L&D HUB Support Community - Work & Competence
Bridging the Competence Gap
- Digital Skills Matching
- Internship
- Learning & Training
- Mentorship
- Mediation
- Networking
- Study Tours
Background: Mongolia is a country of youth - 64% of the total population are under 35 years of age. Today, youth unemployment rates are very high in Mongolia at 24% (youth aged 18-24), which is 3 times higher than the national average. The skills mismatch is the major challenge in our labor market as young people are not able to find the jobs they want, and businesses are unable to find talent for the jobs they have. So, there is a Big Gap that exists between youth and employers, which contributes to uncertainties facing all.
PROJECT: We wanted to address this issue with a project initiative called 'Bridging the Gap - Digital Skills Matching Internship Program'. The goal is to reduce the mismatch between young job candidates and employers by increasing employability competencies of youth to acquire the needed skills and practical experiences in real working conditions at employers' workplaces, so it will enable both employers and young individuals to enter the labour market prepared, and assist them for the Future of Work.
Within last year our Project initiative was shared and promoted in various International Arenas successfully - at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in June 2019, the 108th Session of the International Labor Conference of ILO in Geneva, the Global Youth Employment Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, and a research project of the Maastricht University of The Netherlands commissioned by DECP (Dutch Employers Cooperation Programme) on bridging the skills gap.
The key message from these international conferences: we understood that the skills mismatch and the competence gap is our common challenge, both locally and globally, especially in developing countries.