Project Description

Workforce development in Central BiH region through training for existing and new workers according to programs and methods selected by companies.

  • Financed by: Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity (WHAM) program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC)
  • In the period: from 3rd September 2021 to 3rd April 2022

Project title

Workforce Development in Central BiH Region

Implementor

  • REZ Agency (Regional Development Agency for Central BiH Region)

Location

  • Municipalities of Central BiH Region (Vitez, Donji Vakuf and Zavidovići)

Overall objective

Support to private and/or public institutions, sectoral associations and training institutions that show a clear commitment and response to the labor demand of the targeted sectors.

Specific objective

Workforce Development in Central BiH region through the implementation of training for existing and new workers according to the programs and methods selected by the companies.

Description of activities to be implemented

Coordination of workforce development activities through the organization of training in accordance with the needs of each company, project beneficiary, mainly in their workspace. Also, companies will use their own training capacities by hiring proven specialized organizations to provide training services.

REZ Agency manages the project “Development of the workforce in the Central BiH region” by coordinating activities on the development of the workforce in the beneficiary companies. These activities will be financed from the Retraining Fund, which in the absence of financial support to companies during the pandemic will be a significant support for further growth and development.

The Retraining Fund will enable companies to organize training for existing and new workforce in order to respond to market demands in a quality and timely manner. The trainings are organized in accordance with the individual needs of each company and mainly in the company’s work spaces.

The project “Development of the workforce in the Central BiH region” will improve the capacities of fast-growing small and medium enterprises, exporters and ready for export from the sector of metal, wood and textile industry.

Expected  results

The following results are expected by the project implementation:

  • Number of beneficiary companies: 4
  • Number of people trained: 52
  • Number of people newly employed: 11

Achieved results

With the implementation of the “Workforce Development in Central BiH Region” project, the following results have been achieved:

  • Number of companies using the service – 3
  • Number of realized trainings  – 4 (CNC operators, welders, carpenters)
  • Number of trained employees – 27
  • Number of trained unemployed individuals – 11
  • Number of new hires – 11