World Bank - Urban Youth Employment Project in Papua New Guinea
The Urban Youth Employment Project is a World Bank project being implemented by Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Commission to provide youth focused employability training and public works schemes based in Port Moresby, PNG.
- Affiliation
- Government
- Date of Establishment
- 2011
- Contact No.
- (+1) 202 473-7031
- Address
Lucy Kapi, National Capital District Commission, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 7270, Boroko. NCD, City of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Email Address
- LucyK@ncdc.gov.pg
- Website
- http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?Projectid=P114042&theSitePK=40941&piPK=64290415&pagePK=64283627&menuPK=64282134&Type=Overview
1. Source of funding
International Development Association
Government of the Republic of Korea
2. Mission and objectives
The Project's development objectives are to provide urban youth with income from temporary employment opportunities and to increase their employability.
1. Improving labour markets
2. Improving social safety nets
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Skills acquisition, employability, public works and green jobs
4. Partners and areas of partnership
World Bank, Government of Papua New Guinea, National Capital District Commission, PNG Small Business Development Corporation and PNG Microfinance
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
6. Successful youth employment interventions
1. Youth Job Corps (YJC): This component will support: a) the identification and selection of 17,500 disadvantaged, unemployed youth from the National Capital District (NCD) area; b) life skills for employment training; and c) public works job placement. These youth will complete basic life skills for employment training.
2. Skills Development and Employment Scheme (SDES): This component will provide On-the-Job Training (OJT) and work experience for around 4,000 participating youth. The SDES will consist of two Pre-Employment Training (PET) programs followed by OJT.