Workshop at the Faculty of Tehnology Opened

A workshop designed to meet students’ needs and provide conditions for workforce training was opened at the ceremony organized on the premises of the Faculty of Technology of the University of Banja Luka on 12 June 2018.

The aforementioned facility is an integral part of the project entitled ‘Building up capacity of educational institutions for implementing students’ practice and workforce training for jobs in demand in the industries of leather/footwear and textile production respectively’, financed by the Swiss Government through the Opportunity Plus programme, implemented by the Agency for Development of Small and Medium-Size Businesses of the Republic of Srpska, with the Development Agency of the City of Banja Luka, in cooperation with educational institutions and companies, submitting the application.

As for the former industry, the equipment is installed at the Faculty of Technology, the secondary Trade Vocational School in Banja Luka being responsible for the latter, in the total value of BAM 98, 277.66.

The next stage is concerned with providing free-of-charge training for unemployed persons who are going to get a job in one of the partner companies in the project, with vacancies being announced these days.