In her remarks, at the today’s plenary session, while discussing the agreement with Switzerland on “Skills for jobs”program, Minister Denaj said that, the vocational training has also been promoted to come to the aid of labor market.

“There have been included 26 teaching directions, 87 professional profiles, in sectors where the labor market needs it most, specifically in hotel-tourism, computer science, mechanics, textiles, etc. Over 100 thousand young people capable of the labor market have been graduated,” Minister Denaj said.

Touching on the labor market integration, Minister Denaj said that, 68.3% of young people were involved in vocational education, up from 53% of persons receiving general education.”

Under the second phase of this “Skills for jobs” program, the relationship with the employer will be formalized, teaching will be raised to a contemporary level by implementing new ways of learning. The project will support 11 providers in Shkodra, Tirana, Lezha, Elbasan, Vlora and Berat. //a.i/