Wednesday, May 15 2019 13:01

ArmInfo."The political revolution in Armenia was a success, the turn has come for the economic one," Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said in Yerevan on May 15,  announcing the start of the "Work, Armenia" program.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the idea of launching the  program originated within the walls of the executive body at the  beginning of the year. On the one hand, it became a reaction to  statistical data indicating high rates of unemployment, on the other,  to complaints from employers who could not fill the vacant places.  "In general, the document aims to create the necessary atmosphere for  the full realization of the creative potential of people and, as a  result, to improve the living standards of citizens.

The principle of the program is to give an innovative solution to the  old approaches, "he said.  As Avinyan pointed out, the target  audience of the program has not been finally determined. Within a  month, specific proposals from interested ministries and departments  are expected. At present, it is known that "Work, Armenia" will  become a guideline of the economic revolution and, having a person at  the head of the corner, in particular, a young specialist, will  ensure a smooth transition in the chain "education-labor market".   According to the authors of the program, the main pillars of the  program will be the development of human capital in Armenia, the  promotion of employment and the implementation of institutional  reforms. In the course of the program implementation, the  achievements of modern science will be used, in particular, it is  planned to create a mobile application that, based on the analysis of  vacancy announcements at various websites, will offer the potential  candidate the best option. The events, according to the Deputy Prime  Minister, will lead to a decrease in the unemployment rate and an  increase in labor productivity. "The final result of the  implementation of the programs will be inclusive economic growth in  Armenia, where every citizen will be given the opportunity to secure  a decent future through his own labor," Avinyan said.  Assistant  Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Aydinyan, in turn, noted that  according to statistical data, according to preliminary results of  2018, unemployment among the economically active population is 20.4%.  According to this indicator, Armenia is "distinguished" among its  colleagues in the EAEU and in the region. The proportion of young  people aged 15-34 is 45%., 43% of the workforce is accounted for by  the economically inactive population.  In addition, studies show that  only 6% of the unemployed are looking for work through the State  Agency for Employment, while significant allocations are made from  the state treasury to the structure. Applicants are more likely to  look for work through friends and acquaintances, which indicates a  serious institutional gap. Studies have also shown that the  transition of young people from education to the labor market takes 2  years, which has a significant impact on the future formation of  career. It is the analysis of these indicators that prompted the idea  of developing a program.  The program, as stated by Aidinyan, will  create a database of supply and demand on the labor market, a special  program will allow the student to gain skills in the public sector,  working in a free schedule.  The effectiveness of the implementation  of the program will be measurable. Thus, it is expected that, as a  result of its implementation, the level of unemployment will be  reduced, protection of labor rights of citizens, growth of labor  productivity and economic activity in the country will be ensured.   The program is not static and is subject to periodic review based on  the decrees of a specific period of time and analysis of the feedback  with all participants in the process.