The Albania’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Anila Denaj stated on Wednesday that, the opportunity to find a job for young people who attended vocational education is greater, compared to young people who completed the secondary education.

“In the first two terms, we enabled the graduation of over 100 thousand young people capable of working under regular labor market conditions in 35 schools of the country. The ability to work in relation to those who finish high school is estimated at 68.3%,” Minister Denaj said.

The Minister Denaj assured that, the government will continue to support vocational training, to increase employment opportunities especially for women.

Based on the total number of unemployed jobseekers enrolled in vocational training courses, the percentage of women who have benefited marked year-over-year growth.

In 2020, 55.3% of unemployed jobseekers enrolled in vocational training courses were women, compared to 36% in 2017. //a.i/

The Ministry of Finance and Economy- MFE is working to systematically address employment by reorienting the education and training system towards the needs of the labor market.

MFE  recently adopted the national catalogue of professional qualifications.

The catalogue published in the Official Gazette contains 122 qualifications that will be offered in vocational education and training institutions throughout the country.

In the 2021 Budget for support of vocational education have been allocated 3.3 billion ALL. There are 35 public vocational education schools across the country and 27,000 students enrolled. //a.i/