Municipality of Tirana and Ministry of Education and Sports signed on 05.05.2022 a memorandum of understanding which enabled an active role of the Career Offices, Tirana in career education in pre-university education. Considering the main role that the career center of the Municipality of Tirana has in the development of career services in Albania, it will serve as a resource center for the provision of career education in schools, starting from the primary level. RisiAlbania has supported the methodology and development of  materials at three levels, more concretely III-V, VI-IX primary school grades, and high schools, and is currently supporting the piloting of this process in seven schools…

Ever wondered what green skills are and why they matter? During the Helvetas Regional Workshop held on October 4 and 5, 2022, were discussed trends that are helping to shape the labor market today. Some of them include automation, polarization of work, emergence of new jobs that did not exist before, segmentation of knowledge as well as changing employment patterns. Very inspiring to hear from Ummuhan Bardak and Romain Boitard from the European Training Foundation (ETF) on the needs of Upskilling and Reskilling in the light of evolving labour markets and how to unpack this work in the context we operate. In addition, we had the pleasure to…

On December 7, 2022, took place the Activity: “Youth Talks”. This activity brought together young people from different age groups and from different spheres of life. They were involved not only as spectators, but also as speakers and active participants. 5 of the young people told their very inspiring stories, conveying strong messages and emphasizing that many things can happen if we support each other, and if we continue with determination towards the path we have chosen to undertake. This activity was organized by the Career Center, Tirana Municipality, in collaboration with RisiAlbania!

During November 21-25, 2022, were held trainings in the field of information security. Based on the fact that the dynamics and pace of development of Information Technology brings great challenges, the General Directorate of Accreditation has taken and continues to take all the appropriate measures to cope with it and to fulfill its mission as a protector of the citizen’s interest. The focus of the training was building the capacity of GDA to provide accreditation services related to ISO 27701 and the recognition of ISO 27017 and 27018, as guidelines integrated with the ISO 27001 standard. This training provides assistance to  groups of interest related to the GDA,…

Quality, certification of agricultural products according to international standards is the ticket of Albanian exporters to enter the high value markets. The G.A.P Global National Working Group has held a series of meetings during November in the main regions of the country with fruit and vegetable collectors and exporters. The focus of the meetings has been the discussion and coordination of actions to promote the standards of the fruit-vegetable market intended for export to high-value markets, having the exporters as the main regulators for the implementation and certification of quality standards. Noting the 2-digit increase in fruit and vegetable exports for the years 2019-2021, exporters stated that the…

In the framework of strengthening the capacities of the universities Career Offices staff, on November 13-17, 2022, the staff of the career offices from 4 Albanian universities, University of Tirana, Polytechnic University of Tirana, “Aleksandër Moisiu” University of Durrës, and the Agricultural University of Tirana, conducted a study visit to Poland where they visited the career offices of Polish universities, Warsaw University of Technology, University of Warsaw, SGH Warsaw School of Economics and College of Europe in Natolin. During this visit the two parties exchanged the best experiences for further strengthening the role of career offices. This visit also served as a starting point for cooperation between the…

The Week for Sustainable Tourism took place in Albania on the dates 8 – 12 November 2022. On November 8 and 9, 2022, for the first time in Albania were offered trainings with international standards in sustainable tourism. The actors of tourism in Albania showed a very high interest and the participation was from the ranks of the private sector (hotels, tour operators, destination organization) as well as the public sector (Ministry of Tourism and Environment, universities, and tourism experts). The participants considered these trainings as an important step towards sustainable tourism and a starting point for other activities in this sector. The trained experts will be able…

The gray area that we need to dig more and the gap that still exists beyond findings. The focus of the Workshop held on October 19, 2022, was on findings regarding aspects of decent work that include: profit, equality, employability, work environment and employee expectations, in the selected sectors: sustainable tourism, technology of information and communication as well as agribusiness (fruits, vegetables and medicinal and aromatic plants). In order to reflect the employee’s perspective as clearly as possible, more than 100 interviews were conducted representing 3000 employees in these three sectors. A triangular data analysis system was used to identify relevant dimensions of youth work quality in selected…