The Government has raised 16 measures intended to lower the unemployment rate between 0.8 and 1.9 points in the next four years. The unemployment rate was 9.2% in 2017 and the Government hopes to get it to between 7.3% and 8.4% by 2022.
The Continuous Employment Survey showed that in the third quarter of this year, unemployment was at 10.2%, with 242,000 people looking for work. Of these, 124,000 were men and 118,000 women.
INA is one of the main instruments in the National Development Plan. It prepares people for employment with job specific courses. This is to bridge the gap between the jobs being generated and the profile of those seeking work.
The Ministry of Labor and System of Banking for Development will also be involved in training, especially in English. Rural high schools and technical colleges are part of the plan as well.
