Bureau power and duties

Creates awareness for regional job seekers—particularly youth and women—to engage in entrepreneurship; ensures and facilitates access to training, workspaces, loans, market linkages, and consultancy.

Prepares, coordinates, executes, and monitors the implementation of support packages for enterprises.

Collaborates with relevant bodies to assist enterprises engaged in manufacturing to export their products to international markets.

Establishes Job Creation Councils at all levels, organizes their activities, and provides the necessary support.

Conducts studies on job creation and employment opportunities; submits findings to relevant authorities and monitors implementation upon approval.

Coordinates and takes ownership of the Urban Food Security Program; works with relevant stakeholders to support, monitor, and link the program with sustainable development activities.

Monitors and supports the implementation of both permanent and temporary job opportunities created by the private sector.

Oversees the implementation of policies and legal frameworks governing employer-employee relations within the private sector in the region.

Strengthens bilateral relations (between employers and employees) and tripartite relations (between employers, employees, and the government).

Establishes systems for the rapid resolution of labor disputes and monitors their effectiveness.

Registers and monitors foreign nationals working in various sectors within the region under legal work permits; ensures the timely renewal of their permits.

Tracks the performance of job creation initiatives within government institutions and special public projects.

Ensures that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in the region meet national standards.

Facilitates, monitors, and supports the preparation of standardized basic, junior, and middle-level TVET curricula.

Establishes, expands, and administers TVET institutions that support the region’s industrial and investment activities.

Issues, renews, and cancels (in cases of sub-standard performance) pre-accreditation and accreditation licenses for TVET colleges and training centers.

Prepares the occupational competency assessment system and monitors its implementation and regulation.

Facilitates and encourages the participation of private investors and NGOs in the sector, providing them with necessary support.

Prepares the regional TVET strategy and ensures its execution upon approval.

Ensures fair and proportionate TVET coverage across the region.

Designs and implements formal and non-formal training programs based on market demand; outlines directions for curriculum development.

Designs operational strategies to help TVET centers increase internal revenue and move toward self-sufficiency.

Issues directives for cooperative (partnership-based) training and supports/monitors its implementation.

Identifies regional science and technology needs and coordinates with relevant bodies to meet those needs.

Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to establish technology parks within the region.

Performs other tasks necessary to achieve its objectives.