OREANDA-NEWS. March 09, 2012. Liquidation of unemployment by improving the quality of training and retraining of staff and creating new workplaces is a key goal of the new social policy. This was started now by the vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Social Policy Sergiy Tigipko, speaking at an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers with participation of the President of Ukraine.

"The best social support is a decent job with high wages and career opportunity. Employment of people is a significant step toward economic growth" - vice Prime Minister said.

According to the official, an issue of improvement of the quality of the workforce and training of staff according to the needs of the economy can be addressed through coordinated work of business, educational institutions, local authorities and employment services.

"We must take concrete measures to improve education and retraining of personnel, actively involve in the program of retraining the unemployed. We have to provide effective targeted training according to the needs of the labor market. This applies especially young people, university students" – Mr. Tigipko stressed.

Vice Prime Minister also added that we have to create new incentives for employers.

"We should partially or even completely exempt from paying social contribution of employers who offer young people a first job, who invest in new high-tech jobs to" – Sergiy Tigipko said.

According to vice Prime Minister all these approaches are outlined in the new edition of the Law "On Employment", which will soon be submitted to the Government.

The official also stressed that during the transition to a new social policy of the state we should enlist support and understanding of society. "I think that society today more than ever ready for it" - vice Prime Minister said.