TIRANA, Nov 18 /ATA/ – The Democratic Party called on parliament to amend the proposed 2024 education budget and double the state budget funds for the vocational education and training in the country.
The main opposition DP lawmaker Eralda Tase Bano unveiled the amendment due to be forwarded to parliament, demanding that the fund earmarked for the vocational education doubles to 7 060 million lek from 3 560 million lek.
“Taking notice of the labour market developments, vocational education is increasingly becoming more important. The government shouldn’t force students to enrol in vocational education schools by imposing a grade point average as a criterion, but instead it should invest in this area by making vocational education more attractive to young people, especially now that the labour market needs more skilled professionals in various trades,” she said in a press statement.
The DP-sponsored proposal suggests that the financial effect of this amendment should be met by reducing the government’s operative and non-priority spending, the concessionary public-private partnership contracts and spending for reconstruction of government offices.
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