KEY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT – KOSOVO* 2023

For instance, it misses cross-references to other pieces of primary legislation such as the Law on Pre-University Education (No 04/L-032); the Law on Education in the Municipalities (No 03/L-068); the Law on Higher Education (No 04/L-037); the Law on Adult Education and Training (No 04/L-143); the Law on the Employment Agency of the Republic of Kosovo (EARK); and the Laws on the National Qualifica. [...] The first years of implementing the Plan will focus on carrying out further research or mapping, among others, to obtain a better profile of the NEET population and to analyse skills and job opportunities in Kosovo’s provinces, to prepare the groundwork from the point of view of legislation and readiness of EARK staff, and to pilot the monitoring of NEETs in YG measures in two provinces. [...] The purpose of the Public Works programme is to generate temporary employment for the registered unemployed through the implementation of projects that absorb the workforce, as well as the maintenance and rehabilitation of municipal assets and public spaces. [...] Its mandate includes the provision of employment services to jobseekers and employers; the administration and implementation of ALMPs; the provision of labour migration counselling; the payment of maternity leave compensation; and determining the proof of unemployment status as a condition for access to social assistance. [...] Given the lack of resources, the EARK is still not in the position to set ambitious goals, but the EARK management is fully committed to enhancing the quality of the services offered to the public.