Three seamstresses and five fitters attended a three-month training to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills with the help of lecturers and eventually started working.
Eight unemployed men and women from Ulcinj were trained for jobs in furniture production and got employment in the factory "Tapacir Kurti" with the support of the Kingdom of Norway. Three seamstresses and five fitters attended a three-month training to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills with the help of lecturers and eventually started working.
This training was organized as part of the “Tapacir Kurti” implemented project, approved through a public call for vocational training for vulnerable and hard-to-employ groups. Upon completion of the training, the participants attended the test and proved their newly acquired knowledge and skills.
"This is a good example that businesses can organize trainings and train new workers in accordance with their needs. With the support of the Kingdom of Norway, we managed to provide employment for eight people from vulnerable groups, and thus contributed to their social inclusion," said the "Norway for you - Montenegro" Project Manager Armen Čekić.
The Kingdom of Norway funded this project with USD 19,500, while the company "Tapacir Kurti" contributed with USD 4,224.
"This project funded by the Kingdom of Norway is significant for the development of the economy and the increase of employment, especially in difficult times. Unemployed persons can attend professional trainings and get a job, while we get the skilled seamstresses and fitters we need to do business more efficiently", the owner of the furniture factory "Tapacir Kurti" Kabil Kurti says.