KOLA connects young people, schools, municipalities and businesses to strengthen vocational education and create new opportunities for young people in Kosova.
How do young people learn a profession? A comparison of vocational training in Switzerland and Kosova.
In Switzerland, young people usually learn a profession in a company while also attending vocational school. Intercompany training courses complement their education.
Kosova has vocational schools and training programmes. Dual vocational education is gradually expanding to provide more opportunities for practical learning in companies.
KOLA develops and runs a practical vocational training programme for young people. Together with schools, businesses and municipalities, we create pathways from school into work.
PILOT PROJECT · Klinë, Kosova
Explore interests, discover career opportunities and plan their next step.
Offer training places, teach practical skills and support emerging talent.
Guide young people, share expertise and help shape the programme.
Connect schools with businesses and strengthen local career opportunities.
KOLA brings together people, schools, municipalities and businesses. We aim to create new opportunities for young people in Kosova through education and hands-on experience.
The organisation is named after Kolë Ademi. His memory inspires our commitment to creating practical opportunities for others. This personal history became an initiative for education, cooperation and helping people help themselves.
Kolë Ademi was born in the village of Pjetërq and completed primary school in Drenoc near Klinë. He completed secondary school in Pejë and higher education in Prizren. He was among the first well-educated figures in the region and contributed to laying the foundations of education in the Rrafshi i Dukagjinit region. He died in a tragic accident in the village of Landovicë near Prizren in the late 1960s.
Founder & President
besnik@kola.ngoLegal & Finance
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valon@kola.ngo
Computers donated to schools in Klinë and Gjakovë; the municipality helped with transport and experienced students assisted with setup.
An idea for digital skills, Microsoft 365, AI and career exploration. Its scope will be shaped by real needs.
A potential physical space for workshops, training and meetings. The project has not yet been approved.
Klinë town or a village within the municipality.
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Media reports about the founder’s earlier education initiatives and photographs from past projects.
Dedicated to Kolë Ademi
The song recounts the tragedy in which Kolë Ademi lost his life.
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