TIRANA, Aug 9 /ATA/ 16 young people from Dibra completed an 8-month coding course, which enabled them to expand their knowledge and technical competences in the field of programming. Apart from that, they had training sessions with career counsellors.
Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, as well as Minister of State for Youth and Children, Bora Muzhaqi, were present at the certificate awarding ceremony for the young people who attended this intensive course.
During the conversation with the young people, Deputy Prime Minister Balluku said that it is important that the knowledge and skills that they have developed through this course are already put into practice.
“It is very important to put into practice all the knowledge you received, because it was not a several-week course, it was almost an entire school year. You are committed, you have invested, the government has invested, donors have invested, there was also commitment from the trainers, so you definitely need to start putting the knowledge you received into practice”, said Balluku.
Deputy Prime Minister further added that for the Albanian government, innovation has been high on its agenda. In this direction, the Innovation Agency which is up and running has already started to give the first results.
“Given this priority of the Albanian government to support innovation with logistics and infrastructure, while filling the ranks with talented young men and women, I would say that this nucleus of 16 young people from Dibra has the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge at the municipality, at the state institutions, and you yourself as individuals with start-ups”, stated Balluku.
For her part, Muzhaqi emphasized that through this course young people have already expanded their knowledge, having even greater opportunities for employment.
“The fact that we now have 16 well-prepared young people, who are ready for the labour market, some of them were eager to get into the technology field, while another part wanted to explore a new field, I believe that they will have even more access to the labour market. The upside of this market is that even from here in the city, an internet connection is enough to work for the world market, it is not meant that you only work for the local market, which we are used to doing in many other professions. said Muzhaqi.
For the mayor of Dibra, Rahim Spahiu, the municipality will support young people who have innovative ideas and want to implement them.
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