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Economic Reform Programme (ERP) in Albania (2020 – 2022)

Area: Education and Skills
Reform measure 17: Improve the quality and coverage of VET while ensuring linkages with the labour market
Activities planned in 2020
  • VET offer optimization plan in line with regional skills development need developed and adopted by the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the process of re-organization of VET providers commenced;
  • Review of VET provider funding and budgeting mechanisms and finalized the financial autonomy bylaw;
  • Develop the competencies of 200 VET teachers as well as teacher trainers (initial and on-going vocational training) (MFE; NAVETQ; VET provider);
  • Analysis of existing VET information systems;
  • Strengthening and capacity development of NAES and NAVETQ;
  • Establish the National VET Council;
  • New/revised vocational qualifications in line with the AQF and according to labour market needs.
Activities planned in 2021
  • Improve the quality of VET through investment in infrastructure (MFE; NAES: NAVETQ);  
  • Develop the competencies of 250 VET teachers as well as teacher trainers;
  • Establish VET Information System;
  • Further development and implementation of the Albanian Qualifications Framework.
Activities planned in 2022
  • Increase quality of VET through investment in infrastructure;
  • Develop the competencies of 300 VET teachers, and supporting staff as well as teacher trainers (MFE; NAES; NAVETQ);
  • Establishment of Second sectorial committee (Information Technology and communication).
Area: Employment and labour markets
Reform measure 18: Improving the employability of the most vulnerable unemployed jobseekers through better targeted EPPs and employment services
Activities planned in 2020
  • NAES 3-year work plan 2020-2022 developed in line with the revised NESS 2019-2022 and the new functions of the agency;
  • Service protocols and tools, based on the three-tiered service model designed and IT system that adequately profiles jobseekers in place.
  • New profiling module in the information system is in place and annual goals are derived, a target setting system is in place and the employability plan methodology has begun to be built.
  • New and revised employment promotion programs in accordance with the new employment promotion law 15/2019 aimed at supporting the most vulnerable groups and registered unemployed jobseekers benefiting from these programs;  
  • Cooperation agreements signed with at least 3 municipalities in uncovered areas;
  • Referring system of job seekers to VTC is in place
Activities planned in 2021
  • The implementation of employment promotion programs aimed at supporting the most vulnerable groups and activation and the number of registered unemployed jobseekers benefiting from employment promotion programs is targeted to reach 6,7%;
  • Implementation of the agreements signed with municipalities in uncovered areas
  • Maximizing the interaction and improving the targeting of active labour market policies and implement the prepared Vocational Education and Training reform package.
Activities planned in 2022
  • Improve the quality and effectiveness of institutions and services of the labour market, through increased staff performance.
  • Development and publication of information and quality analysis of the labour market and improvement of public relations.
  • The implementation of employment promotion programs aimed at supporting the most vulnerable groups and activation and the number of registered unemployed jobseekers benefiting from employment promotion programs is targeted to reach 7%.
Area: Social inclusion, poverty reduction and equal opportunities
Reform measure 19: Strengthening social protection, and social inclusion measures
Activities planned in 2020
  • Efficient targeting of economic aid scheme and disability cash payments combined with services;
  • Support persons from disadvantaged backgrounds, especially beneficiaries of economic aid and persons with disability through toward employment in social enterprises;
  • Support local government to draft social plans;
  • Capacity building of municipalities to benefit from social fund. Monitor social inclusion indicators through improved data in the NAPs.
Activities planned in 2021
  • Implement the new evaluation scheme and social reintegration programs to reduce number of families and individuals in need benefiting from the economic assistance scheme from 70,000 families currently to 6880000 in 2021;
  • Implement the bio-psycho-social evaluation scheme to support with persons with disabilities with combined cash support and social care;
  • Support persons from disadvantaged backgrounds, especially beneficiaries of economic aid and persons with disability through toward employment in social enterprises;
  • Support local government to draft social plans;
  • Improve indicators for measurement of social inclusion and poverty in line with EU standards of data collection for inclusion.
Activities planned in 2022
  • Establish Needs and Referral Assessment structures / units and increase the capacity of local staff to assess, plan, deliver and monitor social care services;
  • Improve delivery of community-based social services by local government units to all categories in need within the frame of Social Fund;
  • Employ persons from vulnerable categories in social enterprises;
  • Support persons from disadvantaged backgrounds, especially beneficiaries of economic aid and persons with disability through toward employment in social enterprises;
  • Support local government to draft social plans;
  • Monitor and measure social inclusion across the policy domains of poverty reduction and social protection, employment and skills, education and training, health, basic needs, and participation and human rights;
  • Improve indicators for measurement of social inclusion and poverty in line with EU standards of data collection for inclusion.

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