Indonesia Youth Employment Network (JEJAKMU)

— theme: Youth Employment, Youth Employment Policies and Programmes, Youth Enterprise, Skills for Youth, Entering the World of Work, Most vulnerable Youth

— country: Pacific

At the time of its establishment in 2003, the IYEN secretariat was under the office of the secretary general of Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Menko Ekuin). The IYEN secretariat did not have any funding for its activities and thus relies on financial and human resources provided by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs for all its operations. In order to mobilize personnel to carry out certain meetings, for instance, the office of Coordinating Ministry collaborated with the Subdirectorate of Domestic Placement of Labour at the MoMT. After a lay back for sometimes, a revitalization of IYEN has been decided and discussions between the government and the ILO (through the JOY Project) have resulted in an idea to establish an IYEN secretariat under the National Development Planning Agency (Badan Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional-Bappenas). The IYEN secretariat officially inaugurated during a Youth Employment conference held in Bappenas in April, 2010

Affiliation

Government

Date of Establishment

2003

Contact No.

(+62) 21 3905646

Address

Rahma Iryanti, Director,
National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), 
Directorate of Manpower and Employment Creation, 
Jln. Taman Suropati No.2, 
Jakarta 10310, 
Indonesia

Email Address

raudhatul.febriyenny@bappenas.go.id

Website

http://www.jejakmu.bappenas.go.id

1. Source of funding

Various Donor Funding, Government Budget

2. Mission and objectives

IYEN strives to engage, educate and motivate actors to provide improved employment opportunities for youth. It is a platform and service provider focusing on policy advice, innovative pilot projects, knowledge sharing, and brokering partnerships. IYEN makes use of its core agency partners’ expertise and ensures youth participation in delivering its services.

3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

Skills, employability, school-to-work transition and demand side labour market interventions

4. Partners and areas of partnership

1. Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration:
     a. Minister of Manpower and Transmigration
     b. Directorate General of Domestic Manpower Placement
     c. Head, Board of Research, Development and Information

2. Coordinating Ministry of Economy:
     a. Secretary of the Minister
     b. Deputy Minister on Coordination of Macro Economy, Finance and Restructurization
     c. Ibrahim Malik, Special Staff of the Minister

3. Ministry of National Education:
a. Directorate General of Out-of-School Education and Youth Affair
b. Head, Board of Research and Education Development

4. Ministry of Home Affairs: Directorate General of and Regional Autonomy

5. Ministry of Industry and Trade:
a. Directorate General of Small and Medium Industry and Trade
b. Head, Board of Research and Industry and Trade Development

6. Central Body of Statistics: Deputy of Chief on Social Statistic Division
7. State Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprise: Deputy Minister for Resource Development Division
8. State Ministry for Women Empowerment: Deputy Minister for Women Life Quality
9. Chairman of Indonesian Employer Association
10. Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
11. Chairman, Indonesian Young Entrepreneur Association
12. Chairman of Confederation of All-Indonesia Workers Union
13. Executive President of Indonesian Workers Union Congress
14. Chairman of Indonesia District Government Association (Asosiasi Pemerintah Kabupaten Seluruh Indonesia)
15. Director of Indonesia Business Link
16. President Director of Indofood
17. President Director of Gemala Group
18. Director of Bina Swadaya Masyarakat
19. Director of Institute of Research, Education and Social Economic Information (LP3ES)
20. Chairman of Dharma Bhakti ASTRA Foundation

5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO

6. Successful youth employment interventions

a) Preparing youth for work: ensuring quality basic education for all young men and women, and developing demand-driven vocational and technical education systems;

b) Creating quality jobs for young men and women: focusing on the generation of jobs in the formal sector without forgetting the needs of poor and disadvantaged youth;

c) Fostering entrepreneurship: empowering youth and facilitating their entry into business, and the gradual transformation of the informal economy into the formal sector; and

d) Ensuring equal opportunities: giving young women the same opportunities as enjoyed by young men.

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