WAPES

The World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) was established in 1988 to exchange views on employment and labour market issues among member countries. The main values ​​of the organization are non-profit, transparency, equality and high quality service.

Azerbaijan Public Employment Agency (APEA) is a member of the WAPES. Currently, measures are being implemented within the framework of cooperation between the WAPES and the SEA. The SEA is actively represented in various meetings and events of the WAPES.

In September 2021, a virtual conference on " Career Development and Major Choices in the Post-Pandemic Era" was organized for the WAPES member organizations within the framework of cooperation between the APEA and the Employment Agency of the Republic of Turkey ("İŞKUR").

In April 2022, the World Congress on "Challenges and innovative actions of public employment services in a constantly changing labour market " was held by the WAPES in the city of Tallinn, Republic of Estonia, and the delegation from the APEA participated in the Congress. Within the framework of the Congress, the APEA presented its digital projects for member countries on the topic "Technological innovations and experience of employment services in the field of using artificial intelligence during service provision".

In September 2022, within the framework of the joint cooperation between the WAPES and the Employment Service of the Federal Republic of Germany (BA), an event was held for the European region on the topic of "The role of employment services in transnational migration management and forms of bilateral cooperation" and the participation of the delegation in the mentioned event was ensured by the APEA.