Many services shifted online during the most critical time of Covid-19 pandemic. For Expert Lane – Career Platform for youth empowerement, this was an accelerated but not unpredicted transition. With the support of RisiAlbania, Expert Lane has developed a unique product for the Albanian market, which responds to the need of young people of different stages in their career development.

During social-distancing months, Expert Lane engaged with young people through the delivery of webinars focused on: ‘Skills and methods to find and secure the right job”. Career experts organized a number of live webinars for a wide audience, and over 250 young people showed high interest and have benefited from the career services. Also, during this time, career products like self-assessment tests, and upskilling sessions were promoted for youth that decided to explore further.

RisiAlbania is committed to create a network of exchange and development on the field of career services. In the same time, there is an increased awareness of different career development actors, to cooperate and make use of each-others expertise to better serve to young people. In this frame, during the last months, Expert Lane has cooperated among others with Luarasi University, with Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana, and with University College of Business. Simultaneously Expert Lane has started cooperation with youth organizations to reach out to young women and men who do not have access and information to actively follow career development trainings. On June 16th, Expert Lane organized the first webinar with the participation of around 25 young women and men from the suburban areas of Tirana and the feedback was very positive. The planning of other webinars to reach out diverse audiences, continues.