BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 19. The Azerbaijan Career Development Forum 2024 has been held in Baku with the organizational support of the State Employment Agency under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, Trend reports.
The forum discussed successful career growth outcomes both in Azerbaijan and globally, global trends, modern approaches, key criteria for building effective learning and teaching mechanisms in education, and the importance and ways to develop skills that are in demand in the labor market.
The event was attended by Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Sahil Babayev; Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov; Chair of the State Examination Center Maleyka Abbaszade; and other guests.
As Babayev said, over the past six years, 609,000 labor contracts have been signed in Azerbaijan.
According to him, the majority of these contracts are with private companies.
"Over the past six years, we have provided services to 1.8 million citizens. Currently, work is underway in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur," he explained.
The minister also noted that 90 percent of the services provided by the ministry are now digitalized.
"Today, electronic services have been used more than 600 million times. This is an excellent indicator. We must transition to a fully electronic labor contract. Currently, more than one million people have switched to electronic contracts," Babayev added.
The forum, recognized as one of the leading platforms for career development discussions in the country, featured joint discussions, Q&A sessions, and group meetings.
