1. DGVT/ACVT Preparatory Forum - Albania
Sonila Limaj
Director, National Agency of VET and Qualifications
Turin, November 30, 2017

2. Priorities
Policy challenges
|Links to ERPs, ACVT, ET 2020

3. Vision
Government vision to transform the Albanian economy from an import dependent, consumption-based, and informal economy, to one that is based on sustainable job-creation and increased productivity;
Orientation towards the world of work.

4. National Strategy on Employment and Skills 2014-2020
4 STRATEGIC PILLARS
A Opportunities for decent labor through active labour market measures B
Quality VET for youth and adults C
Fostering social inclusion and territorial cohesion D
Strengthening the governance of the labor market and vocational qualification systems

5. Achievements/priorities in VET
VET offer
Rationalization of providers
Management
VET image
Awareness raising campaigns
Skills competitions
Legislation
VET Law
AQF Law, Task Force
Crafts, Employment Law
Financing
Budget support+state budget
WBL
CPD
24-days programme

6. VET financing

7. Legislation
Law no. 70/2016 as of “On Craftsmanship in the Republic of Albania”
regulates apprenticeship in craftsmanship
creates and assigns clear responsibilities to the Chamber of Crafts
assures that qualifications acquired through apprenticeship comply with the quality criteria to be included in the AQF
Law no. 15/2017 as of “On Vocational Education and Training in the Republic of Albania”
By-laws under development to be adopted by the end of 2017
Amended (draft) Law on the Albanian Qualifications Framework Law no as of “On the Albanian Qualifications Framework”
Draft Employment Promotion Law - defines the objectives and functions of public employment services, active and passive labor market programmes

8. SECTOR BUDGET SUPPORT

9. Policy challenges

10. Policy challenges Quality assurance at policy and VET provider level
Maturity/structure/vision of the private sector
Addressing skills mismatch short- and midterm
Social inclusion in VET
Institutional development framework

11. Links to policy coordination
ERP
Employment and VET to support competitiveness and growth included as a reform of the ERP
ACVT/DGVT
Riga Mid-term deliverables, National Employment and Skills Strategy ,
ET 2020 Working Groups
ERISEE, SEE 2020, RCC, Participation in WG to be improved

12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!