Armenian authorities have launched e-work.am, the country’s first unified national employment platform, designed to connect job seekers with employers and facilitate the job search and recruitment process.

The platform allows job seekers to find work matching their qualifications, while employers can publish vacancies and find suitable candidates.

Armenpress discussed the platform, the opportunities it offers, job searching, the digitalization of Armenia’s labor market and other related issues with Liana Tovmasyan, Deputy Director of the Unified Social Service of the Ministry of Labor and Welfare, in a new episode of its podcast series.

Tovmasyan emphasized that work is the only direct path to prosperity.

“Reforms in the employment sector are currently in an active phase. We already have numerous employment programs, and we will continue to develop them and introduce new ones,” she said.

Tovmasyan said the national platform is free of charge and that all public employment programs will be incorporated into it.

“According to the latest monthly data, 2,004 employers are registered on the platform. This number may also include employers who have not yet posted any vacancies. That is also perfectly acceptable, as an employer may not have any vacancies at a given time but may, for example, participate in our employment programs as a training provider,” she said, adding that 3,187 vacancies have also been posted on the platform.

“This means that 3,187 vacancies and 2,004 employers are already in the digital space, ready to find suitable employees. It is important to note that following its launch, the platform was piloted for nearly two years in the Syunik and Kotayk provinces in connection with the vulnerability assessment system. Since July, its use has been mandatory for all our territorial centers, and it now covers the entire territory of Armenia,” Tovmasyan said.