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The Albanian Centre for Business Research and Training (ACBRT) is a research, training and consulting non-profit organization established according to the Court Decision No. 524, date 19/03/2009. The founder of ACBRT is the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana (CCIT), which is an Institution of public right, independent and non-profitable, functioning according to the Law Nr. 9640, “On the Chambers of Commerce and Industry”, approved by the Albanian Parliament on 9/11/2006. CCIT is the biggest and the most powerful Chamber in Albania, founded in XIXth century and representing today an institution combining the old national traditions with the modern experience of the European Chambers. ACBRT’s main goals are: • Encouraging and carrying out studies, researches, projects, information and training activities in interest of the small and medium sized enterprises and business development in the Tirana Region and country as a whole; • Encouraging the contacts and networking with other research, education and training organizations in the country and abroad aiming at increasing the collaboration and exchange of ideas and experience on business research and training, approach and integration in the European legal and institutional framework. The Albanian Centre for Business Research and Training was created based on the former CCIT Department of Projects, inheriting an important experience in implementation of projects, especially the European ones. Albanian Centre for Business Research and Trainings has been established since March 2009. This centre provides support for business through personalized trainings, the raise of the awareness as well as the establishment of the coordination and cooperation mechanisms intending to: • Develop the business and particularly the SMEs. • To establish a functional communication and the creation of the coordinating mechanisms and means among the research, education and training institutions domestically and abroad, in order to increase the cooperation, the exchange of the ideas and the experience in the fields of professional background and the applicative research for the business, and the quicker approach of the country with the conceptual and legal European framework of the development of business.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tirana offers advisory and support services, in order to promote and secure the interests of its members. - Consultancy with the business regarding their issues. It also contacts the media to make them public for a wider circle of stakeholders.
Activities that promote exports/fairs, trade fairs;
ACBRT/CCIT provides different courses on soft skills, training management, quality management, tourism, procurement, intellectual property, economic, etc. ACBRT also offers Trainings in cooperation with internationally known organizations, such as WIFI IKT of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, the German Society for Quality - DGQ and GTZ (Germany), USAID etc The annual organization of a certain number of trainings with employees of different businesses according to the relevant subjects based on the interest, including the issues of the strategic management and business planning, financial management, project management, internationalization, marketing, etc. Promotion and development of ‘’dual’’ system of vocational education and training, based on the best European models;
Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements and Regional Integration. Providing contribution in the realization of business missions with international partners in Albania or in other foreign countries with its own initiative as well as a part of the government delegations, attracting the foreign investments to Albania and their cooperation with the Albanian investors.
The management of a series of projects, mainly implemented in partnership with the other partners abroad funded by different Programmes of the European Commission, such as the transboundary programmes or the ones of the South-East Europe. ACBRT/CCIT is one of few organizations in Albania dedicated to development projects. It employs a qualified staff (engineers, business managers, IT specialists, etc.,) and has established strong cooperation relationships with national and international know-how centers. Its scope of interests comprises the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, information and communication technologies, transport, energy, tourism, environment and spatial development, intellectual property, etc. the ACBRT/CCIThas a wide experience in the participation of European projects in different programs such as IPA Adriatic, COSME, BalkanMed etc The ACBRT regularly organizes thematic events on internationalisation for SMEs, various informal training and information opportunities to SME and organise B2B meetings locally and abroad. The CCCITorganizes annually job fairs and other international commercial fairs. As part of the Europe Enterprise Network we offer a wide range of services tailor-made for the needs of SME in the field of access to finance, technology transfer, internationalization and access to EU funding.