2024
https://www.albanianskills.org/
Level 2 (10-99)
11
1500
Street "Stanislav Zuber", Bu. 2, En. 19, Tirana, 1023, Albania
Click here to download
About Albanian Skills – National Association for Skills Competitions
Albanian Skills – The National Association of Skills Competitions is an innovative platform for the promotion and development of skills for all. It organizes national and local activities that promote the education and professional training of young people and others, their exposure to the world of work and life, and international standards to facilitate and mediate good employment for their well-being. It is the promoter and organizer of non-formal and informal learning as the most important part of lifelong learning (LLL) and skills for life through the organization of training that promotes digital literacy and green transition, and ways to reorient skills systems in line with the Green Deal ambitions. It organizes the annual editions of the Albanian National Skills Competitions (seven in a row so far), focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and the decent life of youth in Albania.
Since 2018, it has organized the Albanian Skills Week in the framework of European Vocational Skills Week. For a whole week, various training sessions, seminars, shows, and exhibitions take place, along with open days in different companies, filled with fun and educational activities initiated by strategic industry and technology partners. Through all these initiatives and programs, young people are empowered and connected to professional networks and opportunities. Since 2019, Albanian Skills has been a hosting and sending organization for students and staff from Albanian schools to EU countries and from EU countries to Albania. Additionally, Albanian Skills facilitates and develops career services for youngsters in the most remote municipalities and initiates a national awareness platform through the organization of “Career Days” in every municipality, fostering cooperation among municipalities and private sector involvement. Albanian Skills has been an active member of the EU Pact for Skills since 2023 and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) since 2018. Since January 2023, it has been an OSHVET Ambassador for Albania and an EfVET member since 2024.
Achievements
- 8 Editions of National Professional Skills Competitions (similar to WorldSkills and EuroSkills) developed as multi-day events with competitions, exhibitions, and forums (over 1000 young participants as competitors).
- Participation in EuroSkills 2016, 2018, and 2021, and preparing to send the winners for an exchange study visit to WorldSkills 2024 in September.
- 6 Editions of Albanian Skills Week, developed for the first time in Albania, as one week of events with approximately 20-30 competitions, exhibitions, championships, businesses with open doors, and forums (over 500 engaged young professionals and students as participants, etc.).
- Including 50 competitions, exhibitions, and forums organized as part of annual events, covering 35 sectors of different industries with our competitions and exhibitions, involving 100 different companies and institutions as partners, 320 competitors selected from all over Albania, and more than 1000 applications.
- 4 Editions of “Albanian Girls in ICT” one-week events and academy in the framework of the International Day of Girls in ICT, with about 300 girls as participants.
- 15 Youth Career Academies for young people held in small and remote municipalities: Mat, Dibër, Kukës, Has, Mirditë, Lezhë, Pogradec, Cërrik, Kurbin, Peqin, Patos, Krujë, Vau i Dejës, etc.
- Supporting youngsters in three municipalities with the establishment of 3 Career Information and Counselling Offices in Mat, Dibër, and Kukës.
- Organisation of national hackathons: Sustainable Fashion Design, Agro Tech solutions for sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Tourism Ideation Hackathon.
- Provision of the “Mobility Experience”; up to now, 200 students from Albanian vocational schools have participated in mobilities for practical work in EU countries, and 40 teachers and leaders of professional schools have participated in Summer School and Job Shadowing in European countries.
- Over 50 students and teachers from EU countries have been hosted for apprenticeships in Albanian companies and Job Shadowing.
- CANDI Curriculum prepared under the Erasmus+ CANDI project, piloting the VET teachers’ training.
- OSHVET Campaign initiated in January 2024.
