SWEI - Skilled Workforce for Economic Integration - Cross-border Institution Building

Project funding	EU
Project website	https://www.facebook.com/swei.alks
Programme website	Albania – Kosovo
Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective	The socio-economic integration of youth is fostered
Project start date	01.03.2018
Project end date	29.02.2020
Project total budget	EUR 322.426,36
Project EU funding	EUR 274.000,00

Project Description

Description	To create skilled labour force among youth based on labour market demand, for better employment opportunities through training, job mediation, family economies and start-ups, by improving employment and training services in cross border region. Project activities are clustered in six interlinked work packages in line with the respective expected results presented above: 1. Review of the current ES services 2. Development of vocational standards and curricula 3. Creating links between businesses from the cross border region as well spontaneous collectors in both countries 4. Training of unemployed: WP Main Activities 5. Linking trained youth with Active Labour Measures 6. Dissemination and mainstreaming
Expected results	1. The current services in PES in cross-border region is improved 2. Two vocational standards, curricula and qualification are developed and formally approved by relevant institutions in both countries. 3. 80 unemployed people are trained for collection, cultivation, processing and commercial promotion of forests grown fruits and medical herbs and 40 unemployed people are trained for Business Start-up 4. At least 60 beneficiaries are economically integrated through, job mediation, family economies and start-ups, 5. The connection between businesses in the field of agriculture, specifically forest grown products and medical herbs in cross border area is improved 6. The interest of youth people in Cross border region for collection production and processing for forest grown fruits and medical herbs is increased.
Expected outputs	1. Development of a Report for the Review of Public Employment and Vocational Services in the cross-border area between Albania and Kosovo. 2. Organization of 2 visits of Project team members and engaged experts to review the PES services; 3. Organization of two 1-day study visits (PES employees visiting cross-border peers) 4. Organization of two workshops with public employment and vocational training services 5. Development and accreditation of two joint vocational standards 6. Development of two joint curricula and training materials for Forest Grown Fruit and Medical Herbs 7. Development of a Market research in the field of forest grown Fruits and Medical Herbs cross border area, 8. Organization of two B2Bs.

Description

To create skilled labour force among youth based on labour market demand, for better employment opportunities through training, job mediation, family economies and start-ups, by improving employment and training services in cross border region.
Project activities are clustered in six interlinked work packages in line with the respective expected results presented above:
1. Review of the current ES services
2. Development of vocational standards and curricula
3. Creating links between businesses from the cross border region as well spontaneous collectors in both countries
4. Training of unemployed: WP Main Activities
5. Linking trained youth with Active Labour Measures
6. Dissemination and mainstreaming

Expected results

1. The current services in PES in cross-border region is improved
2. Two vocational standards, curricula and qualification are developed and formally approved by relevant institutions in both countries.
3. 80 unemployed people are trained for collection, cultivation, processing and commercial promotion of forests grown fruits and medical herbs and 40 unemployed people are trained for Business Start-up
4. At least 60 beneficiaries are economically integrated through, job mediation, family economies and start-ups,
5. The connection between businesses in the field of agriculture, specifically forest grown products and medical herbs in cross border area is improved
6. The interest of youth people in Cross border region for collection production and processing for forest grown fruits and medical herbs is increased.

Expected outputs

1. Development of a Report for the Review of Public Employment and Vocational Services in the cross-border area between Albania and Kosovo.
2. Organization of 2 visits of Project team members and engaged experts to review the PES services;
3. Organization of two 1-day study visits (PES employees visiting cross-border peers)
4. Organization of two workshops with public employment and vocational training services
5. Development and accreditation of two joint vocational standards
6. Development of two joint curricula and training materials for Forest Grown Fruit and Medical Herbs
7. Development of a Market research in the field of forest grown Fruits and Medical Herbs cross border area,
8. Organization of two B2Bs.

Partners Type

Lead partner	Institution name: Employment Promotion Agency Kosovo Country: Kosovo* Address: Rexhep Krasniqi nr. 59, Prishtinë/Priština Website: www.appk.org Legal status: Private
Partner	Institution name: International Studies Institute Country: Albania Address: Sulejman Delvina, Pall. 1/ Ap. 1, Tirana Website: www.isi.al Legal status: Private