Signing the Memorandum of Understanding
The third workshop within the pilot project “Qualified more than you think” was held on February 27th, 2009 in the premises of the Technical School in Gorazde. Beside the representatives of the school, the workshop was also attended by the Cantonal Minister of education, Director of the Cantonal Employment Office, representatives of NGO sector, as well as representatives of the Labor Union.
The main goal of the meeting was signing the proposed Memorandum of understanding that is a result of work of the competent stakeholders within the EU VET project. The Memorandum was signed by the interested parties in Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Gorazde. In addition to this, a Strategy and Action Plan Draft for recognition of previously acquired skills have also been presented at the workshop.
Introduction of certification of qualifications is only one segment of the Project aiming at advancement of competitiveness of enterprises and employment, as well as making of balance between supply and demand for manpower.
The project realization will develop through specific activities, such as improvement and strengthening of cooperation between local stakeholders interested in EU VET program, analyzing the labor market in order to estimate demand of local enterprises for manpower with EU VET qualifications and providing information from the labor market for the purpose of improvement of enrollment policy referring to EU VET schools in Gorazde.