We will learn to make furniture
Montenegrin wood cluster in cooperation with the Association of Wood Processors Berane, is implementing a project called “We will learn to make furniture”, which is a Joint EU-MNE Program for Employment, Education and Social Protection within the program “Implementation of training and education for deficient occupations” IPA II – Multiannual Action Program for Montenegro on Employment, Education and Social Policy (2015-2017): EuropeAid / 171432 / ID / ACT / ME.
The project started on December 31, 2022 and will last until December 31, 2022
Overall objective:
Increasing employment through training of unemployed persons in order to increase their key competencies, skills, and thus efficiency in the labor market. The project goal is to meet the needs of the labor market, and thus improve the productivity of the wood industry through greater employment of skilled workers.
The specific objectives are:
- Improving the knowledge and “hard-to-reach” skills for the profession of carpenter and thus creating conditions for their employment.
- Through training and employment / self-employment of skilled labor, the production of wood processing companies will be improved and thus increase their participation in the domestic and foreign markets.
- Greater finalization of raw materials / wood from the local market will improve the green economy
The main planned project activities are:
- Training through employment of 20 participants in the entire territory of Montenegro, in one of the companies of final wood processing.
- 10 unemployed people will have two months of carpentry training at the Training Center.
- Round table on which the problems and possibilities of the wood industry will be discussed
- Additional training on CNC machines for trainees
- Additional entrepreneurship training for traineees
- Promotional film about individual companies and participants during the training
Montenegrin solid wood
The Montenegrin wood cluster is in the period from 20.08. 2020- 01.04. 2021 implemented the project: “Let’s add value to our furniture – Montenegrin solid wood”, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Overal objective: Improving the state of the wood processing industry in Montenegro through greater added value to wood processing products.
Specific objectives:
Increasing the knowledge of employees in wood processing as well as institutions related to this branch on modern technologies and design of solid wood furniture and their comparative advantages over furniture made of artificial materials
Improving the association of individual companies in order to develop new products and joint market presence under the slogan “Montenegrin Solid wood”
Increasing public awareness of the importance of sustainable use of solid wood in terms of healthy lifestyles and the positive impact on climate change.
