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The main function
of the Employment Service, Manipur
is to render services like
registration job-seekers, sponsoring
of candidates against notified
vacancies of the State Govt.,
Central Govt. and Private Sectors,
Registration Guidance, dissemination
of career information with booklets,
pamphlets, career talks, information
for employment opportunities by
publishing employment bulletin,
information on training facilities,
updation of information of
self-employment under Vocational
Guidance programme. Reports and
Returns collected from all
establishments are submitted to
Directorate General of Employment &
Training, New Delhi under Employment
Market Information programme.
The functions performed by the
Employment Exchanges are of two
types:
Regulatory Functions:
i.
Providing employment assistance to
unemployed:
Employment Exchange provides
employment assistance to the
employment-seekers in the district
in various ways:
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By
registering the unemployed
youth’s names between 10:30 A.M
and 4.00 P.M on all working days
(except last working day of a
month)
at DEE
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By regulating
the registrations, through
renewals that are made once in
three years with a grace period
of 3 months on all working days
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By updating
the qualifications, subsequently
acquired by the registrants at
the request of the applicant and
also the primary information
given by the registrant also can
be changed at the request of the
registrant
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By sponsoring
their names to the employers in
order of seniority in the ratio
of 1:20 in conformity with the
conditions of eligibility
prescribed by the employer,
including the rule of
reservation, wherever applicable
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Unemployed
youth are being placed in
private sector by identifying
the immediate vacancies in
private sector and conducting
job melas for the benefit of
unemployed youth and also
providing the necessary training
to improve the employability
skills of the youth and
thereafter placing them in
private sector.
ii. Collecting
employment market information:
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Under the Employment Market Information Program the District Employment Exchanges collect the information for every quarter pertaining to number of employees from any Act establishments on compulsory basis and form the non Act establishment on voluntary basis under “the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959”.The information such as occupations and educational qualifications also has to be furnished once in 2 years (Even year by Public Sector and Odd year by Private Sector)
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The data so received from the employers through the above returns is consolidated and coded and sent to the Directorate and to the DGE&T, New Delhi by the District Employment Exchanges. This data is being used by the planners, policy-makers, guidance-counselors etc.
iii. Enforcing
the employment exchanges (Compulsory
Notification of Vacancies) act,
1959:
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The District
Employment Exchange enforces
“the Employment Exchanges
(Compulsory Notification of
Vacancies) Act. 1959” in the
territorial jurisdiction of the
district. For this purpose
inspections of employers’
records are done regularly.
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Non-
rendition of prescribed
statistical returns is also
considered as an offence and
compliance ensured.
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Promotional Functions:
i.
Providing vocational guidance to
youth:
Employment Officer
(Vocational guidance) provides
vocational guidance and career
counseling to the youth who:-
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Visit the
Employment Exchange; and/or who
are
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Studying in
the terminal classes of High
School, Junior Colleges or
I.T.Is.
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At Employment
Exchange, Employment Officer
(VG) gives guidance by various
methods like Pre-registration
Talk, Registration guidance,
individual counseling, Group
discussion and Review of old
cases. The officer also
maintains occupational
information files, occupational
information room and makes case
studies of the youth guided.
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At
educational institutions,
officer delivers Career Talks,
organize Career Corners, conduct
Career Exhibitions, and organize
Career Conference etc. Through
these Group Methods of Guidance,
necessary awareness is created
among the youth so that they can
plan their career well and
pursue it as per the existing
economic realities and job
market trends.
ii.
Promoting self- employment and
entrepreneurship development:
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The
Vocational Guidance Unit also
promotes the concept of self
employment among the educated
unemployed youth. This is done
in the wake of the dwindling
number of job opportunities in
the organized sector and the
increasing steps taken by the
Government to liberalize the
economy and promote
self-enterprise.
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Information
about various self-employment
schemes introduced by the
Government, for the
rehabilitation of the educated
unemployed youth is collected
and compiled and used for
guiding them towards
self-employment.
iii. New
initiatives:
Under the new initiatives
the Employment Exchange is
performing the following:
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Conducting
pre-recruitment training for
jobs in Army, Navy, Air Force
etc.,
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Adopting High
school / Jr. College to provide
intensive guidance to the
students of terminal classes,
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