Mapping of Kosovo Strategies

1. Mapping of Kosovo Strategies VleraKastrati ETF National Consultant

2. Strategies and future skills Pyetjakryesorevizionin “Cilataftesinevojiten per 2020 dhesi do tendertohen?” • Rishikimistrategjivengakendveshtrimiiaftesive • Identifikimiinderlidhjes ne mestesistemittearsimitdhetrajnimitdhetreguttepunes / ekonomise • Arsimi • Punes • Economy • Trade and Industry • Agriculture • Public Administration • EU integration

3. Achievements • Strategy framework • Sectorial strategies • Donor support (donor coordination) • Wide consultations • Institutional Structures • Socio -Economic Council (OPM) • Inter-ministerial cooperation • Governance of the system (VET Agency) • Inter-ministerial bodies/council/centers

4. Achievements II • Skills generation – statements vs practice? • Sector specific skills (centers of competences – sectorial orientation) • Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) • Efforts of connection between VET and labour market • National Qualification Framework • Entrepreneurship skills /training • Inclusion /social cohesion • Efforts to interelate supply and demands • Professional practice / employers (HE, VET) • Promotion life long learning • Labour market research and scientific work • Institutional capacity building (IT, menagement, finance etc) • Teacher training – skills (education) • Career education and guidance

5. Education KOSOVO EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2016 (all levels of education) • New Curriculum Framework (competence based learning) • Capacity development of teaching staff for all levels pre-university (continues teacher training) • Quality assurance mechanisms • Career guidance and counseling • VET -Links between labour market, economical sectors and VET institutions • Centers of Competences • Social inclusion • Life long learning • Adult Education and Non-Formal Education • Higher education (research and scientific work, labour market needs)

6. Education II STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATION OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN (RAE) IN KOSOVO (2007-2017) EDUCATION COMPONENT • Inclusion and integration of RAE communities in education (access and participation, re-integration, special needs, curriculum, teacher education and training, increased inclusion in VET) STRATEGY FORDEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KOSOVA (2005-2015) • Integration of the Kosovar higher education within the European and international development processes of higher education • Harmonization of study programs in all levels with the objectives of the Bologna Process • Harmonization of curricula and study programs with economy and labour market trends. • Scientific work and research • Developing programs to support economy with needed experts

7. Education, Labour, Youth Draft Strategy and Action Plan for Career Guidance and Counseling (CGC) 2013-2016 MEST, MCYS, MLSW • National Center for Career Guidance (inter-ministerial cooperation) • Career Guidance and Counseling • Building career guidance and counseling in education system • (training, appointment of teacher/school, obligatory subject 9-12) - Cooperation between MLSW, MEST, Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Kosovo Business Alliance, Kosovo Chamber of Commerce and IHEs for creation of new competitive profiles in the labor market • Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) offer internships for students in vocational and general schools • Regional employment centers, municipal employment offices link potential employers and registered job seekers, career guidance and counseling • Youth centers offer information for youth about the education market and the labor market • MCYS creates opportunities for youth employment • (training, financial support programs for young entrepreneurs, capacity building of youth centers and their professionalization in the field of Career Guidance) • Capacity building of youth centers and their specialization in the field of Career Guidance

8. Labour and Social Welfare STRATEGY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN KOSOVO 2013 – 2016 (MEST, MLSW) • Increasing the number of employers by provision of places for professional practice (supporting employers) • Increasing the number of VET students in professional practice • Enhancing the quality of professional practice • meeting occupational standards in curricula, occupational safety and health, information system about places for professional practice • Providing a framework for co-ordinated work of local actors to improve professional practice in enterprises • Partnerships between the formal and non-formal education and training sectors, business, voluntary and community actors at the regional and local levels.

9. Labour and Soc. II VOCATIONAL TRAINING STRATEGY 2012 – 2014 • Increase employment and strengthen vocational training according to the demands of the labor market • Diversify training in VTCs • Improve learning resources and introduce a quality assurance framework • Build capacities at management level

10. Labour and Soc. III SECTORIAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012 -2014 MLSW • Increase of employment level and development of vocational skills according to labour market demand • Re-organization of vocational trainings based on labour market needs. • Vocational Training Division to become an Agency (manage and outsource vocational trainings with external private providers) • Organization of employment services by Department of Labourand Employment and provision of employment services by National Employment Agency. • Level of services provided by MLSW aligned to EU legislation, systems and standards • Introduction of an explicit performance management and capacity building system for HR management • Development of cooperation with neighbouring countries (EU members and non-members) to increase employment opportunities of Kosovo labour force

11. Economy II • Republic of Kosova Energy Strategy 2009 – 2018 • Republic of Kosovo Heating Strategy 2011-2018 • Republic of Kosovo Mining Strategy 2012 -2025 • Development of human and institutional capacities • Strengthening and development of existing institutions; • Development of the Kosovo Geological Institute (preparing specialists in geology, mining, economics, environment, etc.) • University develop graduate educational programs for mining, in line with European requirements • Capacity building in implementing modern communication and information technologies. • Creation of adequate prerequisites for the rejuvenation of the labor market in active mines

12. Economy III ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECONOMIC VISION OF KOSOVO 2011 – 2014 • Human Capital Development • Development and support of all inclusive education system to ensure equal access to quality education • EMIS and financing formula in municipalities • Agency for Curricula and Evaluation • Curricula to align to economic and social development (curricula on competences, textbook, evaluation etc) • Professional development of teachers and school directors (continuous training) • ICDL and infrastructure for IT • Elliminating illiteracy and school drop outs • Quality control in Higher Education • Research institutions • Opening of professional schools Establishing the system of vocational education and lifelong education • Accreditation and licensing of VET and education programs • Better coordination between education and employment • Demand driven education and life long learning programs • Decentralization – authority to schools in VET -Increase employment rate and strengthening of professional training in line with labour market • Capacities of professional development (mobile centers for skills development) • Increasing of capacities of professional training for jobseekers • Research on new professions based on labour market • Construction of Professional Development Centers in three regions • Review of existing curricula and compiling new ones based on NQF

13. Agriculture AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009 – 2013 • Improved processing and marketing of agriculture products • Creation of employment (rural areas) • Alignment of Kosovo agriculture with EU • Development of vocational education to meet rural needs and to support rural diversification initiatives • Training for each subsector dairy, animal (IT, management)

14. Agriculture II FORESTRY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 2010 - 2020 Strategies for developing Forestry Vocational Education • Establishment of a Secondary Forestry Vocational School at national level. • Centre for forestry vocational education and training (regional -West Balkan); Strategies for developing Forestry Vocational Training • Establish a Forestry Vocational Training Centre to increase the skills of forest workers (for self- employment, entrepreneurship and safe working methods) Strategies for organizing higher education and research in forestry • Open a faculty for forestry in Pristine /students to study abroad. • Establishment of inter-ministerial cooperation, curricula development, assessment of training needs and ensuring funds for implementation of permanent premises for higher education Creation of capacities for: • applied research through new institutions or strengthening of existing premises • secure the availability of state of the art technology through linking forestry researchers in Kosovo to similar international research institutions.

15. Trade and Industry STRATEGY FOR THE KOSOVO 2012 – 2016 SME DEVELOPMENT The strategy has a focus: • provision of informal and formal training to develop entrepreneurship skills and • promote and increase cooperation between schools and businesses - introduce a Graduate Enterprise Scheme, - increase the numbers of internships in SMEs, - encourage the establishment of business incubators within universities, - expand mentorship schemes for coaching start-up businesses and - promoting entrepreneurship understanding among teachers, lecturers, professors and academics. • Promoting and Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture - Extend entrepreneurship curriculum in Primary Schools, VETs, High Schools and HE institutions • Improving the position of female entrepreneurs, youngster, minorities, specific groups and support of the entrepreneurs in disadvantaged zones (training program, voucher scheme, specialized training for disadvantaged).

16. Trade and Industry II Kosovo Industry Strategy 2009 - 2013 Objective - Institution capacity building to design and implement a policyprogram and measures for the consolidation and improvement of the production and export. • Systematic development of training programs for exporters.   • Capacity building on practical knowledge, managerial skills, use of advanced technology .

17. Youth, Culture and Sport Kosovo Strategy for Youth 2013 – 2017 Non- formal education Employment of youth • Training programs and financial support for young entrepreneurs. • Employment and entrepreneurship program providing trainings on the development of life skills (educational and professional training, implementation of cooperation programs with relevant institutions) • Practice at work to gain experience in working environment for career path in line with labour market . • young people who enter the labour market • unemployed people • apprenticeship work and seasonal work scheme • Public, government and non-government • Organizing training programs for young entrepreneurs (innovative ideas and development of new businesses).

18. Public Administration STRATEGY FOR THE REFORM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2010-2013 Capacity development: • Policy Management • Communication with participation of citizens (Communication Office OPM) • Budget planning • Internal control and auditing • Human Resources Management and Development

19. EU Integration STRATEGY FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 2020 • Economic development - Meet the Copenhagen criteria of being capable of coping with market forces in EU - Kosovo Institute for Public Administration (KIPA) to provide trainings for diverse target groups and specific profiles of officials. • Strengthen institutional capacities to ensure functioning market economy and economic integration with the EU - Labour productivity will be increased by enhancing workers' knowledge and skills (quality education system, both formal and informal, particularly vocational education) • Improve the quality of the education system orienting policies towards developing • entrepreneurial culture and • strengthening cooperation between the education and business sectors.

20. Challenges • Systematic approach to interrelation of education and economy (offer and supply) • Specific connection (sectors – subsectors) • How specific is the relation with the economic sectors and trends (general statements) • National and regional level (skills –employment) • Public and private sector • Life long learning • Higher education - Economic oriented profiles - Professional practice and skills in existing profiles in HE • Matching existing HE profiles with labour market needs (quantitative, qualitative) • Research on economic tendencies, supplies • Inclusion, higher education and employment (marginalized groups) • Entrepreneurship skills (specified) • Links between science, innovation and economy

21. Challenges II • Vocational education and training • Curricula related to education and labour market needs (mining, heating, energy, tourism, agriculture) • Centers of Competencies isolated within VET system • Practical professional skills and high quality vocational skills • Inclusion, vocational education and employment (marginalized groups) • Entrepreneurship skills (specified) • Private sector involvement in policy design and training (apprenticeship, world based learning , internships etc) Sustainability of skills generation • Ownership of Kosovo stakeholders (central / local level) • Strategic Planning and Action plan • Budgets (MTEF) • Policy Implementation (monitoring, indicators and benchmarking, national, regional EU level) • Institutional Capacities (policy design, implementation and monitoring)

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