Info Sessions Promoting the Third Call for EoI in the Western Balkans 6

To promote its Third Call and share information on the eligibility of the applicants, actions, costs, application procedures and more, the Regional Challenge Fund (RCF) organized Info Sessions across the Western Balkans 6 from 7th to 9th June 2023 via Zoom platform for more than 700 attendees.

To watch the videos of the webinars visit RCF’s official YouTube channel or click on an economy below:

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Regional Challenge Fund launched its Third Call for Expression of Interest which will last until July 7th, 2023, at 23:59h and invites interested consortia of vocational training institutes and enterprises devoted to joint implementation of cooperative training programmes to apply and:

Compete for the opportunity to realize substantial investments in training equipment and training facilities at vocational training institutes and encourage the introduction of new technologies
Support the development of cooperative training methods to address human resource shortages effectively and strategically approach capacity building
Improve employability of trainees/VET graduates and their integration into the labour market
Increase productivity and competitiveness of local enterprises as a result of successfully implemented cooperative training programmes.

The RCF organizes a second round of promotional events, Tutorial and Q&A Sessions in the Western Balkans that will be held from 20th to 22nd June 2023 and provide detailed information about the online application procedure. To attend the Tutorial and Q&A Sessions all interested need to register HERE.

For more information about the Third Call for Expression of Interest, please download the Third Call for EoI Guidelines HERE.

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The Regional Challenge Fund (RCF) is a financing facility designed to increase youth employability and boost the competitiveness of enterprises in Western Balkan 6 by funding investments in selected cooperative training projects that are implemented through partnerships between vocational training institutes and the enterprises. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development commissioned 64.43 million EUR for the RCF, and the Swiss Government, represented by the SDC Swiss Development Cooperation, co-financed an additional 9.7 million CHF. The funds were commissioned to the KfW Development Bank and executed by the Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6-CIF), a joint initiative of chambers of commerce from the region.