Vocational Education and Training with Entrepreneurial Education Uptake in the Region

VETpreneur enhances vocational education and training (VET) in the Western Balkans by integrating entrepreneurial education based on the EntreComp framework. The project fosters capacity building, mobility, and innovation among educators and learners in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, addressing regional challenges identified in ETF (Turin process) reports.

Key Activities

📚 Entrepreneurial education in formal VET through student company programs, problem-based entrepreneurial labs, toolkits, and training of trainers (ToT).

👨‍🏫 Non-formal VET training via adult learning centers, networking events, and recognition tools.

💻 Mobility programs for educators and learners between Western Balkans and EU countries.

Consortium Partners

• DOSTIGNUCA MLADIH U SRBIJI (Junior Achievement Serbia) 

• WESTERN BALKANS INSTITUTE (WEBIN)

• IZOBRAZEVALNI CENTER GEOSS

• CSI CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION LTD

• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT MONTENEGRO

• ZAVOD ZA SKOLSTVO PODGORICA (BES)

• INKUBATOR DRUSTVENIH INOVACIJA – MUNJA

• ASOCIJACIJA ZA EKONOMSKI RAZVOJ REDAH

• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ALBANIA

• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT EUROPE

Impact & Expected Results

At the core of the program lies the integration of student-led enterprises and advanced digital technology skills. Students are challenged to create companies that solve real-world problems in the Agri-Food sector using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

• Strengthened entrepreneurial competencies in VET institutions.

• Enhanced collaboration between Western Balkans and EU education systems.

• Greater opportunities for youth and adult learners through structured mobility and networking.

• Development of innovative entrepreneurial learning models for formal and non-formal education.