Establishment Of National Employment Services In Developing Countries

Handbook for the use of consultants or experts assisting developing countries in establishing or improving their employment services - examines briefly the objectives, policies and major functions of such services, and covers financial aspects and administrative aspects, recruitment and vocational training of staff, etc.

This publication provides a wide range of indicators for comparing the operational and institutional characteristics of 73 Public Employment Services in 71 countries around the world.

Employment services promote the efficient allocation of labor by, among other things, promoting labor mobility and improving productivity. This paper assesses the cost- effectiveness of services designed to expedite the exchange of labor between job-seekers and employers. The authors find that the benefits of employment services are not uniform. Benefits may be reduced in small countries with a large informal sector, or when the economy is stagnant and the demand for labor is depressed (even though the need for the services may be greater under such conditions). The authors advocate a balance between public and private sector delivery of employment services. They favor opening the private market for what they term support services, which increase productivity and include income support and retraining. Such support services are distinct from what the authors call core services, provision of which they believe is properly left to the public sector. Core services to assist job-seekers include job-placement services, relocation assistance, counseling, and skills assessment. The authors find that core services are cost-effective and that public sector providers can ensure that such services are delivered to unemployed, low-skilled, or semiskilled workers whose needs may not be met by the private sector. The paper reviews the justification for and development of employment services over time and compares various approaches to the provision of such services. It reviews the various types of employment services and examines the differences between public and private sector delivery.

Research manual on human resources planning and employment opportunity creation as an integral part of economic planning for economic development in developing countries - presents a system for programme planning and programme evaluation of labour force programmes, and includes goal development and administrative aspects, etc. References.

This guide aims to be of practical use to those conducting national training programmes for people who generate, analyze and disseminate employment and manpower information (EMI), mainly at middle technical levels.