The what and why of Employment Service Providers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) describes public employment services (PES) as follows:
‘Public employment services are usually part of ministries of labour or, less often, operate as separate executive agencies. They plan and execute many of the active, and sometimes passive, labour market policies used to help workers enter the labour market, to facilitate labour market adjustments, and to cushion the impact of economic transitions. To do this, public employment services typically provide labour market information, offer job-search assistance and placement services, administer unemployment insurance benefits, and manage various labour market programmes (worker displacement assistance, retraining, public service employment, etc.)' See https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_115454.pdf
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Employment service providers ensure the coordination between the skills supply (workforce) and demand (jobs). They are often called labour market intermediaries. They offer a wide range of measures and services to jobseekers and companies and play an important role in the generation and management of labour market information. With this mini module you will gain a clear understanding of the role of employment service providers in anticipating skills needs and matching skills and jobs.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Public Employment Service in Piedmont region, Italy:
If you really want to know everything....
- Summary 'Employment service providers: developing better labour markets that work'.
- Guide 'The role of employment service providers - Guide to anticipating and matching skills and jobs Vol. 4'.
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