The Youth Employability Program:
Open Call's:
Oglas za Praktikanti
Applications :
Aplikacija za Firmi - macedonian
Aplikacija za Praksa - macedonian
Aplikacija za Praksu - serbian
Aplikacioni per Kompanite - albanian
Aplikacioni per Praktikant - albanian
you can send your question and aplications to: ljupka@balkanyouth.org
The Youth Employability Program - Macedonia
May 2008: The new phase of “Youth Employability Project for European Macedonia” has started under the auspices of Clinton Global Initiative www.clintonclobalinitiative.org initiated by Mr. Vlado Dimovski, PhD, Full Professor at Economic Faculty in Ljubljana and BCYF and supported by large corporate donor Mr.Sandi Cesko President and CEO of Studio Moderna – www.studio-moderna.com.
Project’s objective is to equip 3 300 young people with employability skills to expand their options for gainful employment and likelihoods. In addition aims to encourage collaboration among business people, government and educators throughout Macedonia and region.
The project will focus on enhancing possibilities of employment for 2,000 young people age 18-30 in Macedonia. This goal will be achieved mainly through the activities in the field of recognition of non-formal education (with engagement of relevant governmental bodies, business sector, NGOs and academic institutions), employability programs implemented in cooperation with grass-roots youth NGOs, job shadowing/internship implemented in cooperation with business sector and cross-border exchanges.
The Youth Employability Program - Kosovo
In response to the strikingly high youth unemployment rate in Kosovo, Balkan Children and Youth Foundation creates a strong change and improve the quality of life of young people in Kosovo by offering adequate programme that will make an impact on the society and reduce the unemployment of youth.
In order to complete this work, the program is seeking to expand to the region. Kosovo was a logical choice having in mind the highest rate of unemployment in the region and the fact that it is the close neighbour in Macedonia where this programme and the presence of Studio Moderna branch in Kosovo.
Having the similar aims as the programme in Macedonia, the programme for Kosovo would be slightly different than the first pilot Macedonian programme, based on some lessons learnt in Macedonia and other countries in the region where BCYF implements different programmes on youth employment and entrepreneurship. The programme in Kosovo is intended to start end of September 2007, beginning of October, with 3 main components:
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Matching young interns with companies and institutions for the internship length up to 3 months
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Providing grants for the training providers for implementing employability trainings
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Providing small start-up loans for youth initiated and led businesses, and training young people how to develop their business ideas
It is also planned to organize at least 2 Business Leaders Forums in order to inform and motivate business leaders to support this programme and employment of youth and act as mentors in the small-loans programme.
For more information please contact:
diedon@balkanyouth.org
kristina@balkanyouth.org
The Youth Business Entrepreneurship Program
