Urban Youth Employment Project

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The objectives of the Urban Youth Employment Project for Papua New Guinea are to provide urban youth with income from temporary employment opportunities, and to increase their employability. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is 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. The second component of the project is 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. The third component of the project is project management. This component will finance the incremental operating costs of the Project Management Unit (PMU), goods and staffing for the PMU, training of key personnel, technical assistance and other project support costs.