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Economic Reform Programme (ERP) in Kosovo* (2020 – 2022)

Area: Education and Skills
Reform measure 19: Improving and expanding public employment services and increasing the employability of long-term unemployed, young people, women and other vulnerable groups
Activities planned in 2020
  • Revision of the new Labour Law (MLSW);
  • Revision of the Employment Policy 2020-202241with the aim of improving the effectiveness of ALMMs particularly for women and youth (MLSW/PES);
  • Review of the Action Plan for Increasing Youth Employment, with particular emphasis on addressing challenges of women's employment (MLSW);
  • Implementation of ALMMs for at least 3,000 long-term unemployed persons, including but not limited to youth, women, and persons in poverty in rural areas (EARK/MLSW);
  • Validation of 10 vocational training programmes, development of 10 curricula and 10 teaching packages based on occupational standards (EARK/MLSW);
  • Training of 1,000 people in digital economy skills (MED);
  • Increase the number of job vacancies through the SIMP platform by incorporating public sector announcements (EARK/MLSW).
  • Development of LFSwith an extended sample42, and incorporation of a new LFS module on “workplace accidents and workplace-related health problems” (KAS)
Activities planned in 2021
  • Implementation of ALMMS for at least 3,000 unemployed43(EARK/MLSW);
  • Subcontractat least two deficit vocational training programmes for private providers (EARK/MLSW);
  • Development of one employment service beneficiary tracking study (EARK/MLSW);
  • Training of 1,000 people in digital economy skills (MED);
  • Incorporation of the new module in the LFS on the “state of the labour market of migrants”, as well as publication of statistics on regional basis (KAS);
  • Re-accreditation of 5 programmes and development of 5 curricula based on occupational standards and 5 learning packages for the needs of Vocational Training Centres (MLSW).
Activities planned in 2022
  • Implementation of ALMMs for at least 3,000 unemployed (EARK/MLSW);
  • Subcontract at least two (2) deficit vocational training programmes for private providers (EARK/MLSW);
  • Full functionalization of the EMIS module for monitoring ALMMs beneficiaries (EARK/MLSW);
  • Training of 1,000 people in digital economy skills (MED);
  • Incorporation of the new module into the Labour Force Survey on “job skills” (KAS);
  • Re-accreditation of 5 programmes, development of 5 curricula based on occupational standards and 5 learning packages for the needs of Vocational Training Centres (MLSW).
Area: Social inclusion, poverty reduction and equal opportunities
Reform measure 20: Improving social services and empowering marginalized groups
Activities planned in 2020
  • Drafting and adoption of the Law on Social and Family Services;
  • Draft and approve the Concept Document of the Law on Social Assistance Scheme;
  • Adoption of the Law on Local Government Finance and Administrative Instruction on Funding Formula for financing social and family services (MLSW);
  • Drafting and approval of regulations for registration of social enterprises (MLSW);
  • Adoption of the Administrative Instruction for the implementation of the Poverty Test for social categories (MLSW);
  • Support to the licensed non-governmental sector, with subsidies for the provision of social services (50 licensed beneficiary NGOs) (MLSW);
  • Development of vocational training programs for social workers (MLSW);
Activities planned in 2021
  • Drafting of secondary legal framework (15 Administrative Instructions) for the Law on Social and Family Services (MLSW);
  • Drafting and adoption of the Law on and secondary legal framework (5 Administrative Instructions) for the Law on Social Assistance Scheme (MLSW);
  • Support to the licensed non-governmental sector, with subsidies for the provision of social services (70 licensed beneficiary NGOs) (MLSW);
  • Support of registered Social Enterprises with subsidies and grants for employment of marginalized groups (20-25 beneficiary social enterprises) (MLSW);
Activities planned in 2022
  • Support the licensed non-governmental sector, with subsidies for the provision of social services (100 licensed beneficiary NGOs) (MLSW);
  • Support of registered social enterprises with subsidies and grants for employment of marginalized groups (20-25 beneficiary social enterprises) (MLSW).

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