The Government of Jamaica having received a loan from the (IDB) to facilitate the transition of unattached youth to adulthood and the world of work through training, on-the-job experience, information dissemination and labour intermediation services sought to involve the relevant state entities to oversee its implementation. The NCYD along with the National Youth Service (NYS) are the agencies fit with this mandate. The promotion of (YIC’s), institutional strengthening and technical assistance to support Governance and articulation between sectors are the major objectives of this partnership dubbed ‘Youth Development Programme – Phase 1.
The programme is multiphased and provides systematic and long term support, both financial and technical to the youth sector over an estimated minimum period of eight (8) years. The first phase of the programme will strengthen institutional capacity to implement, monitor and evaluate youth policies and programmes; support the ongoing transformation of the NYS; expand YIC’s ; and test new modalities for unattached youth.
To achieve these objectives, the programme will support the revision of the National Youth Policy (including the framework for monitoring its implementation), as well as the strengthening of the coordination mechanisms among relevant ministries and agencies involved in youth initiatives. To provide updated and comprehensive information about the status, needs and prospects of the youth population, the Programme is also financing the design, implementation and analysis of a National Youth Survey.
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