On March 2nd, representatives of business community in Albania, higher education institutions, policy makers, development projects and young women and men gathered to celebrate the kick-off of Expert Lane – Career Platform. The platform is developed by Dynamics Partners with RisiAlbania’ support and it was launched on a knowledge-sharing and celebration event. Expert Lane is a unique platform for the Albanian market and is focused on empowering youth to develop their careers.  It offers career counselling and trainings through assessment based on renowned standardized psychometric tests and interpretation by certified counsellors. Risi Albania representatives appraised the creation of this platform, known as a one-stop-shop career boosting platform, which…

RisiAlbania partners, Albanian Business Services Association (ABSA) and Manoolia, which manages the investment promotion portal Invest-in-Albania.org, co-ordinate their efforts in receiving foreign investors interested to invest in BPO sector in Albania. Coordination includes services, information, and promotion to attract foreign investors in BPO sector. Co-ordination is important that foreign investors receive comprehensive information, and services in timely manner. ABSA delivers information and new company registration services, while Manoolia promotes Albania as a destination using technology such as search engine optimization. This coordination was seen in action during the case of a large global investor visit exploring Albania as a destination to invest in a new BPO company. This…

The Business Process Outsourcing Sector (BPO) is experiencing an impressive development in our country, becoming a fast-growing industry and one of the potential sectors for youth employment. Economic expert Mr. Kastriot Sulka goes even further when emphasizing  in an interview with Together For Life association that the development of this sector gives Albanian youth an opportunity to further develop  their careers. “The BPO sector is contributing towards youth employment and as a result greatly alleviates the tendency of this group to emigrate,” said Sulka. The BPO industry, which includes Call Centers, Information Technology, Accounting, and so on,  is a thriving business opportunity, which needs support in terms of…

On February 12-15, 2020 two Albanian medicinal and aromatic plants companies that RisiAlbania project is supporting, BioBes and Bioalba, participated at the BIOFACH 2020 held in Nuremberg, Germany. Supported also by the Swiss SIPPO program and the Albanian Investment Development Agency, AIDA, this year Albania was represented with 5 companies (Albanian Herb, AlbFruit 2005, Bidaj, Bioalba Group, BioBes) in a dedicated stand at the joint Albanian Pavilion, among 110 countries worldwide. “It was a great opportunity to introduce our model, our farmers and our 100% organic products to the German market and beyond,” said Sokol Stafa, representative of Bioalba. Whereas for Besnik Koci, BioBes representative, participation at this…

An intensive two-day workshop brought together the staff of National Agency for Vocational Education, Training and Qualification (NAVETQ) and representatives from the Sectorial Skills Committee (SSC) Task Force, staff of RisiAlbania project and other stakeholder to discuss the next steps required for piloting the first Sectorial Skills Committee in Albania. Following the study visit organized last September at the Portuguese National Agency for Qualification and VET and other SSC stakeholders, two international experts provided guidelines during the workshop based on the Portuguese model of Sectorial Skills Committee and shared other countries relevant practices on operationalization, development of tools and modalities of the SSCs. They provided a clear overview…

On January 28th, 2020, Visit-Gjirokastra association organized the first meeting of the assembly with the participation of all tourism stakeholders, municipalities of Gjirokastra, Permet, Tepelena, Kelcyre Memaliaj, Dropull and Libohove,  private businesses, tour operators and hotels representatives.  “Tourism Development is a priority for all municipalities in the Qarku of Gjirokastra and we are happy to see that the Visit Gjirokastra Association has a vision for the future. The portal visit-gjirokastra.com is a strategic tool for presenting the assets our region has” – said the Mayor of Gjirokastra Flamur Golemi in his opening remarks. During the event was presented the achievement of the association and the vision for the…

A new partnership among Hospitality and Tourism Academy and one of the world’s leading hospitality schools the Business & Hotel Management School in Switzerland will allow Albanian students, to transfer their studies and benefit from the paid internships, while working in the leading Swiss and International hotels and resorts. The agreement between HAT and BHMS, is an educational pathway that allows HAT students to benefit from a curriculum which is compatible with the one of BHMS in Switzerland. “Through this partnership young people can further develop their skills and take their career paths to the highest levels” – said Gladiola Dona, Managing Director of Hospitality and Tourism Academy…