators showing an increase in the number of new job seekers (203,029 at the end of February 2012 compared to 104,268 in 2011) show that solving the unemployment problem remains a very delicate mission.
The same is true for the vocational training system, where the number of new job applications amounted to 21,400 during the first two months of 2012 compared to 2,979 in 2011.
As for programs to promote youth employability, new contracts were signed at the beginning of this year, including professional integration contracts (Sivp), the number of which reached 7,652 during the first two months of 2012 compared to 11,417 in 2011 (-33%).
Other contracts were signed for higher education graduates (47 compared to 513), professional integration adaptation contracts (7,465), and return-to-work contracts (54). In addition, about 1,649 young people benefited from the advantages of the voluntary civil service program and 34,989 from the "Amal" job search program.
These are not reassuring figures, which still put the government in the difficult position of offering each job seeker the opportunity to set their own course, which will increase their chances of employability and integration into the labor market.
N.hizaoui.
Afriquejet.com
Published March 7, 2012.
Online March 9, 2012.
Applications for employment within the vocational training program reached 21,400 in January and February 2012, compared to 18,864 during the same period in 2011.
Even in these times of crisis, employment is still the subject of dynamic action, where all stakeholders have been called upon to redefine strategies and specific measures taken at regular intervals.
The issue of employment remains the major concern for all segments of society and in all regions of the Republic. It is also a concern for the provisional government, which has been convinced since the revolution of the paramount importance of this sector in supporting development efforts, safeguarding individual dignity, and preserving social stability and peace.
In recognition of this importance, the government has implemented a specific employment program for a year now. This program is timely in supporting existing programs, which are being improved to optimize the role of mechanisms for promoting the employability of higher education graduates who have been unemployed for years.
In view of the current employment situation, the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment has implemented an emergency plan based on four key areas: the creation of new salaried jobs in all sectors (public, private, civil society, etc.), the implementation of the 2011 public sector recruitment program, the promotion of employment within associations and national organizations, the development of entrepreneurship and the creation of micro-enterprises with support for promoters.
Currently, the ministry is working through urgent solutions to support young higher education graduates who lack self-financing to implement their projects in certain regions.
Furthermore, the ministry has decided to provide graduates with upgrading in new areas, such as professional syndicates, accelerate the rate of business creation in the regions, support businesses in difficulty, and preserve existing jobs.
After a year, the ministry plans to organize a national congress on employment during the third week of April to diagnose the current situation and the problems of the employment and unemployment market at the national and regional levels, evaluate the results and systems of independent employment and business creation, and propose alternative solutions to existing obstacles.
The congress's work will also focus on presenting concepts and recommendations for implementing a policy that meets the aspirations of young people and the expectations of the regions.
Political parties, civil society, and all relevant bodies will be involved in a national debate, contributing to the review of employment and unemployment issues, thereby conveying their ideas and proposals on the subject.
Employment Market Indicators
According to the activity indicators of the National Agency for Independent Work (Aneti), the first two months of 2012 recorded 8,781 direct offers compared to 10,094 during the same period in 2011, a decrease of 13%, while internship offers reached 14,498 compared to 17,487 during the first two months of 2011 (-17%).
Regarding job applications, the number of new registrations decreased from 27,457 during the first two months of 2011 to 23,428 in 2012 (-14.7%). Conversely, the total number of job seekers at the end of February increased to 300,637 compared to 187,442 in 2011.
Other indicators showing an increase in the number of new job seekers (203,029 at the end of February 2012 compared to 104,268 in 2011) show that solving the unemployment problem remains a very delicate mission.
The same is true for the vocational training system, where the number of new job applications amounted to 21,400 during the first two months of 2012 compared to 2,979 in 2011.
As for programs to promote youth employability, new contracts were signed at the beginning of this year, including professional integration contracts (Sivp), the number of which reached 7,652 during the first two months of 2012 compared to 11,417 in 2011 (-33%).
Other contracts were signed for higher education graduates (47 compared to 513), professional integration adaptation contracts (7,465), and return-to-work contracts (54). In addition, about 1,649 young people benefited from the advantages of the voluntary civil service program and 34,989 from the "Amal" job search program.
These are not reassuring figures, which still put the government in the difficult position of offering each job seeker the opportunity to set their own course, which will increase their chances of employability and integration into the labor market.
N.hizaoui.
Afriquejet.com
Published March 7, 2012.
Online March 9, 2012.
