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Disclaimer © 2025 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433Internet:www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings,interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. Theboundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encouragesdissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to WorldBank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax:202-522-2625; email:pubrights@worldbank.org. Acknowledgements This report is authored by a World Bank team led byDaniel Garrote Sanchez andMauroTestaverde and including,Michael Dowe, Mahi Lal and Polina Zavalina. The material reflectsbilateral consultations and workshops conducted in Kosovo, where the team received feedback The team would like to acknowledge the excellent collaboration and dialogue with thecounterparts and the technical teams in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Ministry ofEconomy (MoE),theMinistry of Education, Science and Technology(MEST),theEmployment The team would also like to sincerely thank all the stakeholders met bilaterally and duringworkshops for their time, inputs and valuable insights, particularly colleagues fromthe AustrianChamber of Commerce, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the ALLED2 project, CacttusTraining, GiZ, theInnovation and Training Park’s authorityin Prizren, theKosovo Chamber of The team appreciates managerial support and guidance from Xiaoqing Yu (Country Director,Western Balkans Country Unit) Paolo Belli (Practice Manager, Social protection and Jobs forEurope and Central Asia),Carole Megevand(Country Manager for World Bank Office in Kosovo), During the preparation of the report, the team also received insightful comments and usefulmaterial by World Bank colleagues includingSamik Adhikari,Mrike Aliu,Edita Alo,GordonBetcherman,Nicola Bressan, Cristobal Cobo, Ella V. Humphry, Nalin Jena,Nathalie Lahire, VictoriaMonchuk,Indhira Santos,Pascale Schnitzer,Tigran Shmis,Cornelius Claus Von Lenthe,and This report is a product of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Thefindings, interpretation, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the Contents Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................2 1.1.Global and Regional Context.................................................................................................161.2.Labor Market Challenges and Skills Gaps in Kosovo...................................................191.3.ICT Sectoral Context.................................................................................................................22 2.Institutional Framework of VET system....................................................................................27 2.1.Governance, Regulatory, and Delivery Framework......................................................272.2.Qualifications, Quality Assurance, and Learner Assessment...................................312.3.Information Use in Management and Governance.......................................................342.4.Funding of IVET and CVET....................................................................................................35 3.1Pathways Overview..................................................................................................................443.2IVET Pathways............................................................................................................................463.3CVET Pathways..........................................................................................................................48 6.Conclusions and Policy Recommendations..............................................................................58 6.1.Conclusions.................................................................................................................................586.2.Policy Recommendations.......................................................................................................59 List of Tables Table 1: Key laws governing VET in Kosovo......................................................................................27Table 2: Qualification levels in the NQF...............................................................................................31Table 3: Training delivered on the EARK pilot voucher scheme,+--with provisionrelevant to th