Individuals out of work for an extended period can become less employable as they lose the specific skills acquired in their previous jobs and also lose the habits needed to hold down any job.
To support the work of the Taskforce, three working groups were also established to focus on financial literacy, statistics and microfinance. A follow up workshop was held in March this year where stakeholders took stock of what had been achieved to date. More importantly, forward plans were reviewed with the 2014 target in mind.