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Economic Reform Programme (ERP) in Kosovo* (2019 – 2021)

Area: Education and Skills
Reform measure 16: Increase of quality of VET based on labour market requirements
Activities planned in 2019
  • Development of 25 occupational standards and their verification;
  • Training of 40 instructors/trainers and teachers based on the new curriculum;
  • Developing and piloting of the specific funding formula for VET based on cost per profile;
  • Development of teaching materials based on the new curriculum;
  • Supply of 10 vocational schools with adequate equipment for priority profiles after the situation analysis;
  • Continuation of the school-business agreements for professional practice.
Activities planned in 2020
  • Drafting and reviewing new occupational standards and their verification as needed, and according to labour market demand;
  • Training of 40 instructors/trainers and teachers based on the core curriculum from MEST, MLSW;
  • Amending the funding formula of the specific grant of education based on the cost per sector and profile;
  • Designing teaching materials based on the new curriculum as needed, and according to labour market demand;
  • Supply of 10 vocational schools with adequate equipment for priority profiles after situation analysis;
  • Continuation of school-business agreements for professional practice.
Activities planned in 2021
  • Monitoring of the implementation of integrated curricula based on occupational standards;
  • Training instructors/trainers and teachers on work-based learning
  • Supply of vocational schools with adequate equipment for priority profiles after the situation analysis;
  • Continuation of the school-business agreements for professional practice.
Area: Employment and labour markets
Reform measure 19: Increasing the access of youth and women to the labour market through the provision of quality employment services, active employment measures and entrepreneurship
Activities planned in 2019
  • Further capacity building of the MLSW and EARK to design, implement, monitor and evaluate active labour market measures:
  • Validation of profiles, development of 15 standards, 15 curricula and 15 learning packages;
  • Implementing active labour market measures focusing on young people and women (increase of mediations in the ALMM for 10% and the development and implementation of the self-employment and entrepreneurship program);
  • On-going modernization of service and vocational training programs;
  • Supporting voluntary work initiatives, contributing to youth employment;
  • In-service training for newly graduated from higher education (KIESA);
Activities planned in 2020
  • Validation of profiles, development of 10 standards, 10 curricula and 10 learning packages;
  • Expanding and implementing active labour market measures focusing on young people and women;
  • Further capacity building and expansion of quality services in vocational training, focusing on vulnerable groups;
  • Supporting voluntary work initiatives, contributing to youth employment (MCYS);
  • In-service training for newly graduated from higher education (KIESA);
Activities planned in 2021
  • Expanding employment services and ALMMs, and increasing their efficiency and quality;
  • Monitoring and evaluating the effects of ALMMs (including vocational training) in sustainable employment;
  • Re-accreditation of profiles, development of 5 curricula based on occupational standards and 5 learning packages for VTC needs;
  • Further capacity building and expanding of qualitative services in vocational training.

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