Minister Gonxhja emphasized the importance of the professional diploma, while ensuring support from the relevant government bodies.

According to him, all institutions are in an alliance for the best education towards the profession.

“Referring to our employment offers, we will try to have a more focused mentoring and better orientation so that you can make applications to receive financing as a business or an individual because the bonuses will be even bigger”, said Gonxhja.

“We want to be the first job market for professionals. That is why we are working with social policies, too. We want that as soon as you finish, a market awaits you, not only formal, but also attractive to live in, so that your work produces added value for you and your families”, said Gonxhja.

On her part, Minister Muzhaqi said that so far there are over 1800 young people who have graduated from this program. According to her, they have had very good results.

Meanwhile, she also emphasized that the businesses themselves are showing interest in the programs supported by National Agency of Employment and Skills.

“I believe that we are ready for the next step, that of attracting foreign investors, as we are already preparing skilled professionals”, she stated. /a.f/p.s./

Accompanied by Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu and Director of the National Information Society Agency Mirlinda Karçanaj, Rama saw the premises of this school closely, stopping at the coding laboratory.

Rama highlighted the expansion of the coding program, which already includes 35 thousand children of primary education in the new curriculum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

“The digital map in schools will be expanded with 654 SMARTLabs in the next two years, promoting learning through interactive platforms and increasing the digital skills of our students,” he added.

The “Vaçe Zela” school in Tirana, one of the 200 schools equipped with 216 SMART laboratories this year, creates the conditions for students to develop digital skills through interactive platforms.

On her part, Minister Manstirliu said that this program of the Albanian government aims to ensure that every school in the country has the necessary digital infrastructure to support a better quality education and adapted to global technological developments.

Investments in digital infrastructure and teacher training are important to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century.

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Education Minister presented the innovative labs model, saying over 35 000 primary school pupils will be included in the new computer coding curriculum.

Focusing on importance of helping schoolchildren develop digital learning and innovation skills, Education Minister announced that installation of 216 smart labs in 200 schools across the country has completed and the new labs will become operational at the beginning of the new school year in September.

“More than 35 000 schoolchildren – first to third grade – will be included in the new coding curriculum this year. In the meantime, we are reviewing the digital education curriculum for pupils – first to ninth grade – as well as the curriculum for the high school students. It is important for us to provide schoolchildren with the opportunity to develop digital skills and we are working on completing our information technology curriculum to integrate it with other subjects,” Manastirliu said.

Education Minister also said that a total of 600 new laboratories are projected to be installed in the ninth-year and high schools across the country in the next two years, based on a unified model designed to build a new and contemporary educational infrastructure in Albania.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today moments from holding of the coding subject in schools, where first grade children learn to code with the CodeMonkey platform.

Rama emphasized that coding in schools is implemented in the first grade in 306 public and 40 private educational institutions, as well as in the second grade in 100 schools throughout Albania, equipped with new laboratories in modern conditions.

Coding in schools has started to be implemented in 2022. The teachers who teach the subject are regularly trained to be up-to-date with the special didactic methods that this subject requires. /m.m/p.s./

Minister of State for Youth and Children stated in a post on social media that the children of the first grades fulfilled the Coding Program in schools, where about 7000 children from 100 schools have learned to code like real professionals with great enthusiasm and desire.

At the same time, Muzhaqi said, about 10,000 students up to grade 12 successfully completed the Out of School Hours program, where young artists have developed their talents in painting, music, choir, theater, crafts, technology, self-defense sports and permaculture.

She added that 10,000 students a few days ago completed the 2022 edition of Sports Teams for which we watched spectacular matches in the National Volleyball and Basketball Championships.

“Very happy that children and young people have embraced every program that has helped them develop their talents and understand from a young age the passion and potential they possess and to pursue in the future, and that above all it has changed their lifestyle, but also that of their parents”, emphasized the minister.

She thanked all teachers, coaches, parents and grandparents for their continuous support and motivation for children and young people to become part of these programs.

Also, Muzhaqi thanked all colleagues of the administration and government, donors AADF and UNICEF, for their unsparing contribution to implement these wonderful programs, for which they have started work on their planning for the school year 2023-2024./p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote in a post on social media that 2,600 young people have chosen to become professional in the field of “Python Fullstack” programming.

Rama highlighted the case of John Toromeni, one of the young people who chose “Python Fullstack” programming, at the Betaplan Academy.

He studied Mechanical Engineering, but won a 100% scholarship after applying to e-Albania.

“The coding language “Python” is the language of the future and there will be a lot of jobs in the market, especially in Albania”, said Toromeni.

The government supports 100% financially the young people who choose to learn the coding program.

The first call for young people who want to participate in the New Coding Program was launched in January this year./p.s./

Arbela is one of the 2283 young applicants for the coding programme and has earned a government-funded scholarship to further embark on a career at the Betaplan academy for the Python FullStack Programming course.

Prime Minister Edi Rama posted Saturday story of Arbela, an IT student, and urged other young people to apply for the government-funded programme via the e-Albania platform.

He said that the application process is still open to young people for them to apply via e-Albania platform, section application for vocational training courses through government financial support.

“Via e-Albania platform, I chose Betaplan as a company introducing novelties, including an American program. The reason why I selected Python programming is because it seems a simple language,” she said.

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Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today on social media the testimony of a graduate student in Economic Informatics who is the beneficiary of scholarships awarded by the government.

Jori regards the Machine Learning course at the Holberton Academy as one of the best opportunities in the field of programming for her future.

“I feel grateful that I am being given the opportunity of professional training in the field of coding”, said Xama.

Applications are open on the e-Albania platform in the “Application for professional training courses with financial support” service. /m.m/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote in a post on social networks and mentioned the example of student Sindi Hamataj, who has chosen Holberton School to deepen her knowledge in programming, with financial support from the Albanian government for the courses of the Coding Program.

Rama said that young people’s applications continue to become part of the technological revolution.

“So far, 1784 young people have applied. Each of them has entered the e-Albania platform in the service “Application for the professional training course with financial support”, said Rama.

In the published video, Sindi Hamataj, a student in the Master’s in Computer Engineering, said that, “On the e-Albania portal I got acquainted with the study program, where the government offered 50-100% reimbursement of the cost of the course and I decided to study at Holberton School to deepen her knowledge in programming”.

The coding program, in addition to the subsidy, will also provide a connection with the labor market, to simplify the interaction between the profiling of young people and the labor market, as well as to enable employment offers for young people with wages comparable to the international market, immediately after the end of the course.

The subsidy from the government goes up to 50% of the cost, while for some more vulnerable categories it goes up to 100%./k.s/ /gj.m/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote in a post on social networks that about 1,000 applicants have applied, so far.

Rama invited all those who wish to be trained for well-paid jobs, in the domestic or foreign market working from home, to apply for this program.

Minister of State for Youth and Children Bora Muzhaqi, in the video published by PM Rama, emphasized that, “The coding program, which was opened 8 days ago, has so far recorded 939 applications”.

To join this program, applications continue in e-Albania, where young people can apply for the professional training course with financial support.

“The coding program is the newest initiative of the Albanian government that offers financial support to anyone who wants to develop skills in the field of information technology”, said Muzhaqi.

Muzhaqi said that, “Thanks to this program you can become part of professional courses in the field of technology and information for part-time or full-time for periods of 3-12 months where after the end of the course you can be integrated in the field of technology”.

The coding program, in addition to the subsidy, will also provide a connection with the labor market, to simplify the interaction between the professional young people and the labor market, as well as to enable employment offers for young people with wages comparable to the international market, immediately after the end of the course.

The subsidy from the government goes up to 50% of the cost, while for some more vulnerable categories it goes up to 100%./k.s/j.p/p.s./