Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Birleşmiş Milletler Kalkınma Programı – UNDP Destekli Proje, 2021 - 2022
With 70% of its population being youth under 30, Tajikistan is at the early stage of demographic dividend, yet, is not able to benefit from it for economic growth and development. Although more children are enrolled in school, children are failing to improve learning and skills for life and work. One of five adolescents believe that knowledge and skills they gain in school is insufficient for realization of their dreams. (National Adolescents Study, 2018). Adolescents lack the skills required for successful transition from school to work life, they cannot realize their full potential and maximize their contribution to their communities.
In Tajikistan, 30% of young people aged 15-24 are NEET, 89% of them being girls (LFS 2016). Lack of opportunities for meaningful local employment after graduation drives high rates of migration among young people. Around 40% of Tajiks who seek work outside the country are under 30 years of age.
This UNICEF programme is designed towards providing adolescent boys and girls a second chance in the second decade of their lives by unlocking their potential to continue secondary education, gain skills, participate fully in all aspects of life and become empowered for a successful transition from school to work. To reach this goal, the programme is designed to invest in adolescents’ health and wellbeing, skills for learning and employment and their full participation in school and community life.
Therefore, UNICEF Tajikistan seeks to understand the existing landscape of Tajikistan’s industry, workforce needs, skill – gaps, national and international digital jobs markets and capacities, as well as available technical skilling programs, so as to identify current opportunities and future pathways. This in-country analysis will be complemented by a survey and analysis of the subcontinental landscape, including Central Asia and Russia, which are the two geographies with the greatest socio-economic import for Tajikistan.