GFA Area - Employment

© Eberhard Riebel Competitive skills and available jobs are crucial. Yet, they do not automatically lead to employment. Many labour markets feature a substantial mismatch between the skills demanded by employers and those possessed by job seekers. A lack of reliable labour market information, transparency and guidance on the job market further hinders accurate matching of graduates with industry demand. Our services are geared towards improving labour market functioning by systematic information gathering and relevant service provision of the responsible institutions and authorities such as ministries of Labour, employment agencies and career offices in educational institutions. Improved labour market information further enables more targeted training and retraining measures for job seekers. Our key services in the field include:

Structured labour market analysis and information systems (LMIS) – including e.g. sector-wide labour market surveys in Nigeria
Advisory on labour laws, standards and labour market policies – e.g. supporting the diffusion of social standards in the textile sector in Bangladesh
Career guidance, counseling and school-to-work transition – comprising for instance the organisation of career fairs in Afghanistan and the qualification of job counselors in Pakistani TVET schools
Job placement and matching services by public employment agencies and private providers or networks addressing specific target groups – e.g. model employment agencies for youths
Targeted qualification and (re)integration measures for disadvantaged groups (e.g. women, disabled persons, refugees) – such as for example active labour market insertion measures for women in Jordan
Entrepreneurship schemes