Quality Vocational Education and Training, combining theory with on-the-job learning, according to the government, is one of the most important tools we will use to re-launch post-pandemic economy and ensure the transition to a digital and green economy.

The Director of the National Agency for Employment and Skills, Elira Demiraj, announced that today 80% of students who are still in vocational schools are employed in the labour market.

“We are all aware that from a centralized economy, where economic sectors created certain jobs such as energy, tourism, state administration, we made the transition to an open economy propelling economic sectors to an unprecedented development,” she said.

We, Demiraj continued, are preparing a professional workforce, but one employee needs at least 4 years to gain the required skills.

According to Demiraj, the training of labour force for the market requires a change of stereotypes. “It seems an unpopular profession with the young people, but it is much in demand in the labour market,” said Demiraj
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In Albania, more and more students are choosing vocational schools to quickly access the labor market.

Prime Minister Edi Rama asked a question to his followers on instastory on the social network Instagram, in the section “100 days, 100 achievements” on the rate of youth unemployment, 20% or 40%.

Prime Minister emphasizes that the youth unemployment rate is only 20%, the lowest in the region and on a steady downward trend every year.

Albania has the highest number of people in the labor market with a young median age. It also offers free vocational education and young people are able to enter the labor market at the age of 19.

3.3 billion ALL have been earmarked for vocational education support budget in 2021. There are 35 public vocational schools across the country with 27,000 registered students.
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