The newly launched Namibia Labour Market Information System aims to strengthen evidence-based decision-making for policymakers, researchers, businesses and workers.
The system will provide timely information on employment trends and skills.
The Namibia Labour Market Information System serves as a centralised national platform that integrates data from various sources including census, surveys and administrative records.
The collaborative effort by the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, the Namibia Statistical Agency and the International Labour Organisation aims to translate improved data collection into better planning and employment outcomes for Namibians.
Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Inecia Brandt said, "Beyond employment alone, the Namibia labour market information system also provides an opportunity to strengthen how we monitor the wider decent web agenda, including income and working conditions. Operational safety and health, social protection and social dialogue. These are areas where our data remains limited or fragmented."
The Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, Aune Mudjanima, emphasised that the system is a shared national asset that requires data integrity and active collaboration from all sectors to succeed.
"I therefore encourage all stakeholders. I think the previous speaker has indicated that this is the system for all of us. Even if there will be an NSA, the Ministry of Justice and Glade will be in a field to provide information and feed this system; it is for all of us to utilise. So I am therefore encouraging all of us, stakeholders, to view NALEDIS as a shared national asset."
The impact of the system is categorised by user groups which include academic institutions providing a roadmap for required skills to end the mismatch between training and employment.
These are the workers providing informed decisions regarding upskilling, reskilling and career transition, employers facilitating strategic workforce planning and more competitive operations within the private sector, while the government will allow for the design of high-impact policies based on true statistical reflections.