Promotion of youth employment in fragile settings

The training builds on ILO’s experience in the promotion and implementation of youth employment strategies and programmes in disaster and conflict situations. It will provide participants with a range of notions, methods and tools to promote youth employment in crisis environments.

The training builds on ILO’s experience in the promotion and implementation of youth employment strategies and programmes in disaster and conflict situations. It will illustrate the ILO’s framework for promoting employment and decent work for peace and resilience, and will focus on specific policy areas and practical tools for the promotion of youth employment in settings situations of disaster and conflict. Participants will also be invited to apply what they have learned in their own professional contexts.

The course will provide participants with a range of notions, methods and tools to promote youth employment in situations of conflict and disaster. It is designed for policy makers and development practitioners working in contexts of disaster and affected by fragility with an interest in policies and strategies to promote youth employment and the creation of decent jobs for youth.