Youth Employment Policies Strategy in Iran

Youth unemployment is currently one of the main issues facing the country, and identification of employment policy challenges is one of the main prerequisites for solving this problem. The research is to identify the basic challenges of youth employment and provide an appropriate policy strategy. The research is carried out qualitatively and its data were obtained through interviews with 17 experts in the field of labor market and employment policy, and for analyzing the findings of the research, SWOT and AHP models have been used. The findings showed the internal weaknesses of the labor market (with an average weight of 6/89 and a relative weight of 0/766) are more important in the labor market. After that, opportunities outside the labor market (weighing 6/79 and a relative weight of 0/754) are important. Threats outside the labor market (with a weighted average of 6/74 and a relative weight of 0/749) are important in the third order. Finally, the internal strengths of the labor market (with an average weight of 29/6 and a relative weight of 0/699) are of the least importance and impact. As the results, in each domains and dimensions of the labor market, Change Direction (WO) Strategies should be selected firstly. "Changing the way of students conduct academic studies from theoretical courses to technical and professional skills", "reducing the acceptance of universities, especially in theoretical and non-technical fields", "Establishment of an income-tax system, especially in non- Manufacturing and interfaces" and "Changing the jobs creation from investor jobs to user jobs" are examples of these strategies.