Forthcoming policy developments

The Ministry for National Economy launched a pilot programme in 2025 through the OFA National Employment Public Nonprofit Limited Liability Company to improve the recruitment process of unemployed. It aims at creating a competency-based recruitment methodology that can support job seekers to get a job that fits their skills. It can be used as a supplement of the usual process that is based on the candidate's education, work experience or factors included in CV. The workplaces are also involved: they have to set up the competency requirements of the offered positions. The pilot programme is conducted in two counties and with 1500 job seekers. The target group is not specifically young people but they can be also involved if they are registered job seekers.

Ongoing debates

Currently, there are no any ongoing debates taking place in the public and/or political sphere on youth employment and unemployment issues.