Support to vocational education and training reform in Kosovo - Phase II

Context

This project is the logical continuation of the project: “Support to Vocational Education and Training (VET) Reform in Kosovo”. 

It supports the reorganisation and strengthening of the governance structure of the VET system in Kosovo through assistance in the following areas:  accountability, internal organisation of the main VET stakeholders, business model for school management, support to the development of public-private partnerships, digitalisation of processes, etc. 

Project intervention strategy

The project operates at the global level of VET (national/ministry level) and the level of training institutions. For some specific sectors, this requires upgrading and reforming training centres to align them with the demand for education. The project also supports the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation to redefine the long-term strategy for financing the VET sector and increase the effectiveness of financial management in VET institutions.

The project supports eight VET institutions in the above areas. The vocational training schools in the fields of health and economy represent an important focus of the project regarding the reproduction of the best practices and the capitalisation of the resources developed during the establishment of the “Centre of Competence” in Ferizaj (health sector) and the Centre of Competence in Prizren dedicated to economy and tourism within the previous project.

The  project attaches great importance to the match between training and employment and the modernisation of the curricula offered by the training centres in Kosovo. In addition to the revision of some programs in the fields of hotels and restaurants (among others), the project aims to create a Centre of Competence dedicated to information and communication technologies based in Pristina. This centre of competence will be the first public school entirely devoted to information and communication technologies in Kosovo.

The intervention was developed according to the priorities defined in the Kosovo Strategic education plan 2017–2021 and its action plan and the National development strategy 2016–2021.