Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour's (MCIL) Apprenticeship, Employment & Labour Market Division (AELM)
The Apprenticeship, Employment & Labour Market Division (AELM) of the Ministry co-ordinates and provides employment services such as Job Referral and Placement, as well as Apprenticeship and Trade Test schemes.
- Affiliation
- Government
- Contact No.
- (+685) 20441
- Address
Auelua Samuelu Enari, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour, PO Box 862, Apia, Samoa
- Email Address
- mpal@mcil.gov.ws
- Website
- http://www.mcil.gov.ws/aelm.html
1. Source of funding
Government
2. Mission and objectives
Co-ordinate and provide employment services such as Job Referral and Placement, as well as Apprenticeship and Trade Test schemes.
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Skills and employability
4. Partners and areas of partnership
MCIL, AELM, ILO
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
AELM is the ILO's focal point in Samoa.
6. Successful youth employment interventions
The Apprenticeship Scheme: Apprentices need to complete three (3) to four (4) years or six thousand (6,000) to eight thousand (8,000) hours. The award of the Certificate of Due Completion is awarded to candidates who qualify as competent in a trade of their choice.
Apprenticeship training is divided into two (2) components:
1. On-the-job Training: Training provided on the job by a qualified tradesman or employer.
2. Off-the-job Training: Training provided by a technical institute. i.e. NUS (IOT) Monday - Thursday (5pm-8pm) or block basis (1 week).