MOLDOVA-AUSTRIA QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MANAGERS LAUNCHED IN CHISINAU

Around 20 managers of Moldovan companies have the chance to benefit from consultations, given by foreign experts within the Qualification Program, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova (CCI) and the Austrian Economic Chamber.

According to the CCI, corresponding courses started in Chisinau and will last till end-June.

CCI Chairman Sergiu Harea stressed at the opening ceremony the need to raise competitiveness of domestic products for bringing them to new sales markets.

“National and international markets have various proposals, thus the consumer will all the time be choosing quality products and services. The participation in the Program will help borrowing new practices, strengthen managerial skills, establish new partnerships”, he said.

Expert of the WIFI Austrian Institute for Economic Promotion Victor Dedic said that the program is implemented for already more than 20 years and over these years the situation in Moldova radically changed.

“The country is strong with its economy, thus I am glad that you are energetic and want to change the state of things. In some sectors of the Moldovan economy progress was registered, but I think that there is still place for improving the industrial sphere and the service sector”, he said.

The training includes sessions on human resource management, strategic planning, risk and conflict management, business communication. Similar training is organized in Tiraspol.

After the graduation of intensive courses and the testing, on October 2 through 6 the participants from both sides of the Dniester River can undergo internship in Vienna. There, Moldovan entrepreneurs will participate in a business forum and will attend enterprises, while the Austrian Economic Chamber will provide to them assistance in establishing potential business partners.

The project is implemented within the framework of the Support to Confidence Building Measures Program, financed by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP. It is aimed at contributing to strengthening trust between citizens of both sides of Dniester by means of involving representatives of local authorities, business environment and civil society in joint projects on developing businesses and local communities.