Caught between parental expectations and the influence of social media and a multitude of options in a rapidly changing labour market, many young people in Kosovo struggled to make informed career choices.

From 2013 to 2024, the Enhancing Youth Employment (EYE) project in Kosovo, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, worked to tackle youth unemployment.

A key focus of EYE's was on career guidance within Kosovo's vocational education and training institutions. EYE facilitated effective, quality, and sustainable career services through the School-Based Career Center with qualified career advisors. The project used a bottom-up approach through the empowerment of municipal leadership and effective public funding mechanisms to support the sustainability of career services.

EYE has recently conducted a case study explore the establishment and functioning of the career guidance services. During her FoBBIZ Talk, Senior Intervention Manager Valbona Rraci will give an insight into the key lessons learned from the study.

Watch the video of Valbona’s presentation here: