Youth unemployment, an ongoing priority for Albania has been the main target of RisiAlbania, an innovative Swiss. To showcase results, impact and discuss future common challenges, the project hosted an event, in the presence of the presence of H.E. Adrian Maitre, Swiss Ambassador to Albania, Mrs. Mirela Kumbaro Furxhi, Minister of Tourism and Environmentand Mr. Arlind Gjokuta, Secretary General at Ministry of Finance and Economy. More than 100 representatives of public and private institutions in Albania shall gathered to discuss on the topic of youth employment in Albania and the contribution of the Swiss supported project, RisiAlbania. Youth unemployment is one of the main challenges in Albania, estimated…

“Aleksandër Moisiu” University of Durrës, supported by the Swiss project RisiAlbania, inaugurated the Career and Alumni Sector, which supports students to make well-informed career decisions, as well as helps them prepare for the labour market. The center was inaugurated today in the presence of Mr. Patrick Meier, Deputy Head of Mission of the Swiss Embassy in Albania; Prof. Dr. Kseanela Sotirofski, Rector of the University of Durrës; Mrs. Edlira Muedini, RisiAlbania Project Manager; representatives of local government as well as partner universities. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, through the RisiAlbania project has facilitated the development of career guidance services in Albania, through a holistic approach,…

The study “Regional Labor Market Analysis and Economic Development in Elbasan” gathered in a round table representatives from the National Agency for Employment and Skills, Municipality of Elbasan, Regional Directorates of Employment and Vocational Training, Vocational High Schools, RisiAlbania, experts and most importantly Business representatives to discuss in a joint forum. Findings of the study and the use of this instrument to assess the needs of the labour market in the region of Elbasan were main points of discussion. The discussion focused also on opportunities and priorities of economic development and connection with the offer of education and vocational training. This study was conducted by IDRA with the…

Public Private Partnership for tourism development, is an innovative approach to promote destinations in Albania, while engaging local and rural businesses as well as the local authorities, to ensure that tourists will continue to come back and as such address the seasonality of the sector. After the establishement of Visit-Gjirokastra, another local partnership is being developed in Saranda. Visit Saranda hosted last weekend the elections for its first members for the Board of Directors. Through an open call, 50 business representatives from local businesses, municipalities of the region, as well as academics participated in the meeting. The high interest shown during the meeting showed once more the high…

During the week of 11-15 October 2021 RisiAlbania has organized a thematic week, dedicated to private non-formal training providers. The sixth thematic week in RisiAlbania, dedicated to youth employment thanks to the improved skills offer contains a series of activities and publications. Throughout this week, RisiAlbania has shared through pages on LinkedIN and Facebook interactive information on the lessons and achievements us and our partners gained during this time, regarding the development of skills in Albania. Each of the days is dedicated to a certain theme focusing on the main pillars of the work of the partners and RisiAlbania during these years. Precisely to promote these models and…