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YREVAN 2019 “EU4Youth: Fostering potential for greater employability” Labour Market Analysis 2018-19 Developed by: Connectio 2018/2019 Martin Demant Frederiksen, Signe Margrethe Thomsen & Ann Louise Slot www.connectio.dk 'This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Connectio and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union’ 2 LIST OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 5 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................... 6 ARMENIA ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 1. AIM AND METHOD .................................................................................................................................... 8 2. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMICAL CONTEXT .......................................................... 9 3. DILIJAN ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 10 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 11 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 13 4. IJEVAN ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 14 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 16 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 17 5. SEVAN ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 18 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 19 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 20 5. GAVAR ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 21 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 22 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 23 6. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 24 BELARUS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25 1. AIM AND METHOD ................................................................................................................................. 25 2. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMICAL CONTEXT ....................................................... 26 3. GOMEL .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 28 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 31 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 32 4. MOGILEV ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 33 Youth Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 36 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 37 5. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 38 GEORGIA ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39 1. AIM AND METHOD ................................................................................................................................. 39 2. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMICAL CONTEXT ....................................................... 40 3. SENAKI .......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 41 3. ZUGDIDI ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 43 4. KHELVACHAURI ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Business demands .................................................................................................................................... 46 5. YOUTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................ 48 Main findings .............................................................................................................................................. 49 6. RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 50 7. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 53 CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON ................................................................................................................ 54 Bridging gaps and visibility .................................................................................................................. 54 3 Soft skills and knowledge exchange between RC Societies .................................................... 55 Mentor schemes ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Coordination with other NGO and EU4Youth projects ............................................................ 55 Beneficiaries ............................................................................................................................................... 56 VET Colleges and political and institutional change ................................................................. 56 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................................................. 58 APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................................................. 60 4 INTRODUCTION EU4Youth is a 36-months Action to be implemented in Armenia, Belarus and Georgia. The Action is financed by the European Union and implemented by the Armenian, Belarusian and Georgian Red Cross in collaboration with the Danish Red Cross. The Danish Red Cross Youth and Connectio are partners in the project. The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to improve educational opportunities and development potential of youth in the three above mentioned countries in line with the Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 8. The specific objective of the Action is to support access to employment of marginalised youth groups through partnerships,