TIRANA, July 19 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama announced today the beginning of a new era in vocational education with introduction of Dual Professional Education, which creates opportunities for students to learn alongside enterprises.
PM Rama held a meeting today with representatives of enterprises, international partners, heads of vocational schools and experts of the new vocational education reform.
“Being a constant demand from business, Dual Vocational Education, an education system based on business work in support of priority economic sectors, based on the best models of developed countries such as Switzerland and Germany, will begin to be implemented this year “, said Rama.
The prime minister highlighted the necessity to preserve the existing human capital and increase the power of this capital in our economy.
The prime minister emphasized that at present in the tourism industry in Albania, there are not only jobs, but there are jobs with the willingness to pay the same as in the surrounding countries.
“Our professional education has made important steps forward, but today, we need to take a big step forward, the Dual Vocational Education”, he added.
Meanwhile, the prime minister warned that these young people should not be used as servants in the work place.
“They are students who during their stay in the enterprise environment must attend school and must be treated with the utmost care, strictly prohibiting their abuse”, he emphasized. /m.m/p.s./
