Unprecedented Youth Career Fair in Yerevan helps Youth find Jobs, Improve Education and Support Economic Growth

YEREVAN, 11:00AM – More than 4000 young people are expected to attend the “Build Your Future Today: Education, Employment, Economy” youth career fair today in Yerevan. The primary partners of the fair are the State Employment Service Agency (SESA), USAID Pension and Labor Market Reform (PALM) Project, and the Youth Career Orientation Center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues.

The youth career fair is unprecedented in its nature. Not only it is the first time such an event is being organized in Yerevan that caters to youth with a unique and important message, but it has also been a catalyst for 10 partners, 7 University Career Centers and more than 100 employers and academic institutions to join together to offer a day of targeted support to the Armenian youth to think about their future in terms of education, employment and Armenia’s economy.

The fair offers a great opportunity to young people of all ages to meet with employers and learn which careers are in demand or will be highly sought after in the near future. Attendees can talk to academic institutions to get vocational guidance counseling and find out where to acquire new skills. In addition, 7 University career centers are there to offer advice on how to become marketable in labor market and how to present one’s self professionally to employers. “The fair carries an important to message to today’s youth to think about their future now and build it based on good education, vocational guidance, and labor market demands,” said SESA Head, Sona Harutyunyan.

Other partners of the youth career fair include Ministry of Education and Science, American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Employers Union of Armenia, British Council, DVV International, and Global Developments Fund. “We are delighted to be part of this fair along other partners,” said AmCham representative Ms. Gohar Sargsyan. “This is not only a great opportunity for students to meet with employers who hire and offer internships, but also a good chance for employers to explain their hiring needs and market trends to the new generation.”

“It has been very exciting to participant in preparing for this fair and thereby show fellow students that there are opportunities out there that they should use, that there is a lot that they should learn to be competitive, and that they can find a job themselves based on their own knowledge and skills,” said a student from the State Agrarian University Career Center.