Addressing Key Challenges in Vocational Education and Training (VET) In Albania, Ensuring Systematic Change, Competence Development, and Stakeholder Empowerment Cover Image

Addressing Key Challenges in Vocational Education and Training (VET) In Albania, Ensuring Systematic Change, Competence Development, and Stakeholder Empowerment
Addressing Key Challenges in Vocational Education and Training (VET) In Albania, Ensuring Systematic Change, Competence Development, and Stakeholder Empowerment

Author(s): Elvira Fetahu, Eriona Cela
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Summary/Abstract: The achievement of economic growth is the goal and objective of every country and it is possible only through the efforts of different educational institutions, providers, and beneficiaries, to educate and train experts in different sectors, based on the principle of lifelong learning. This paper aims to analyze the needs of employees to develop and improve hard and soft skills, providing the challenges of vocational education and to adopt the changes in the labor market, for both employees and employers. The data collected from Vehicle Services, Hotel and Tourism, Construction, and Logistics dialogue roundtables provide recommendations for providers and businesses in every job aspect.The analysis of the data resulted in the following: it is necessary to establish continuous contacts with public institutions which offer professional development courses for employees, both before and during employment, as for them the cost of training the employees is a continuous process.