The state provides opportunities for young mothers to work and study:  new details

How to improve the demographic situation, increase birth rates, and at the same time ensure the entry of young mothers into the labor market, as the economy of the country suffers great losses because of the lack of women’s potential. In order to solve these problems, the government has developed three new employment programs, one of which will come into force on January 1^st.

It is about providing support to young mothers under the age of 30 who are uncompetitive and unskilled in the labor market, which will enable them to take  professional training at  an employer for up to six months and acquire a scholarship in order to obtain work skills and abilities.

Ruzanna Pepanyan, head of the employment department at the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, told womenNet.am that in the first phase 50 women will be included in the program, and in the future, the number of beneficiaries will increase as a result of the program evaluation.

According to her, the program envisages organizing professional training in different companies for women without specialization. According to Ruzanna Pepanyan, young mothers will also receive a six-month scholarship at the rate of 55,000 AMD for the minimum monthly salary.

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