The famous clock tower in Tirana ticks away on our conference on the relevance of regional labour market monitoring for more effective policy-making. The conference is drawing not only on the important research results of the European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring (EN RLMM), but also on GIZ’s work in developing and emerging countries. The aim is to create a platform for both groups to explore how research findings can be transferred to countries outside of the EU. Albania is an excellent choice to host – the results of migratory brain-drain, combined with strong economic growth, mean that national employment policy urgently needs to obtain and act on strong labour market information: where are which skills required and how can national and regional policy-makers support skills development and effective matching of supply and demand.
This is an amazing space for participants from EU, South East Europe, Central Asia and Northern Africa to understand their different situations and explore how experiences can be built on and used in different contexts.
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