“Skills for Sustainable Employment and Inclusive Economic Growth of Cross-Border Region of Albania and Montenegro – Skills for Jobs Albania – Montenegro”

This is a project financed by the European Union from the program “Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Montenegro – Albania 2014-2020” through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II).

The implementation of this project started in February 2023 and will last until January 2025.

The implementing parties of the project are: Non-profit organization in Montenegro, Foundation Business Start-Up Center Bar (leading/coordinating partner), Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro (partner), Albanian Investment Development Agency (partner) and non-profit organization based in the city of Shkodra “Go2 Albania Organization” (associate partner).

The main goal of the project is to promote employment and social inclusion by facilitating the entry into the labor market for young people and women in the cross-border areas of Albania and Montenegro. The target group includes job seekers with low and medium level of education, low qualification level and with skills that do not match the demand of the labor market, young people (15 to 29 years old) and women looking for employment.

AIDA is the main point of all activities that will take place in Albania, from the identification and coordination of training and mentoring participants, as well as employers and businesses that will be involved in this project.

For the implementation of this project will be realized activities between Albania (Shkodër Municipality, Vau te Deja Municipality, Malësi e Madhe Municipality) and Montenegro (Podgorica, Tuz, Budva, Bar, Ulcinj, Danilovgrad and Cetinje).