ON THE JOB TRAINING

OTHER INFORMATION

For more information in your municipality, please contact the ? Employment Offices, at the following addresses:

THE UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKER THE EMPLOYER 1 1

Register at employment office Register at Employment Office Address E-mail Tel and start counselling process Employment Office Prishtinë/Priština Str. “Tirana” [email protected] 038 / 613 - 021 2 [email protected] 2 During 3 months period research labour /Gnjilane Str. “Idriz Seferi” [email protected] 0280/320 - 057 market for any potential job offer

FINDS JOB Is already registred in Str. “Zahir Pajaziti”. Nr.1 [email protected] 029 / 241 - 349 3 KBRA 029 /222 - 223 Pejë/Pecì Str.“Mbreteresha Teute p.n” [email protected] 039- 432- 820 If job seeker cannot find job he can be qualified for OJT scheme 3 /Uroševac Str. “Rexhep Bislimi p.n” [email protected] 0290 -320 - 004

4 Gjakovë/Djakovica Str “Mbreteresha Teuta no 72” [email protected] 0390 – 325 - 161 THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Is ready to train the job seeker The employment office identify the company Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Str “Xhafer Deva no 60” [email protected] 028-530-785 based on job seeker needs

In case you have further questions regarding the On-the-Job Training Programme, Job seeker and employer agree with training agreement and Training Plan please contact the ALMP2 project, at [email protected]. before the training starts

About the project: The main objective of Active Labour Market Programmes is to improve the capacities of the labour market institutions to design relevant, gender-responsive policies at the central level and to deliver integrated 3 MONTHS MONITORING CERTIFICATION services at the local level, focusing on the ON THE JOB TRAINING AND BY VTC most vulnerable groups among the TRAINING EVALUATION unemployed. During 2014-2017, ALMP is kindly funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Ministry of Labour and PROGRAMME Social Welfare, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, This programme is implemented with the support of the Embassy of the United Kingdom and the UNDP's Active Labour Market Programmes 2 and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. UNDP. The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) in The OJT is implemented in following steps: collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces the call for applications for First step: Both the potential job-seekers and companies must register at the nearest Employment Office, if they have already not done so. Upon their registration the job-seekers support, for unemployed persons and for interested will receive the first counselling session from an advisor. The companies will be asked to present enterprises in the private sector, under the On the Job Training evidence that they are registered with the Business Registration Agency. Programme, financed by the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Second step: The job-seekers will be asked to research the labour market for a 3 month period the MLSW of Kosovo and UNDP. for any potential job offer. If the job-seekers are not able to find a job during this period they will qualify for the OJT scheme. The companies must provide evidence that they are ready to train the job-seekers.

Third step: Upon confirmation by the jobseeker that he/she has not identified a company based on the job-seekers needs, advisors at the respective Employment Office will ABOUT THE ON THE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMME consult/mediate the process. After the process, a Memorandum of Understanding is signed between the job-seeker, now the employee, and the company holder, in this case the employer, The aim of the On-the-Job Training Programme is to give the unemployed setting out the responsibilities of each party. The Programme covers the cost of training jobseekers who have limited educational background and no previous work jobseekers. This provides an incentive to the employer to train a jobseeker for a permanent job THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT experience the opportunity to undertake a three-month training period in a private within his/her company or agency. sector company. In order to support sustainable employment in Kosovo, the The cost of training jobseekers is paid by the Programme. The reimbursement is made Programme focuses in identifying enterprises which have more potential to offer WHO CAN APPLY? directly to the trainee. This provides an incentive to the employer to train a jobseeker long-term employment opportunities. In order to benefit from the programme for a permanent job within the company or agency. Reimbursements are made on both the potential employees and employers must register at the nearest 1. Private enterprises monthly bases covering expenses (traveling, food). Employment Office. All interested employers who registered with the employment offices can apply. Enterprises Companies are encouraged to keep the participant at the end of the training period. A should be registered with the Kosovo Business Registration Agency and be active in Kosovo Certificate of completion is awarded to the participant as a skill - reference document to In addition to supporting the unemployed jobseekers find training opportunities, Tax Administration. the OJT facilitates the entire process of identifying and matching the job-seekers assist the jobseeker and can give a particular advantage in his or her future job search. with the companies. Keeping in mind the difficulties that private companies face in Businesses which can give evidence that they are interested to provide long-term employment finding and engaging skilled staff required to expand their business activities, the of the candidates will be given priority. OJT will use the expertise of the Employment Offices to match each on the job 2. Unemployed Jobseekers training position with the appropriate job-seekers, in line with the criteria set by the companies. All the jobseekers who are registered as unemployed for a minimum of three months, have limited educational background and no previous work experience can benefit from the OJT Programme.

The target group for this Programme are: HOW TO APPLY • young jobseekers (18-25 years old) • job seekers who have no or few skills and no previous work experience

Priority will be given to: The interested private enterprises should register with the Employment Office in • long-term unemployed (more than 12 months unemployed); their municipality. The enterprises will then be contacted by the Employment Offices • women; with a list of potential candidates. • people with disabilities; • ethnic minorities.. Jobseekers should register in or visit the Employment Offices of their municipalities All interested persons should register at the EOs in their respective municipalities. Cases of where they are already registered and inform their employment counsellors about their conflict of interest with involved parties and decision makers of the OJT shall not be eligible to interest. benefit from the OJT.