Urban Youth Employment Project II

The objective of the Second Urban Youth Employment Project for Papua New Guinea is to improve the capacity of participating young men and women in project areas to engage in productive income generating activities. The Project has four components. 1. Youth Job Corps component will raise the awareness of the project in targeted urban areas among youth in their communities, mobilize eligible youth, provide them with Basic Life Skills and Job Readiness Training (BLST) and place them in public works schemes. This component has four subcomponents. 1a: Communications and Mobilization subcomponent will support community awareness and mobilization campaigns, communications and related activities to identify eligible youth and inform them on the procedures and requirements for participation under the project. 1b: Basic Life‐Skills and Job Readiness Training subcomponent will provide Basic Life Skills and Job Readiness Training (BLST) to approximately 6,700 youth to increase their knowledge and preparedness for transitioning into the workplace both in the formal and informal economy. 1c: Urban Works and Services subcomponent will generate approximately 183,000 labor days for 6,100 participants, enabling youth to develop technical skills and apply the soft skills learned through public works for 30 paid days after they complete the BLST. 1d: Other Technical Assistance Activities subcomponent will finance a set of technical assistance activities, such as studies and diagnostics. 2. Skills Training component will provide a range of market‐oriented training programs for approximately 5,700 youth to improve their general and technical skills needed in the workplace. 2a: Internships subcomponent will provide an approximately 4,600 youth the opportunity to work with employers on a three‐month internship in entry level jobs. 2b: Vocational Training subcomponent will develop entry‐level competencies for approximately 1,100 youth in selected trades relevant to both the formal and...