REGISTRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT SEEKERS IN BOTSWANA at Botswana Labour Market Observatory

DATE: 19th November 2020

The Botswana Government has decided to enhance the registration environment for employment seekers through the development of a Job Seekers Module in the Labour Market Observatory (LMO) housed at the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC). This is designed to improve the online registration and administration of the job seekers data at a centralised platform for efficiency and for the convenience of customers. This is also in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic measures as the intervention seeks to curb the possible spread of the Corona virus.

 

 

The Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) will reinstate the delegated recruitment function at graduate entry level (C-band) vacancies to Ministries and Independent Departments. Government Ministries and Independent Departments will be encouraged to utilise the LMO Website Jobseeker Database to fill vacancies while the Ministry of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development (MELSD)- Employment Bureau will continue to administer the job seeking function for the entire economy (Government, Independent Departments and Private sector).

 

 

HRDC will only be responsible for hosting the Job Seekers Module database to facilitate registration of job seekers and access to employers and will not be responsible for recruitment. The employers will have access to the JSD where they will view profiles of job seekers as well as interact with them on (www.botswanalmo.org.bw)

 

 

HRDC has been developing the Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS) which among others seeks to; collect, manage and disseminate all information on the labour market. This would further facilitate the monitoring of labour market trends for purposes of providing among others, career guidance, available skills in the economy and for policy advice.