TIRANA, September 7/ATA/ Thanks to the Youth Guarantee program, a new approach of the European Union for the countries of the Western Balkans, the young people in Albania get support to enter the labor market.
Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhja said that the Youth Guarantee program is underway in the pilot phase.
“Tea and Klejdi, two young people from Vlora are benefiting from the program in just 1 month after they applied to join. Tea was employed as a receptionist at a medical clinic, while Klejdi was employed as a service worker in the field of tourism”, said Gonxhja.
The minister emphasized that every young person up to 29 years old who lives in Tirana, Vlora or Shkodra and Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEETs) can join the program in the pilot phase of the implementation by applying on the e-Albania portal, in the “Youth Guarantee Application” Service.
The Youth Guarantee program aims to ensure a quality offer of employment, endowing the young people with the necessary skills and competences to either access educational/training paths or enter/re-enter the labor market within 4 months.
The Youth Guarantee is a program that is being implemented with the support of the European Union, with the overarching objective to facilitate the comprehensive integration of a new workforce into the labor market and will initially be piloted in three municipalities of the country: Tirana, Shkodra and Vlora. Through this program, it is aimed to support a total of about 18,000 young people. /m.m/r.e/p.s./
