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Job-ID: V000059713 Location: Abuja Assignment period: 01/01/2025 - 10/31/2026 Field: Economic Development Type of employment: full-timeThe Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE II) Programme aims to improve the career opportunities of young Nigerians in the labour market. To achieve this, SKYE ll follows an integrated approach to employment promotion. Measures on the supply side of the labour market (promotion of technical and vocational education and training - TVET) are combined with interventions in the area of employment services (job placement/matching, career counselling/guidance and labour market information). The project focuses on the following areas: (1) policy development and public-private dialogue to promote exchange between state and private sector actors and to improve employment prospects; (2) vocational education and training: improvement of quality of trainings by implementation of new occupational standards and capacity development of training institutions to deliver and roll out good quality trainings; (3) employment promotion: creation of structures for career counselling and job placement as well as for the implementation of active labour market measures; (4) gender and social inclusion: advisory of government and relevant institutions to ensure equal access to opportunities, regardless of gender or background.
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